Coolant choices

[hawk281]

Has anyone substituted "Engine Ice" in thier S-10. I use it in my KTM 450, works pretty good, so I'm thinking that it might work in the Tenere, don't see any reason that it wouldn't. Opinions! ::021::

 

[OldRider]

Has anyone substituted "Engine Ice" in thier S-10. I use it in my KTM 450, works pretty good, so I'm thinking that it might work in the Tenere, don't see any reason that it wouldn't. Opinions! ::021::

"Ice" is a catchy name, but it doesn't do anything any better than other coolants. Boil points: Ice-256*, Coolanol-265*, Honda HP Coolant-265*.

 

[2daMax]

Engine Ice is Nice! But not nice when the weather is freezing as it's freezing point is higher than ordinary coolant mixs. Do not use in freezing seasons.

A liquid cools a hot surface better if it has a higher Specific Heat Capacity. I do not know EI Heat Capacity. From memory, Water has about 4.2, Ethylene Glycol (your everyday coolant) about half of water, and Polypropylene Glycol about 3.X (Motul MoCool and maybe Engine Ice). Ammonia is about 6 but it is not friendly to Aluminum.

I mix about 65% Coolant to 35% water to take advantage of the mixture's Heat Capacity. Cools better than 50-50 mix and I live in the tropics so I am not worried about the poorer freezing point.

 

[markjenn]

Engine Ice is another expensive boutique fluid (i.e., think Amsoil for coolants) that is long on hype/marketing and short on demonstrable advantages. And there is no problem to be solved.... a stock S10 running conventional EG coolant cools just fine.

- Mark

 

[hawk281]

Always looking for options. ::021::