slangblades
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Post by slangblades on Dec 28, 2022 16:12:02 GMT -7
Having some issues with my radiator in this thread.
When my bike started leaking I bought some yamacool online which is blue. I ended up finding out that the dealership used a green coolant which they claimed to be yamacool. I accidentally mixed the 2 because I was under the impression there is only one type of yamacool and didn't realize the one in my bike was green. Is this okay or will I have to switch to either completely green or completely blue yamacool? Is there really a green yamacool or did the dealership lie to me about which coolant they put in?
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slangblades
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Post by slangblades on Dec 28, 2022 16:50:23 GMT -7
Just spoke to the dealership and they did NOT use yamacool. They used this, and assured me that it is okay to mix the blue yamacool with this.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Dec 29, 2022 15:36:30 GMT -7
I've been told don't mix different types of coolants. Period. I know for sure going from something like Yamacool to a completely different type of coolant like Engine Ice can cause issues. But I don't know if I'm knowledgable enough to know how significant the differences are based off the colors alone. I think some brands use colors to designate different types of coolants while others, the color is arbitrary. It's more of a matter of what's on the labels than the colors.
Forgive me if I misunderstand but you're waiting for a part to arrive from the dealer to hopefully stop the leak, right? You'll be fine until then presuming that the dealership is going to flush your coolant.
Even if they don't, coolant flushing is so easy and you can do it yourself. I can run you through how I do the process if you go that route.
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slangblades
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Post by slangblades on Dec 31, 2022 17:54:35 GMT -7
Im just going to take it easy on riding unless I need to. Part should arrive by the 15th hopefully. Thanks for the help!
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