Mine looked just like that 2 years ago when I first changed the coolant after my first servicing. I put it down to not being changed EVER in the 10+ years the bikes been around.Coolant just changed. This time the waste looked much better - no 'oil' etc. Could be wrong though!
Can't see the picture, but I had the same thing in my coolant... like the alcohol in the antifreeze went back to being a sugar... I just flushed it load and topped it up, no problems yet but will only see the next time I drain.Is antifreeze really a better coolant than water?
Coolant also increases the boiling point compared to just water.
Quote from: darrsi on 08 May 2013, 01:45:26 pmCoolant also increases the boiling point compared to just water.i did not know that
Quote from: markaboot on 08 May 2013, 06:29:33 pmQuote from: darrsi on 08 May 2013, 01:45:26 pmCoolant also increases the boiling point compared to just water.i did not know that Basically without it you have a really fast kettle
anti scale, anti freeze, anti corrosion, better heat transfer and higher boiling point, i think at a 50/50 mix you're looking at about 110 c, and at 100% its closer to 200 c. Apparently though its best anti freeze mix is 60-70% if you're looking at frost prevention. Min 25% for anti scale/anti corrosion. What temp does the thermostat open/fan come on and light come on with fazers?
Last summer my fazer boiled over sitting in traffic, coolant coming out the overflow pipe before the cooling fan kicked in. Turned out to be too little antifreeze in the water, was at about 30%. Now have least 50/50 and no issues with boiling over, cooling fan kicks in fine.Never seen coolant that colour before, if it looks like oil, and smells like oil