Waterless coolant

[STAG GEEK Mk.1]

Hi could I use waterless coolant on my stag, if so which one? cheers Martin

[brian0443]

Sorry Martin
Just belatedly picked up this thread which was in the Technical Part of the Forum which is a D I Y guide to doing things technical, rather than a discussion forum.
Brian

[keeny]

Hi Martin www.ejward.co.uk sells waterless coolant give them a call and I'm sure they will have all the info you need ,as I believe there is a procedure to follow with regards to using it.Due to how old your post is you may already have the answers you need,if so how did you get on,all the best
Phil

[jleyton]

Hi Martin,

If you're still looking in to this, do a search on here for 'Evans'. It seems to be the most talked about waterless coolant and there have been quite a few threads mentioning it.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any definitive 'Go for it' or 'Avoid it at all costs'

Cheers

Julian

[ChasR]

Indeedy the evidence is limited.

In the Porsche circles (where some engines without liners can seize pistons due to localised overheating Porsche World are giving Evans a go in seeing whether this issue will exist and if other issues may arise on one of their fleet cars .

[malc4d]

In this months Jaguar world they filled up an E type with it and seem to be saying that the Evans stuff is really good. I am thinking of using it in my Stag when l get that far....

[Richard Saunders]

Have a friend who has used it in his Stag for over a year with no issues...

[Tonyw]

I have been running my stag with it for over 12 months
All through the hot summer we had, without any issues.

Tony

[GrantE]

Me too!

[mike@thenook]

I've been using H2o in mine mixed with 25% blue antifreeze - Never had an overheating problem in 20 years.
Its cheap too!

[DJT]

I've been using H2o in mine mixed with 25% blue antifreeze - Never had an overheating problem in 20 years.
Its cheap too!

[2V8s]

Waterless coolants don't have the specific heat capacity of water/glycol mixes, as a result the coolant runs a bit warmer overall - 6-9deg C. What they are good for is the avoidance of microboiling around hotspots, eg in the heads adjacent to the combustion chambers where deposits form hotspots which raise the temperature locally once the engine is turned off and coolant circulation stops.
I am thinking about the Evans coolant in my Stag, it's not cheap at c£200 once you've paid for the rinsing fluid then the main coolant but is should stop any chance of internal corrosion but you do lose the felxibility of putting water in if you get a leak.

[uzbek]

Seems to me if you have a perfect cooling system, no leaks etc and fully flushed out (ie after a complete resto) this might be the way to go but it is not going to solve a car that has 'issues' and if you are fiddling with the car and have to top up or drain it down now and then it can prove pretty pricey.

I'll stick to a good coolant/water mix and an annual total flush and re-fill.

[mike@thenook]

There are lot of more useful ways to get rid of £200 - e.g. post me a cheque.....