oldgrumps Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Just got my bike back from the shop. Mechanic put some kind of red coolant inside. Anyone know the manufacturer of red coolant? Old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Comma Oil, VAG - Volkswagen Audi Group. There will be other makes as well. These red types tend to react badly with other antifreeze. Flush it all out and replace with ordinary ethylene glycol, specialist motorcycle coolant or universal OAT (orange). I get OAT from Smith and Allan - Occasional Scott sponsors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Ask the mechanic. Only way to be sure. A lot of people are using the non-toxic propylene glycol premixed stuff. I've been using Engine Ice. Silcolene pro-cool is the same. If you must mix your own up use deionized water as the stuff from the tap may accelerate corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgrumps Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Unfortunately me and my dealer have issues. I will just flush it out. Old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Did they replace the cylinder with the casting defect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgrumps Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Yes they did. Have not had a chance to ride it yet. BetaUsa has been great. The problem lies with the local dealer. The bike does start and run. Need to take it out for a real ride though. Old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic558 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Comma Oil, VAG - Volkswagen Audi Group. There will be other makes as well. These red types tend to react badly with other antifreeze. Flush it all out and replace with ordinary ethylene glycol, specialist motorcycle coolant or universal OAT (orange). I get OAT from Smith and Allan - Occasional Scott sponsors I didn't know you could get a universal OAT coolant yet? If you can thats very useful to know. It isn't usually considered compatible with 'all' coolant systems with regards seal material and gasket plasticisers, especially backwards compatibility. Best to check the manual, coolants are not all the same. If you have checked the manual my apologies, just trying to be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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