Recently i DIY coolant change to my bike. It was not as difficult as what i used to think. Here’s how.
I started by removing the 3 screws in the water pump cover (Runner riders you should know where). I put a plastic container underneath and allow all the old coolant to drained out from the pump cover hoses and with the cap of the reserve tank open. I used 2x 1.5 litres bottles of distilled water bought from NTUC to flushed out the old coolant. I didn’t use the “laychay†method of flushing, because no residue or algae was found in the old coolant. Once this is done, i install the new rubber O-ring and put back the pump cover and filled up with distilled water and let it circulated for a couple of minutes while the engine on. Then I flushed it all out again with the remaining water, installed back the pump cover & finally filled up the system with Engine Ice coolant.
The results - engine temperature actually dropped by at least 1 mark, stationary. 2 marks when cruising. Hot air blown out from the vents is no longer unbearable as before. The cooling fan didn’t even kick in during traffic congestion. Really cool!
With such a significantly good result. I wonder how come some members are saying Engine Ice is no good. I don't promote EI, but I believed other brands are equally good if done correctly. Anyway i’ll continue to monitor the performance for a few weeks and see how it goes. I hope Runner riders may find this info useful. Go on, roll up your sleeves and add some icing to your engine.
Thanks for reading.