Ledbelly

Member

• Jan 11, 2018

• #1

Just a thought, but would waterless coolant go a long way towards preventing head gasket failure with the 1.8? As I understand it, because it doesn't boil there is virtually no pressure.
Has anybody looked in to this?

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Jan 11, 2018

• #2

No it won't solve the HG problems. In fact it could make them worse as the waterless coolant doesn't have such good thermal properties as water. This could well speed up HG failure.
I looked into this stuff myself and decided it's not as good as water.

 

KISSMYAURA

Well-Known Member

• Jan 11, 2018

• #3

I would give it a swerve mate, but thats just me.
Potentially if you have a leak you cant top up with water......
Good info here to help you with decision.