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big brother - 03 Apr 2006 00:40 GMT

I previously posted regarding using genuine Honda coolant on a 98 Civic
LX. Thanks for the great answers..

I took off the tank cap and noticed GREEN coolant in it.

Is genuine Honda coolant green or is it the wrong kind in there..

Thanks,

Rich

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TeGGeR® - 03 Apr 2006 01:16 GMT

> I previously posted regarding using genuine Honda coolant on a 98 Civic
> LX. Thanks for the great answers..
>
> I took off the tank cap and noticed GREEN coolant in it.
>
> Is genuine Honda coolant green or is it the wrong kind in there..

Genuine Honda antifreeze was a clear dark green for the longest time. They
recently switched to a clear dark blue as of last year. I don't know if
that's US and Canada, or just Canada.

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jim beam - 03 Apr 2006 05:00 GMT

>>I previously posted regarding using genuine Honda coolant on a 98 Civic
>>LX. Thanks for the great answers..
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> recently switched to a clear dark blue as of last year. I don't know if
> that's US and Canada, or just Canada.

must be canada. it's been blue here in california since at least 2000.

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E Meyer - 04 Apr 2006 03:58 GMT

On 4/2/06 11:00 PM, in article
XeidnfP6jZdNAK3ZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@speakeasy.net, "jim beam"
<nospam@example.net> wrote:

>>> I previously posted regarding using genuine Honda coolant on a 98 Civic
>>> LX. Thanks for the great answers..
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>>
> must be canada. it's been blue here in california since at least 2000.

It was green in the US also. The factory coolant in my '95 Integra, '96
Odyssey and 2000 TL was all green.

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jim beam - 04 Apr 2006 05:14 GMT

> On 4/2/06 11:00 PM, in article
> XeidnfP6jZdNAK3ZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@speakeasy.net, "jim beam"
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> It was green in the US also. The factory coolant in my '95 Integra, '96
> Odyssey and 2000 TL was all green.

well, my 2000 california civic coolant was blue, and the bottle of honda
coolant i bought at the dealer that same year was blue....

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TeGGeR® - 04 Apr 2006 09:15 GMT

>> On 4/2/06 11:00 PM, in article
>> XeidnfP6jZdNAK3ZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@speakeasy.net, "jim beam"
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> well, my 2000 california civic coolant was blue, and the bottle of
> honda coolant i bought at the dealer that same year was blue....

California (often the leader in such things) may have legislated or
prohibited the use of certain chemicals, and the substituted formulation
may have been colored differently to distinguish it from the old.

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E Meyer - 04 Apr 2006 12:45 GMT

On 4/3/06 11:14 PM, in article luudnXNpnNMsb6zZRVn-iw@speakeasy.net, "jim
beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote:

>> On 4/2/06 11:00 PM, in article
>> XeidnfP6jZdNAK3ZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@speakeasy.net, "jim beam"
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> well, my 2000 california civic coolant was blue, and the bottle of honda
> coolant i bought at the dealer that same year was blue....

Must be a California thing...

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