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Hi all:
I recently had the radiator flushed on my 95 Honda Prelude S at NTB
(National Tire & Battery) and noticed that NTB uses yellow-translucent
instead of green coolant for my car. I asked the technician and was
told that the yellow-translucent coolant is an universal coolant make
by Pennzoil that can be used in all cars including those use DexCool. I
went to Pennzoil website and couldn't find any yellow-translucent
coolant made by Pennzoil. Did the technician lie to me? and is the
yellow-translucent coolant safe for my car?

-Amy

google_giggle wrote:
> Hi all:
> I recently had the radiator flushed on my 95 Honda Prelude S at NTB
> (National Tire & Battery) and noticed that NTB uses yellow-translucent
> instead of green coolant for my car. I asked the technician and was
> told that the yellow-translucent coolant is an universal coolant make
> by Pennzoil that can be used in all cars including those use DexCool. I
> went to Pennzoil website and couldn't find any yellow-translucent
> coolant made by Pennzoil. Did the technician lie to me? and is the
> yellow-translucent coolant safe for my car?
>
> -Amy
>
yes, if it meets the dex-cool standard, it's safe.

"google_giggle" <google_acct@yahoo.com> wrote
> Hi all:
> I recently had the radiator flushed on my 95 Honda Prelude
> S at NTB
> (National Tire & Battery) and noticed that NTB uses
> yellow-translucent
> instead of green coolant for my car. I asked the
> technician and was
> told that the yellow-translucent coolant is an universal
> coolant make
> by Pennzoil that can be used in all cars including those
> use DexCool. I
> went to Pennzoil website and couldn't find any
> yellow-translucent
> coolant made by Pennzoil. Did the technician lie to me?
> and is the
> yellow-translucent coolant safe for my car?

Hondas especially c. 1985-1999 or so are prone to water pump
(bearing IIRC) failure if, generally speaking, genuine Honda
coolant is not used. One of the regulars here calls the
result "Hondacide" because it's pretty well known among
Honda enthusiasts.

I would have the car drained, flushed a few times, then
refilled with genuine Honda coolant. It's obtainable at your
dealer for about $15/gallon, already mixed.

In the alternative, several folks here (including myself)
have been using the orange Havoline Dexcool with success for
several years. I used something else that was non-OEM before
this and did in fact have a premature water pump failure.

I can't say what your technician put in exactly. All I know
is that it would be a roll of the dice.