Was the interval to 120K for the coolant recently changed for the
newer cars? As far as I knew even if you used the type 2 coolant you
should still change it every 30-45k.

Nick

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 14:58:02 GMT, fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com
(George Macdonald) wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 00:00:55 GMT, "Sid" <sfincher@hot.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>The owner's manual for my 2002 Civic specifies Honda Coolant Type 2, which
>>is premixed 50/50 (I bet it doesn't cost half as much since it has half as
>>much actual coolant). Anyway, I don't have any on hand. I do have Honda
>>Coolant for my 1999 Accord (not premixed). Can I use this coolant for my
>>Accord in my Civic? Is there any difference other than one is diluted and
>>the other isn't? Or should I wait and buy the Type 2?
>
>It depends on the change interval you want. If your 2002 has Type 2 in it
>from the factory why are you changing it already? The factory fill is
>suppose to be good for 120K miles and subsequent Type 2 intervals are 60K
>miles. The previous Honda stuff, which you mix, was good for 45K and 30K
>miles respectively. I don't think you'll do any harm using the stuff you
>have but you may find yourself switching to the Type 2 anyway as the older
>stuff runs out.
>
>Rgds, George Macdonald
>
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