Mixing coolant in the radiator (also we try gasoline) - what will happen?

[@arnoldm889]

I wonder if anyone with a blown head gasket has used oil as a coolant.

[@ash-mpi3351]

Interesting 🤔

[@939Figo]

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[@TheHungrySlug]

Sounds like it'd only be a matter of waiting for everything to, cough, mix properly.. Oil in coolant is not as bad as coolant in your oil system. But what are rules if not suggestions. Here comes a $200 oil and coolant swap. hehe

[@creepingjesus5106]

Nah, just milkshake. The bad kind!

[@arnoldm889]

@@939Figo doesn’t answer the question though. Will oil coolant work long term on a blown head gasket engine.

[@Bryce-z9v]

Kiwi mechanic here, I have seen honda coolant mixed with green coolant and it turned to jelly. I felt real sorry for the old guy who was trying to do the right thing. I had to do the head gasket for him but managed to flush the muck out. Great channel 🙂

[@Batt1eRage]

Different mixtures definitely curdle over time. Most common is red and green mixed. Turns to a brown mud like substance. Likes to get stuck in your heater core

[@billhacks]

Indeed. turns to a slimy sludge after a while.

[@jw-pk5vf]

have seen that a few times. wonder how many people have mistaken it for a leaking head gasket and thought it was oil.

[@PetesCreativeRecycling]

Literally just had this exact thing with my Daughter's Audi. Had brown mix that looked like the Green and Pink together, a nasty film on the top of the coolant that looked like flakes, and when I drained it, it had chunks that looked like mashed spaghetti-os. I had to flush the whole system out with Super Clean, then hot water for over an hour before chunks stopped coming out. It's a used car and she just got it. You never know what someone has done before you!

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

​@@PetesCreativeRecycling Neglected coolant system is pretty much what I expect at this point, sadly. People only change oil. The other fluids, nope. The black and chunky 32 year old brake fluid was also a good one.

[@RustyWrencher449]

G40 and anything else, especially dexcool loves to gel up

[@xn7331]

that brown sitcky mud he wiped off the radiator cap and we saw in the neck of the radiator is exactly the concern with mixing incompatible coolants. they turn to a sticky paste that clogs cooling passages, thermostats, and heater cores and is extremely stubborn to thoroughly clean out of the system.

[@johnnyhun1]

the other problem is that using incorrect coolant can be corrosive to the coolant system. If your heater radiator will be rusty and start leaking then the hot water will spray all over inside the car and to replace it many times you have to disassemble the whole dashboard... and when you put it back it will make cracking sound all the time because it's never supposed to be taken out and old plastic deform a lot :D

[@antoniovillanueva308]

_"also we try gasoline"_ - You got me with the title, again.

[@antoniovillanueva308]

When you change your coolant, buy 2 extra gallons and put them in the trunk. I have mixed all kinds of collant together in the past, but I understand that some of the newer coolants won't mix well. Either buy the pre-mix or use DISTILLED WATER. - If you use tap water it is likely that you will have issues after a few years.

[@stevenoe6395]

Yup tap water has to much minerals that corrode newer vehicles I started using distilled water about a decade ago back in the 90s it wasn't that big of a deal but everything is made so cheap now not worth the risk

[@ajx3993]

Vodka as coolant 🥳

[@eric5250]

Been curious about this in the last month as well. Recently I bought a 99 accord and it has blue Honda coolant, never seen that color before. Seen red,green,yellow but not blue before. Thanks and happy new year.

[@АлакПатрова]

Yea Honda type 2. About same price as normal yellow but you'll notice thinner. I always use it in all my Hondas.

[@SwapBlogRU]

If I remember correctly, the OEM Honda coolant used to be green, but they later switched to one that's blue. Apparently the radiator failure rate came down pretty significantly after that switch (hello from a fellow Honda person, if your Accord is the USDM variant, then we pretty much share the same platform).

[@crankshaft30]

Green and blue are same in european market

[@АлакПатрова]

@@crankshaft30 green in US is older domestic that was replaced by yellow. Green and yellow don't get along let alone green and blue. Totally different composition. One is plain ETG the other is OAT.

[@stevenoe6395]

I stay away from the yellow even the universal stuff I no too many people that had that in there gm vehicles from the factory keep getting blown head gaskets and radiators blowing out back in the 90s and early 00 before gm finely recalled it I usally flush and replace with universal green I no the yellow has been fixed but guess I have had to fix to many that had that in it. I haven't had a vehicle with anything other than green or yellow yet but If they have yellow I get rid of it lol. My 06 accord came with green same with my Hyundais I have had think the only ones I have gotten that had yellow was gm vehicles but flushed it quick lol

[@BigDipper907]

Yea I had a gm truck and my brother put in regular coolant and GM has an orange coolant your supposed to use. I live in Alaska but it basically turned into gel. No blown head gasket luckily just overheated. Took care of it soon enough it didnt do too much damage

[@timmeier2001]

I grew up poor I've done this for decades.

[@bullithedjames937]

Windshield washer fluid. It used to be a dollar a gallon. Antifreeze was $10. -20 freeze point.

[@FSCHW]

You developed the ultimate flush fluid

[@twocvbloke]

The only thing I know is the type of coolant is dependent on what your engine is made from and whether it is disimilar parts (E.G. Iron block with alu. head), but I'm more into air-cooled stuff, so wet coolant is foreign to me... :P

[@bayoubuddha8048]

it is my understanding that planes back in WW1 used to use straight Alcohol as a Coolant. Any chance of testing this myth?

[@bullithedjames937]

That's what the coolant was in many automobiles as well.

[@ezezc]

Grazie per il vostro lavoro! I tuoi contenuti sono sempre di grande qualità e contengono informazioni utili. Mi piace guardare ogni tuo video.🥥‍♂️😂

[@adammosher1115]

Where I live they sell used coolant at the local junkyard from different cars but they make sure it's not mixed with oil from a blown head gasket and I have heard that if you put transmission fluid in it helps keep it cool as well I don't think it is true but heard it from dirt track racers

[@michac3796]

The heat from the engine needs to be wicked away, sure. SO I propose, use the fuel pump to flush the cooling system as well. The overflow will be routed back to the gas-tank and prevent freezing in the lowest of temperature regions. Also, you guys didn't mention the cabin heater, this can also wick away lots of heat. This way, there's always enough cool gasoline circulating between the tank and the coolant system. What boils of in the coolat overflow reservior, will be sucked by the low pressure lines into the intake manifold.

[@4erbuks]

thats actually brilliant :D

[@Texas21Texas]

I was just thinking that. Man's on to something. Also the thought of gas fumes going back into the intake=slightly mo power *poor mans nos* haha

[@killerdinamo08]

Theoretically it sounds cool, yet in the summer it will evaporate quicker, and the water pump seal will wear much quicker.

[@ramiretz]

i had to change dozens of heat exchangers / radiators because people mixed G11 and G12 Coolant Fluids..... it simple clogs up over time.... next thing is the plastic parts and seals gets porous over time if the coolant is not compatible....

[@TiborRoussou]

Windshield washer fluid can work in a jam. Note, not the summer version!

[@uihoi-b3d]

Continua a fare video meravigliosi. I tuoi video sono dei piccoli capolavori.🏚🔥🚜

[@tjjccc]

I just saw the running engine swap video. I say do a driving engine swap next!!

[@l-jpersson7532]

Not surprised of the result. YOU forgot to put the cap on to thr expantionvessel. The cooling system works better under pressure redo and make right.

[@bjorndethij]

Thats what i was thinking!!

[@Ufbwgeufjdo]

The expansion vessel on a Lada is directly vented to the atmosphere. Coolant pressure is regulated by that spring inside the radiator cap. Some really old cars with similar systems don't even have an expansion bottle at all and just send excess coolant straight to the ground

[@volvo09]

I was hoping you'd set the vapors on fire! Can't use gas in the cooling system, it needs to be at a much higher pressure to not boil away. You could see vapors vigorously pouring into the expansion tank, that was pretty cool!

[@frankendoodle6379]

Mixed green prestone with red, it turned to jelly.

[@billhacks]

Indeed. it doesn't happen instantly but turns to a sludge after a while.

[@frankendoodle6379]

@@billhacks, it was an accident, my car needed coolant, and my friend had a jug, but he had put red in it, and it was night time. My poor taurus took a nose dive shortly after that. Carry a flashlight, kids, and always check anything that has been opened prior. Lol

[@dustinbowen6411]

gasoline would probably work as a coolant if it’s boiling point wasn’t 100° or so less than water’s. I am betting the real reason it quit cooling is because it boiled all the Liquid gasoline out of the engine.

[@Ampericok]

Y con el aire acondicionado? venden botellas de isobutano que en teoría es inflamable y peligroso, pero lo meten en el circuito de ac

[@otm646]

Alternative refrigerants would be a good episode. R290 which is popular in Europe is straight propane. It's very effective with minimal damage to the environment.

[@davidjernigan8161]

Should filter the coolant mix to see what was flushed out.

[@aleksandarandjelkovic8411]

Can you conect a steam cleaner on the intake manifold when engine runing and do decarbonisation whit steam???

[@stevenoe6395]

If that was all the coolant that came out of that radiator then you definitely have problems there should have been more than that come out. Most coolant dosent have the problems they used to when you mixed them but back in the 90s when every manufacturer started changing them to something different they had a lot of problems mixing and corroding internal parts some are still that way but it usually takes a lot longer than a month. A lot of them are universal now and thats the kind i prefer. When i get a vehicle with one of those goofy coolants i flush them out to use universal makes things easier!!!!!

[@Bearded-Logic]

I want to see what happens if you put ethanol, methanol, or nitromethane in the radiator.

[@Patrick-bu4vq]

About the same, gasoline is basically a alcohol, and ethanol and methanol counting also to the alcohol class. The difference is how quick they burn and how clean

[@RustyWrencher449]

Alcohol used to be used as "winter coolant" before glycol coolants became the norm

[@larrylong6268]

No dye in the Gasoline?

[@markchapman2585]

This channel is awesome 👌🏼

[@heuhifame4076]

very interesting video as always, keep up the good work !

[@marwansrirhirti1564]

try oil or breck flouid

[@and-rd6641]

👽

[@iSkyLiTz]

Try English

[@yor9416]

Breck

[@larsborgman3443]

From my experience you can use any color and coolant if it is rated for your engine type (alu, steel, cast) as long as you don`t mix them and flush your system if you change the colour.

[@JM-tz1np]

Looks like rust preventing has gone bad from mixed coolant. Used coolant and radiator cap look like there has been used only water.

[@amazincrackmonkey7176]

I bought a car and said the heat didnt work. They had mixed green and orange it gelled. Had to flush it and it worked fine.

[@benshefer4767]

I have a very cool experiment you should try, taking a regular engine let's say a lada engine and fitting it with big oil pump like a truck or big engine one, and see how it efact the oil pressure and the performance, that can be great video.

[@slovew20584]

The additives in different colours are to protect the engine from rust and lubricants in aluminium and steel engines use different types

[@JeremypoythressPoythress]

I put too much coolant in my 09 ranger with the 4cyl duratec and thought it was a blown head gasket before i realized it was just burning the excess off of the cylinder heads. I like to use nothing but distilled water, water wetter, and a few drops of silicone lubricant into all of my coolants to control boiling point, balances top and bottom engine temps, lubricates the water pump while keeping corrosion at bay.

[@Boodieman72]

Without the cap on the overflow tank the gasoline will just boil off.

[@volvo09]

That's a single hose expansion tank, the radiator cap holds the pressure on that vehicle. The tank fills as the engine warms, and gets sucked back in as it cools. On many cars that is true and you have to have the cap on the tank.

[@sethnonya8566]

It's not as bad with automotive but in trucks or heavy duty applications it does actually become separated or crunchy or rock like I've seen it several times

[@delpsdayoff3372]

Ooopphhhhh da may!! These guys are usually pretty good.. but way too many variables here!! Project farm would not be amused

[@erkinalp]

Can we get an inverted atmosphere test to simulate Titan's atmospere? To have accurate results, you should have an environment of approximately 94.25% nitrogen, 5.75% methane (1.5 bar pressure; -180°C to -105°C temperature range) and develop an inverted induction system with fuel sourced from the methane in the simulated Titan atmosphere and oxygen from the tanks.

[@polkusin]

or maybe "burning" oxygen in a methane (or similar) atmosphere like Cody's Lab did, but using a car engine

[@TheHungrySlug]

I have always wondered what would happen if you mix different coolant types. Never been keen to test it out though.

[@volvo09]

It can be very bad if incompatible types are mixed. Yeah, best to not do it, or buy coolant that says it's compatible with all if you just need to add a little.

[@TheHungrySlug]

@@volvo09 Nah, I still wouldn't do it to any shiz-box I own, registered or not. But I hear Hydrochloric acid is great to clean cooling systems. But, again, I am not the one to test it out. I'd forget to dilute it.

[@daviddavidson2357]

I figure they're all compatible because adding antifreeze is fairly simple and some people are extremely simple.

[@mestupkid689]

Imagine finding out you have a bad head gasket

[@tylerleitzke]

While I know this is an experiment and wouldn't condone using gasoline as coolant but the vehicle is just standing still and not getting as much airflow to cool the radiator as it would if it were moving. However, in normal conditions with actual coolant, properly running radiator fans will suffice to cool a parked vehicle at idle temperature so the outcome will inevitable likely be the same, just take a bit longer if the car was moving at speed.

[@highcountryadv9828]

Cavitation is also maybe a concern

[@therealswarvey]

Alternative title: "we powder coat an engine"

[@thewhizard]

Hmmm would petrol work in place of oil?

[@Scypher0th]

wait u can buy 1liter coolant?!?!?!?! i havent seen that anywhere up here in canada sask....

[@jaskajokunen3716]

in finland they sell 1 liter too. Premixed and ones you need to add water to 🤔It also doesnt cost more to buy the little bottles as it does with most things llllllllllllll

[@derealhamsta]

if you compare the bottles at 01:41 and 03:12, you can see that something must have happened ;) take a look at the bottle with the greenish mixture :D almost a quarter is missing......

[@PetesCreativeRecycling]

I just bought my daughter a used Audi. It had nasty looking coolant in it. I changed it out and it was a mix of pink and green with chunks that looked like mashed spaghetti-os. Never mix US/Japan green/blue with EU pink/purple! This is what happens!

[@arnoldm889]

@@PetesCreativeRecycling nothing worse than a used Audi or euro luxury vehicle. I had a used a4, never again.

[@ksawerya9180]

When will you test the 50 screw drivers engine?

[@corkbulb2895]

So you know that thick white smoke burning coolant makes? That's the propylene glycol. The same thing that makes up more than half of vape juice. You smoke antifreeze when you vape. And I think it is still way better for you than smoking tobacco. For the record, I smoke a vape. I am not putting down vaping. I just think is it fascinating how the vape smoke is made.

[@RitaDavison-q6z]

Your videos are always admired for their professionalism and creativity. Thank you for your dedication!😮❣️❔

[@sergiykud]

Toyota: а я омнивор всеядный

[@WarioCreeper]

That's crazy

[@rossjon4795]

Should've poured coolant thru a filter to see lol

[@rob.r.]

Dare Gargage wat doe you wihe the waist !

[@sims0nlife932]

Még több Lada tartamat!!! Motorolaj helyére a fagyálló hűtőfolyadék?

[@TheBmxmad]

Mixing the coolant looks like it cleaned cooing system

[@delpsdayoff3372]

Longer u watch worse it gets.. like watching one of my own 🤣

[@ProudDad1976]

I became a mechanic in 1994 and I have no idea if you can mix fluids BUT what I do know is the new stuff can't be used to poison humans and even animals hate it SO Thank God for the changes over the years.

[@tones-eb8xe]

Make rotary Lada pls 🙏

[@David-yy7lb]

What I don't understand is why can't it just be one color antifreeze formulated for all makes and models of cars...why does it has to be so many colors of antifreeze for different kind of cars?

[@katestramenos929]

7:00 imaging getting a leak on the cylinder side!! 😳😳

[@toolbaggers]

Vodka would make an excellent coolant.

[@manomyth11]

🤔Facto Exacto''''👍

[@Kozibaw]

This could be the same as mixing different oils with different viscosity.

[@garycarpenter2932]

liquid nitro for coolant... just use a remote start.

[@AlexanderderGroe-rd1nk]

You should use pepsi as coolant

[@erkinalp]

pepsi is viscous at high pressure due to sugar and acid combo

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

​@@erkinalpIt's a reference to the Garbage Time KZbin channel. He used Pepsi as coolant and Pepsi + milk in another video

[@philoffhistree]

what would happen if you use liquid butane, it would expand so fast the car would explode very fast and i mean a very big explosion

[@RW-bi2rp]

Try brake fluid as coolant

[@R3cKi7]

I would have said 106% success 107% is organic only coolant 😂

[@juanosorio-o6y]

You should try Vodka!

[@UberLummox]

Give'em a LIKE! 👍

[@charleswelch249]

I remember in the old days. Farmers and poor people used kerosene for coolant.

[@Atomized997]

Love these guys,can they pin this?

[@needtoknow3168]

Not a Lada...i can c ur point, wouldn't do that to a Lada neither...

[@mmllmmll22]

Todays coolants have colours... just not to drink them. They are all mixable.

[@R3LLIK24]

Don't do this. They can gel up under heat and pressure. Or just by mixing. What occurs is the thickness over time or instant. It basically curdles but it's oil .. Not milk

[@Colorado_Native]

107% interesting. Thanks.

[@shaunpaul1041]

Can kerosene, gasoline or diesel clean a rusted cooling system?🤔

[@geertterharmsel]

flush coolant rust with vinegar

[@jblob5764]

This should be interesting

[@shad0wburn3d]

awesome😂😂😂

[@asafgl4281]

It's a toyota A4FE or A7FE the best engine of toyota ever made, it's unbelievable he should try it on the Z serial....

[@s980845]

It's a shame. They shouldn't be testing this on Toyota. 🤬

[@asafgl4281]

@s980845 not on this engine, but I believe they took in account that it is an iron cast block so damaging it will be real hard, I have this engine in my toyota corolla 1998

[@jimbojones9665]

Who else thought they were going to urinate in the radiator?

[@petelattimer6808]

mixing coolants? short term nothing much will happen. long term, i believe they will corrode the cooling system

[@erytingcris]

Not a fan of the flashes tbh

[@leerusch7392]

Fill the radiator with pee and see how well that works as coolant.

[@johnkradoska1577]

try beer

[@viper92677]

Never mix g12 with the yellow or you will have problems

[@billhacks]

Indeed. The reaction isn't instant but over time it goes bad.

[@IrenESorius]

👍‍‍🌟👍‍‍

[@dadigitechman]

Boiling point of gasoline...85 c

[@snowcold903]

Obviously never do this on your engine

[@HowToSaveMoneyOnCarRepairs]

Hello, i know you Guys in Russia now drive chinese car brands like Geely, lifan, Dong Feng Motors, Landwind, BYD, what are these Cars like on Russian Roads and do they need a lot of Maintenance...?🤔🤔😇😇

[@Sir-Dexter]

lol nice lol 🤣😂