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OK - I did this on my Honda Odyssey and not my NSX but was wondering why I shouldn't try this on our NSX.
Basically here is what happened. About 5 years ago I purchased a coolant change kit from an auto parts store. Basically the kit consists of:
- A funnel
- A collection tank
- A collection tube
- A hose "mender"
- 2 hose clamps
Basically you find the large radiator tube going into the top of the radiator. You cut through it (OMG!), you loosely put the hose clamps on. You then install and tighten the hose clamp to the funnel on the radiator side and tighten the collection tank on the engine side.
You then put some water in the funnel (I used hose but you would use distilled on your NSX) and run the engine. After about 10 minutes the thermostat kicks in and you have to keep running the water through till you have collected (neatly) all the old fluid and the water coming out is clear. You then fill up with antifreeze through the funnel (for me this was easy as the Honda fluid uses premixed distilled water so no 1/2 and 1/2. Eventually once you have reached capacity (again you notice the engine coolant coming out is green again) you quickly stop the engine, fill the overflow tank to 75%, insert the hose mender, tighten down the 2 hose clamps (the mender even has indents so the clamps are very secure), and you are done. Next year it is even easier as I can remove one side of the hose clamp and repeat.
So far not a single drip, no spill on the ground, easy to recycle the container of fluid, and aside the bear it was getting the plastic mender to go into the damn pipes (used a little soap water to help) - a piece of cake. Also - no bubbles (all of this is done at the highest point in the system).
So the questions are:
- why is this not more common (I did some research and they no longer sell the kit but on the other hand there are a lot of people that do this with marine engines for some reason)?
- why wouldn't one do this with the NSX considering what an environmental and otherwise PIA this is?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Basically here is what happened. About 5 years ago I purchased a coolant change kit from an auto parts store. Basically the kit consists of:
- A funnel
- A collection tank
- A collection tube
- A hose "mender"
- 2 hose clamps
Basically you find the large radiator tube going into the top of the radiator. You cut through it (OMG!), you loosely put the hose clamps on. You then install and tighten the hose clamp to the funnel on the radiator side and tighten the collection tank on the engine side.
You then put some water in the funnel (I used hose but you would use distilled on your NSX) and run the engine. After about 10 minutes the thermostat kicks in and you have to keep running the water through till you have collected (neatly) all the old fluid and the water coming out is clear. You then fill up with antifreeze through the funnel (for me this was easy as the Honda fluid uses premixed distilled water so no 1/2 and 1/2. Eventually once you have reached capacity (again you notice the engine coolant coming out is green again) you quickly stop the engine, fill the overflow tank to 75%, insert the hose mender, tighten down the 2 hose clamps (the mender even has indents so the clamps are very secure), and you are done. Next year it is even easier as I can remove one side of the hose clamp and repeat.
So far not a single drip, no spill on the ground, easy to recycle the container of fluid, and aside the bear it was getting the plastic mender to go into the damn pipes (used a little soap water to help) - a piece of cake. Also - no bubbles (all of this is done at the highest point in the system).
So the questions are:
- why is this not more common (I did some research and they no longer sell the kit but on the other hand there are a lot of people that do this with marine engines for some reason)?
- why wouldn't one do this with the NSX considering what an environmental and otherwise PIA this is?
Any thoughts appreciated.