bike coolant

[roosted1]

hi , I went into my local bike shop today to get some Yamaha coolant for my yz 450 09 , they were out of stock of the Yamaha stuff and the guy behind the counter gave me a bottle of motul inugel expert as said use this ,' and don't use car coolant ' he says  . when I get home and look at the bottle it has pics of cars on the front , so bit of looking around on the net and I see people say don't use coolants with sillicates in it in bikes  , and sure enough whats in the motul coolant the guy sold me ? sillicates !

is this stuff ok to use in my bike or do I take it back ??

thanks

[William1]

Take it back. You are correct, you do not want a coolant with silicates.

 

Keep in mind, the guy at the parts counter simply pulls stuff of a shelf and gives it to you and is rarely much of a 'expert'.

 

Many auto coolants are fine, just be sure the are diluted and you check the ingredients.

[05mxdiesel]

Any brand with a dexcool version will be silicate and phosphate free. Also catapillar extended life, prestone all makes, super tech extended life. Those are a few off the top of my head that are ok to use.

[Mr. RMZ]

I heard Dexcool is really good stuff and also engine ice if you want a premium product.

[Truman Sparks]

Distilled water and four oz of water soluble oil.

[DC_Excitement]

don't use dexcool, it causes corrosion to build up on aluminum. trust me I worked for GM for 10 years. use green or engine ice.

[lethalweapon100]

I use engine ice, people say its a rip off but its not like I change my antifreeze every 2 rides.

[Falcon 1]

Engine Ice..  ? 

[flatsghost]

Engine Ice.. ?

Yep used Engine Ice for years and never had an issue

[Pine tree Pete]

will engine ice help with overheating. Ktm 450 sxf '13 boils when working clutch on tighter terrain. even with low ambient riding temps. Is this also an anti freeze product?

[weantright]

Engine Ice doesn't really help with over heating, maybe a couple of degrees or so. It raises the boiling point and your motor may still be overheated. Evans/Zip Ty coolant is another high end coolant but comes with a very high boiling point 325*+.

 

Engine Ice and Evans are antifreeze coolant and the protective properties should last the life of the motor. Traditional coolant will loose their protecting properties (not antifreezing properties) much faster requiring changing every other year or so. This is why the automotive companies went to long life coolants.

[flatsghost]

Thanks for the info, I'll check out the Evans