I think the colour of the coolant doesn't really matter. It is just a dye that companies use to identify with their brands. A coolant is a mixture of 80% water and 20% additives (Anti-corrosion and/or anti-freeze additives). The anti-freeze (glycol) additive is not necessary in the hot climates such as Kenya. The quality of the anti-corrosion additive is what matters in an engine coolant as it needs to have a high boiling point and specific heat capacity. Some coolants come as concentrates which need to be mixed with water at a specified ratio (on the packaging) and most of coolants in the Kenyan market come as premixed from the blending plants so no need for mixing with water.

Mr. Wokabi.I think you got your facts a bit mixed up on this one. Coolant is simply a water and antifreeze + + mix. Firstly, impurities, generally, raise the boiling point of water not lower it. Secondly, inorganic coolant is better suited for the older engines made from cast iron because they have chemicals that better inhibit corrosion as compared to organic coolants. Organic coolants are better suited for newer engine applications because the alloys used,(generally alluminium alloys) are less susceptible to corrosion by water and organic compounds. They are also a lot more friendly to the environment at time of disposal or accidental spills. Finally, the colours are a guide with pink or blue indicating organic acids and phosphates and greed indicating inorganic additives (mainly silicates) This explains the pink coolant you generally find in newer cars. So yeah, if your car has an aluminium block, stick to the pink coolant (organic) and green for the cast iron lot. (Inorganic).

Buda, next talk about recommended batteries for various cars. The type of fueling(v-power/unleaded) The optimal pressure for them tires. The levels of fueling and whether it is ok to park your car without fuel for longer periods like 3 - 4 months like when you travelling out of the country. Finally talk about the different fluids and when to replace them..like brake fluids, steering fluids, etc

I really like how comprehensive your channel is...moving beyond car reviews to provide us with maintenance tips, which help us make more informed decisions and question our mechanics for better results. Looking forward to more great content! 🙂👍

Wrong tittle.It should have been why a wrong coolant can damage your car engine.On the contrary the right coolant prolongs the life of your car engine.

We appreciate your video. Watching from the Caribbean. 👏🏿

Thanks man, Mech for 20 yrs and i never knew this i hope now i won't be cut off. thanks again.

Boss, This one you got me, I had no Idea, I could use any as I thought the contents were similar, green and pink was just colour and is really not significant. Lesson learnt.

Muache kupeleka boyz wangu wokabi mbio. This guy always produces legit contents. Everyone has their opinion, the only and a must opinion is to always maintain your engines well and be safe✌️

Coolants we used it in Lathe machines to cool down the heat when machining cast iron steel etc. So it will help engine to cool down when running. I used mixed pink/orange coolant with 50/50 distilled water.

I had an overheating issue with Nissan Elgrande 2012, I wanted to install the CVT cooling system but on opening the gearbox cooler; The cooling pipes had blocked with a green coolant, which was a relief as the external cooling system would cost alot. The mechanic washed the radiator pipes and gearbox coolant part and the car runs smoothly now. Though we added water, I will top up with 50% pink coolant for proper cooling and engine performace.

This is really insightful.definately changing on mine

Very informative Erick. A while back I put the green coolant in a Toyota NZE and later on it formed a green paste causing overheating issues.

Very informative!!! My vehicle is using the green coolant which I never thought much about apart from checking the levels regularly... after watching this video, it turns out that I have been using the wrong coolant - I should be using the pink coolant instead of the green one because my vehicle has an aluminium block. The things you learn!!! Glad I have known earlier than later.

i have been behind on this, thanks so much for the information

Great tips. New information to me. Will follow from now.

Thank you my brother for going in dephts. Im driving a 2008 Nissan Tiida and running it on green coolant.

Thank you for the informative information I use Toyota Pink coolant 4 years now and still no issues I just have one litre extra for top up

thank you for this video.....watching from nigeria. what coolant will you recommend on a honda city 2007

Good info as usual. Coolant was invented mostly for use in those regions in the world that experience winter to prevent the cooling system that used water from freezing into ice and cracking the engine block. It has a very low freezing point. It is better than water due to its anti corrosion ingredients but it can still cause it if left for too long and in the wrong mix. It will accelerate galvanic corrosion which is the corrosion of different types of engine metals that are in contact like steel, iron and aluminium. Another way that it can get corrosive is if the engine and by extension the radiator is not grounded well. It can become an electrolyte and promote metal corrosion by electrolysis. By ingredients the coolant we use is almost 90% percent water and 10% "coolant'( anti freeze) while in winter countries the mix is 50/50 .

Amazing and informative. Hii sikuwa najua.

I have an old VW Golf MK3 1995 that am currently using but needs several things. Paint work, Suspension, Interior re-do and some engine touch ups though i recently serviced it with new plugs, Total Semi synthetic oil, all filters and changed the piston rings. Can your garage do these things and where are you located?

Green,Red, Pink, orange, yellow,purple, blue…. Can never rely on color. Your owners manual will guide as to which coolant to use. Conventional (oldskool) is propylene glycol based, Organic acid technology is the new type and Hybrid has both properties. Only mix with distilled/deionized water to avoid mineral deposits.

This is eye opening,kudos!

Been using water and replacing it after every 3k kilometres, also do coolants once in a while, any problem? Then also mixing rations have not been adequately addressed

Am using XADo coolant...tell us more about the radiator pipes...Assuming they are prone to wear , how often should they be changed?

thanks very much for ur enlightening

#Erick 😂😂😂😂 my mechanic has no idea. Thank you for the information 👏👏👏

Apart from colour, is there a way we can differentiate the types of coolants the way we use codes in oil industry?

Can I use coolant with distilled water or rain water that are the purest and mixed according to manufacturer's specification

Loved the information it was helpful don't mind about the naysayers,congrats Man.

Wow! Thanks for this like you said it’s often overlooked. It literally just happened to me. A corroded pipe caused leakage. I just got it fixed and I’m using water to test out any leaks before flashing and doing coolant. I was definitely using the wrong coolant and will switch to the correct one thanks I love your content ntacheza pale tinypesa 😂

WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT FOR SUBARU IMPREZA 2012?

What coolant should be used in Nissan engine's?..especially the wingroad in particular

Very good piece of advice Erick.

Erick with a CK as always spot and very insightful I've always never bothered infact mpaka story ya kuflash after 30,000Kms.This is Dip stick party manifesto man

Very educative episode. Did not the difference between the coolants!

Coolant in anything thats made of steel is highly recommended because it reduces plain water from rusting components,but alloy engines you can get away with just using water as aluminium doesnt rust like steel does. But generally coolant is recommended in all engines thesedays regardless of their make or model or year of manufacture.

Always very insightful.

Thank you so so much

I have proven there's some truth in your presentation. very real information.

I have Honda fit new model but got that it had a green coolant. Should I change?!

Helpful insight

very informative, thanks a lot man

Battery water is a great coolant also because it’s ionized and hence won’t make your engine rust.

There's blue and orange coolant which are hybrid too and they have a long service due....

Knowledge... but I have a question for you relating to Toyota Probox/Succeed

Thanks Wokabi. Now which one for a Toyota AE 100?

Thanks Erick I have been using any coolant available.

There are blue coolants as well. Where do you categorize it?

Mine is using blue coolant, which is rare to find in Kenya. Can I flash it and use the red one?

Very informative, I have been ignorantly using water. I am going to buy the coolant.

Hello, you said every 30,000km change the coolant, Does it go also for trucks?

How many litres do toyota wish take thank u for your Information

My car is Toyota nze 2003 which material is the engine block and which coolant is good

Wow! I have to flash and clean and start using the right coolant. Wow.

Which of the coolants can I use for a 2006 hunda city car

Mr wokabi pls can i really appreciate your work i would like ufanye review of my dads mazda pickup kAN manual gear 5

Very informative... Next touch on CVT transmission fluid

This is very informative!

Wale wa water coolants hit like

Very informative subject!

Manze,some of us use any coolant available bt from now on I have learnt something I didnt know,Use of correct coolant

For Japanese cars the best coolant i'd recommend is Toyota's Super Long Life Coolant which you can buy from Toyota Kenya, Toyotsu or any shop that deals with genuine Toyota parts. Yes it is hybrid coolant and its the stuff they use from factory from the smallest petrol Vitz & Passo to the bigger diesel V8s and Prados. And Toyota themselves claim its good for 5yrs or 100,000kms.

What color does the hybrid coolant come in?

If you put water alone in ur car it will cause the water jackets around the cylinders to clog as well as the radiator because of rust. Coolant is a mixture of Ethylene Glycol andater. Ethylene Glycol has anti rust properties. You need to add coolant as well as water in ur radiator for ur cooling system of ur car to perform well.

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can one mix the 2 types of coolants to obtain a hybrid??

How old is the car, kindly base on the year of manufacturer to identify with the coolant whether Organic or inorganic coolant.

how abt mixing coolant with water?

Thanks for enlightening me

Which category does the blue coolant belong to? organic or inorganic?

Blue coolant which category does it fall in?

If money is not issue, can you use the red on cast iron, aluminium head engines

Which coolant is good for a Honda fit shuttle of 2012?

Where can I get/ buy the hybrid??

Maze there is one I bought that is red in color where do categorize that?

Can i put water and coolant 50/50 in radiator

Distilled water is also a good coolant given that the specific heat capacity of water is high 4.2g/j/K

Wokabi ,am still waiting for Nissan xtrail review coz am interested with buying one.

Incase I have run out on coolant midway my journey..I get to some Oshago petrol to get a refill of coolant na wako na hiyo blue green Tu..is it advisable nieke Tu Hadi vile ntapata inorganic coolant that my engine needs? Why do we have a radiotor cap hapo juu ya engine ya kuongeza Maji na kuna mahali umetaja Maji has organisms that can corrode our engines... explain please!

what do you recommend for Teana AJ31 engine

A nice insight bro, keep up ningekutumia kakitu but Sina namba

where can I find coolant for W202? Hybrid coolant if possible

Hello sir , can u do something on mechanics please , mechanics have become the biggest letdown and rogues in the car repair industry , brokering spare parts to clients , harvesting parts , overcharging , wrong diagnosis etc , thanks

Bosss you are detailed just like Scotty..... Ebu niajiri for internship plz.?....

Thanks Erick for the good content.

Point of correction impurities do not lower boiling points

as per experience and as a previous coolant user in my car,I have observed that the coolant actually eats rust and corrosion in your radiator and the inside of the engine block waterways.as a result of this,the edges of the cylinder head gasket will slowly be subjected to this "eating action of the coolant" until eventually will leak water into the cylinders,thereby destroying your engine....

Impurities increase boiling point, they don’t lower. They lower melting point.

Insightful channel 💯

Very informative. Keep up the good work. Can we have an episode on 'Instrument cluster symbols' - (so called christmas lights when things are terribly wrong with you r tin on wheels) - particularly the ones you should never ignore?

Excellent content. I've experienced burst pipes in the cooling system after some mechs claimed to have flushed the radiator. It looked clean on the outside. But since that job, it was downhill. Saa hii the engine is getting rebuilt. Can you demonstrate the outcome of a flush? Also, kindly review additives in the market and their claims.

Hehehe, usiseme "it is a mixture," watu watazichanganya. Sema "it is a blend of the two."

Can an old car used to water to organic coolant?

Kindly talk about radiator blockage / cleaning

Ile w210 ni ya coolant gani before i mix all and forcefully intoxicate it with the concoction.....

Good job my brother one love

No wonder i changed from green to pink,my friend the kind of rust am seeing is terrible, will change to green.THANKS Erick!

How many litres does a saloon car use when you flash out the old one