Mixture

[Crazymilk]

I have cleaned my loop out for the second time cause i was having some serious problems http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=480937

and now at the stage where i am ready to refill but i need to know what ratios of what to mix up.

I am using De ironised water was going to add some Toyota Red antifreeze with maybe some iodine and some green uv dye

I just dont know how much antifreeze and iodine to add, any ideas???

Aslo when i was using the iodine to scrub things down i only used a small amount but it made the water go all bubbly/froffy. Will it do that in my loop and cause problems?

Thanks guys

[voigts]

Normally, about 10% antifreeze is used with just a few drops of iodine. I currently have toyota red antifreeze and am pleased with it. I am curious however why you would want to add green dye to red antifreeze?

As for the bubbly issue, as long as everything you cleaned is rinsed down, it should be fine. A few drops of iodine will not cause any problems.

[Crazymilk]

Thanks m8, as for the green uv dye, i am hoping it will give it a slight green uv reactive glow under my uv lights that will go with theme of everything else.

[QuietIce]

Normally, about 10% antifreeze is used with just a few drops of iodine. I currently have toyota red antifreeze and am pleased with it. I am curious however why you would want to add green dye to red antifreeze?

As for the bubbly issue, as long as everything you cleaned is rinsed down, it should be fine. A few drops of iodine will not cause any problems. green dye + red anti-freeze = yellow glow?

[kraven]

That red "Toyota" antifreeze/coolant is called DexCool. When it's used in a vehicle, the manufacturer recommends that it be changed once every 3 years or 50,000 miles, which ever comes first. Here's an article (http://autorepair.about.com/cs/coolingsystem/l/aa052601c.htm) I found about mixing things with DexCool. Hope this helps with your decision making process.

[RIG RIDER]

I thought green and red made purple?

[wun911]

I used to use anti freeze and I found that after about 5 months the water turned turbid.

I now use just pure double distilled water, and its been 5 months and the water is still crystal clear.

[voigts]

That red "Toyota" antifreeze/coolant is called DexCool. When it's used in a vehicle, the manufacturer recommends that it be changed once every 3 years or 50,000 miles, which ever comes first. Here's an article (http://autorepair.about.com/cs/coolingsystem/l/aa052601c.htm) I found about mixing things with DexCool. Hope this helps with your decision making process.

Toyota antifreeze is not Dexcool. It is a silicate free antifreeze, basically red pentosin. I researched this recently as I switched colors and went to red and hence Toyota antifreeze. Dexcool is an extended life antifreeze and hence takes a while before it even begins protecting against corrosion. And as I found out in a recent thread on XS, Dexcool has manifested a lot of problems for GM as it has been shown to eat at gaskets over a long time. Toyota antifreeze is good stuff.

[QuietIce]

I thought green and red made purple? That would be blue and red. Open up Paint and try "mixing" a few custom colors ... ;)

[Crazymilk]

from what i understand the toyota red is not dexcool and also silicate free which means it does not coat your tubing making it look dirty arfter time.

Is that correct? I really want something that is going to look clean for some time, i a thinking the toyota stuff will be good for a longtime

[voigts]

from what i understand the toyota red is not dexcool and also silicate free which means it does not coat your tubing making it look dirty arfter time.

Is that correct? I really want something that is going to look clean for some time, i a thinking the toyota stuff will be good for a longtime

Yes, and no. It is silicate free and hence doesn't make tubing look cloudy quickly. However, the clouding issue is one that to date no one has been able to really nail down a cause to. Pentosin antifreezes take a lot longer to cloud than for instance say Zerex or regular antifreeze, but eventually the tubing does cloud somewhat. It also seems to make a difference what tubing you use. Clearflex and Tygon cloud a lot faster than Masterkleer does.