coolant

[craig evansMember]

iv got a 2012 ktm 450 excf, as iv had a cpl of electric and heating problems :angry: iv had the bike apart , as part of the destruction of the bike trying to solve these iv drain the rads.
so what im wondering :unsure: is what coolant is everybody running as iv gone to get some today and there was several diff brands and they all offered diff qualities, and prices were a big diff, I don’t mind paying extra for something that works but not when it don’t, so what are you having success with and what ratio

cheers wolfie

[DeanMember]

Hey Wolfie, I just use Castrol car stuff straight no issues been doing it for years,works on all my bikes Ive had.

Ollie

[craig evansMember]

thank’s Ollie was wondering about using car coolant, just wasn’t sure , 1 of the coolants I was looking at was liquid ice iv heard a few people mention it

[scott bockingMember]

KTM’s do have a reputation for boiling mate. I have heard of others having success with Liquid Ice. I used it in my WRF and never boiled and I spend plenty of time crawling around the jungle in low gears in high humidity. Another plus with Engine Ice is how long it lasts in your bike.

STM

[Damien BonoraMember]

Hi Wolfie,
Mine has some (can’t remeber the name) premium coolant in it and then there was an additive ice something that the flogged me at the dealer when I got the bike.

I cant remember the exact names of either but I will look tonight and let you know. :pinch:

The additive is supposed to make it run 15 degrees cooler, so far I haven’t boiled it.

I had heard that the KTM’s were marginal in the cooling capacity so anything they recommended in this regard I took as insurance.

[alanMember]

hay wolfi if you use concentrated car stuff make sure you water it down atleast to 50% or it will get hot not nothing wrong with car stuff but

[andrewMember]

I recently changed my radiator pipes flushed and changed coolant!!!

I put a shell brand multivehicle concentrate in. It came in a one ltr bottle so I mixed it 50/50 with distilled water all up price including water is about $24

No problems yet and I’m fairly hard on the gear!!!!

Im fairly sure you want to get the coolants that contain ethylene glycol!!! Maybe someone with more mechanical knowledge can vouch for this quote. I have also heard about the engin ice and only heard good this about it!!!! Just trying to find it at your local might be a task though..I’m sure they will help out as mine is good at tracking anything down.

Cheers hope this helps, if you we’re thinking about concentrate coolant.
but make sure you use distilled water at a 50/50 ratio

Andy

[Damien BonoraMember]

Ok wolfie I just checked.
The coolant is Motul inugel expert ultra mixed at 50 % and the additive is Motul Mo Cool, bottle says that it raises the boiling point and makes it runs 15 deg cooler.
The Mo Cool is mixed at 5%.

[Gavin FordMember]

Hi Wolfie got a berg 390 had trouble with overheating
ride mostly singles on the coast can get fairly hot and humid
down in the snotty stuff . Tried a few things not much sucess
got on to liquid intellidgenece .problem solved.
Awsome stuff can get from ballards now i think
cheers
Fordy

[craig evansMember]

thanks for your time guys going shopping tomorrow morn and then a good run around in the arvo in the mud more rain ere again

[Bob DowsettMember]

Read the specs …………………
its on the drum ………………………..every drum

its all ethylene glycol just varies in concentration ……..i think

Plus all the additives which may be snake oil or may be beneficial

mixtures are important though to much or too little = boil

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