tommygun124

Hey guys,

I'm low on coolant, previous owner said he never did a coolant flush or change. The coolant is green (thought from factory should be blue). I got some Honda type 2 coolant. Is it safe to mix or should I just flush the system and replace it all with the Honda coolant?

Thanks,

Tom

SlidinS2k

Flush it. I've always heard the type-I (green) and type-II (blue) are not compatible.

tommygun124

Why would my 2002 have Type 1, supposedly coolant was never changed.

SlidinS2k

I'm thinking in 02' they updated to Type-II. Yours could have been one of the remaining 02's to use Type-I? My 2000 still had the Type-I when I changed it at 55K.

tommygun124

I read all MY01s and above had Type2

SlidinS2k

I don't know then.

tommygun124

is it true that type II coolant used to be green? In this case can I just mix the type II blue coolant with the coolant that is in my system now instead of flushing the system? I only have a 2002 with 30k miles.

whones

come on guys its just coolant. just go to your local auto store and change it. who cares what color it is. haha

tommygun124

Its the difference between me having to do a whole flush (its annoying to do it properly and I'll have to buy a bunch of coolant) versus just topping it off with Honda Type II.

Slows2k

Early type II coolant was green. The coolant delivered in a 02 would be green or blue depending when the car was built. The car still has type II no matter what color it is.