What brand of coolant/anti-freeze is BRP using?

[ulflyer]

Thanks Mike. Have a buddy whose coolant is down and water was added. Am gonna check it and if antifreeze is too little, maybe siphoning the overflow container (whatever its called) and adding pure Dex, might well be enough. We don't ride if its below 40F anyway.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Thanks Mike. Have a buddy whose coolant is down and water was added. Am gonna check it and if antifreeze is too little, maybe siphoning the overflow container (whatever its called) and adding pure Dex, might well be enough. We don't ride if its below 40F anyway.

Good luck on SIPHONING from the reservoir ..... maybe you will have better luck at getting the internal Strainer out :gaah: .... I tried to get the siphon tube on my anti-freeze tester into the reservoir and couldn't ..... PS ... DO NOT USE THE DRAIN on the radiator ..... lots of them have broken off. .... If necessary remove the bottom hose .... good luck ... Mike :thumbup:

 

[ulflyer]

Good luck on SIPHONING from the reservoir ..... maybe you will have better luck at getting the internal Strainer out :gaah: .... I tried to get the siphon tube on my anti-freeze tester into the reservoir and couldn't ..... PS ... DO NOT USE THE DRAIN on the radiator ..... lots of them have broken off. .... If necessary remove the bottom hose .... good luck ... Mike :thumbup:

Mike, if you can get your finger in far enough to guide the anti-freeze tester tube down the very front of the reservoir it will go all the way down. Did this today with my buddy's RT to get an idea of how much was in the reservoir. Very little it turned out, so we added a couple of quarts, mixed with DexCool, and got minus 10 below freezing. We both cannot fig how the coolant got so low as it sits in his garage and never a drop on the floor.

Note to all: if your temp gauge fluctuates at all, check the fluid level.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Mike, if you can get your finger in far enough to guide the anti-freeze tester tube down the very front of the reservoir it will go all the way down. Did this today with my buddy's RT to get an idea of how much was in the reservoir. Very little it turned out, so we added a couple of quarts, mixed with DexCool, and got minus 10 below freezing. We both cannot fig how the coolant got so low as it sits in his garage and never a drop on the floor.

Note to all: if your temp gauge fluctuates at all, check the fluid level.

I just checked can-am parts fiche' and it doesn't even list the internal strainer ..... I know there is one I saw it !!!! ... It could be it's permanently connected inside the reservoir ????? .... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[PMK]

Mike, if you can get your finger in far enough to guide the anti-freeze tester tube down the very front of the reservoir it will go all the way down. Did this today with my buddy's RT to get an idea of how much was in the reservoir. Very little it turned out, so we added a couple of quarts, mixed with DexCool, and got minus 10 below freezing. We both cannot fig how the coolant got so low as it sits in his garage and never a drop on the floor.

Note to all: if your temp gauge fluctuates at all, check the fluid level.

Those stupid Okiteker clamps are hit or miss. Our 2014 RTS had a similar unexplained and random coolant smell, coolant loss was minimal if any. Not until I recently did a full system flush, AND replaced all the oem Okiteker clamps did I finally locate the leaking clamp / hose. That bugger was fully buried and not visible until the assembly was removed from the Spyder. But there it was remnants of the random leak.

Had I not been accomplishing modifications to the airboxes and temp probe, that leaker would never have been removed or found. Now all the clamps are smooth band worm clamps.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Thanks Mike. Have a buddy whose coolant is down and water was added. Am gonna check it and if antifreeze is too little, maybe siphoning the overflow container (whatever its called) and adding pure Dex, might well be enough. We don't ride if its below 40F anyway.

Apparently "over-filling" the Radiator doesn't have the same impact as "over-filling" with OIL has ..... The Spyder set-up will EXPEL any excess fluid WITHOUT causing an issue ....unlike over-filling with OIL ..... good luck ... Mike :thumbup: