booboomc21

Has anybody used the Prestone Flush 'N Fill kit on there civic? I just got one, but im unsure of which hose im supposed to connect the "T" to for the Garden hose. I really want to back Flush my system. If some one has done it could you mabe take a picure of it. so i can see where you put it. I think i know which one it is. but i dont like to mess with things unless im 100% sure.
Thanks for your help.
Also what are your thought on the prestone Flush fluid? Should i or should i not?

Have a 02 Civic| Auto Tranny| 106,000 miles.

speedfoos

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They're fine. Here is where I put my tee fitting on the hose coming off the water neck. Look at the bottom left of the picture.

Mavrick272

Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Use Honda coolant, and distilled water

here's a nice DIY

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...t-diy-2-a.html

Mavrick272

Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Use Honda coolant, and distilled water

here's a nice DIY

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...t-diy-2-a.html

booboomc21

Thanks for your help. but my engine is different than yours. And not as shiny. lol. Here are 2 pics for you to see. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]
can you see which hose it is?
Thanks

gearbox

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its fine to use the flush kit, but be sure to use the honda coolant when youre done. those store antifreezes suck.

BlueEM2

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lol your engine IS the same as his they are both D17s just his is... flashy.

booboomc21

Oh. thanks. lol. so do i need to take off that big black plastic cover to expost those hoses?

gearbox

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yeah thats the air intake resonator box. all that unbolts and then you can reach the hoses. make sure you can put it back on with the T installed. may not be enough space.

booboomc21

Cool. thanks for you help so much. Wish i would of waited. I just did the flush. I didnt back flush though. cause i was unsure. So i just did a basic flush 2 times. then fill.
Thanks again.

BlueEM2

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Do you have to bleed the air out of the system if you use that stuff? I've never heard of it.

gearbox

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well anytime you drain and refill coolant it needs to be bled.

04 Honda Civic

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What did you old coolant look like when it came out?

booboomc21

it was a dirty green.

speedfoos

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If it was green then it's been flushed before. Honda coolant is blue. And the refs to "crappy store antifreeze" is a bunch of bunk. **** works just fine in every application.

gearbox

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no it doesnt actually. ive heard plenty of stories of cooling systems ruined by store coolant, esp hondas. water pump seals get eaten up, rust in the cooling passage, etc. and also the older honda coolant was green, only the new stuff now is blue. alot of 01-03 civics still used the old green honda coolant. but ill be changing to blue soon.

Silver02EX

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I'm going to add to this. If you are using the flush kit and add Honda coolant to it after, Honda coolant is already premix. once the flush is done you're going to have some water in the system and by adding the Honda coolant in there, the mixture is not going to be right.

I don't know about you guys but i would not put tap water (from the garden hose) in my car. This is why it's recommended to use distill water and coolant. I would just drain the old fluid and put the new Honda coolant in there. It's already premix and make it much more easy. Also i would not put that "all make and model" in my car if you compare that to the Dex-Cool the ingredients is identical. You're probably better off doing drain and fill with Honda coolant more often than a "flush"

gearbox

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yeah thats what i just did. drain the radiator and add honda coolant. very easy and can be done without jacking up the car. i used a siphon pump to take out most of the reservoir coolant so that saved even more time not removing the whole piece. then add the honda coolant, and burp the air out. burping takes the most time and thats really the only hard part. park on an incline to get most of the air out the heatercore. the remaining small amount of bubbles will work themselves out over time. remember the honda coolant is extended life, so 5 yrs conservatively is very safe to go between changes. this is the first time ive changed it in prolly several yrs and the insides were spotless. fluid still looked new too. and the drain and refill gets out about 3/4 gallon, so all you need is one gallon from dealer.

04 Honda Civic

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I believe if you use the autostore stuff, its just about the same. As long as you use a real brand name like prestone. I personally use the Honda stuff because its actually the same price as the autostore stuff.. I personally feel better putting Honda fluids in my car besides their oil, which I believe is just overpriced Moblie.

gearbox

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yeah aside from oil, i would only use honda fluids. maybe mtf you can use a different brand too. store antifreeze is "okay" but you gotta change it every 2 yrs max, otherwise all the corrosion inhibitors will be gone and also some brands do not have proper formulations for honda cooling systems so you may have parts start failing. thats not worth the hassle to me when the honda coolant is only $15 at the dealer and lasts at least 5 yrs. ofcourse the best coolant is straight distilled water (with some redline waterwetter too if needed), but thats only good if it never drops below freezing in your state. but prolly better to run at least a lil coolant for rust protecting and lube for the waterpump. 60/40 or even 70/30 water to coolant is best in warm climates.

04 Honda Civic

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On a side note, I am doing a clutch on an 1988 Nissan Sentra, and was wondering is it worth using Nissan OEM stuff for MTF. I dont care about the car that much since I am just learning to drive stick on it then getting rid of it. What you guys think? (Not trying to hijack btw)

gearbox

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sometimes the oem stuff can make it shift better.

also back to coolant, i found this on another forum if you wanna test it

gearbox

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