Recent content by MikeWithTheBike

In other news, the overflow is pretty dark... Not quite black, but it's getting there... Looks the the previous owner put something else in there despite the FL22 label and being *way* ahead of schedule... Maybe an early repair? From what I've read, it doesn't seem dangerous to have the mix...

Comes out darker than it is in that pic. Here's the colour of the jug of distilled water I ran through it (ignore the black on top - we dispose of oil and coolant at the same place, so I emptied a few drops of oil on top. Unrelated.)

This is what it looked like...

That was my impression, too... That's why I was initially thinking of the Ford FL22

Yup! I've read through the coolant threads here and elsewhere. Valvoline/Zerex/Ford seemed to be the most commonly suggested alternatives for concentrate, depending on what you can get locally. Haven't really looked around yet - maybe just prestone around here... I was hoping someone would...

Problem with the Mazda stuff is I can't get the concentrate here... If I can only get the 50/50, and I can only drain from the radiator, then I'd end up with half distilled water, half 50/50... A 25/75 final mix won't cut it in Canada :( A bunch of people have posted that the Ford concentrate...

Thanks! Sorry about posting in the wrong section... Realized right after posting... I'm probably just envious of you MazdaSpeed owners... Pic to follow after work - old coolant is still bottled up. It's well burped with good heat into the cabin. I have an extra 4 L of the Mazda FL22, so I...

Hi guys, I just changed some coolant in my 2010 Mazda 3 GT (2.5 L engine). I only ended up draining 1/2 of it, which I wasn't too happy with, but apparently the official Mazda service manual says to do it that way (empty the radiator, don't worry about what's in the block), so I guess that's...