Lexusfreak

Is anyone currently using (or has used in the past) Redline Water Wetter in their cooling system?

I've heard it's pretty good stuff & am considering giving it a try in my ES & Forester. Any feedback on the subject is appreciated.

Tammy

If you use a good quality antifreeze, designed for your cooling system, it should be all you need. Sometimes one can add too many different chemicals, defeating the purpose...
"If it's not broke ..."
There could be a lot of down sides...all costing the owner time and moneys. And, of course, good luck determining exactly what caused a cooling system failure, as it takes a while.. Additive companies depend on this, since they are rarely if not never held accountable...

Lexusfreak

Looking for feedback from folks who actually have used it & their impressions.

Lexmex

I have used it for sometime in my RX300. I had tried another liquid from Nology call NotHot but had to use two bottles to get any response of any kind. WaterWetter works with one bottle and I could notice that my cooling mark on the temp gauge lowered slightly as I ran without it for a week after I had my TRD Theromstat (in addition to my Tom's Radiator Cap) after a week. I cannot put a precise estimate on this, but at the track, I can run 15 minutes longer getting good times solid times.

At my high altitude of 7,400 feet at the track (8,000 where I live), I need all the cooling help I can get.

Until I find something better, I am going to keep using it.

Lexusfreak

Thanks for the info Lexmex. So you use the whole bottle huh? Does that effect the level of your coolant significantly? I was planning to use only a half bottle.....the other half for my wife's car......as per the amount needed based on capacity & Redline instructions.

Lexmex

I would still use one bottle per car. My RX takes like 9 liters of coolant/water so to speak and that one bottle really shows it effect.

Lexusfreak

How often to you put it in (time & mileage)?

sputniknyc

iTrader: (2)

I've used water wetter on my turbo cars in the past and it worked great. I plan on using water wetter in the gs this summer.
1 bottler per car with distilled water.

Lexmex

I change my coolant out once a year and that is when I add the WaterWetter. However, many of my buddies at the track that use this product add it every 6 months.

plex

iTrader: (11)

I used it when i had my 240sx with sr20 swap I noticed a very small drop in temperature.

Lexusfreak

Any comments about using the WW in cold climates? I've been told on another car site that it should not be used in cold areas during the winter.

T0ked

iTrader: (2)

Used to run WW straight with just water for the track in my old mustang. Worked great. I never used it in the winter as I never drove the stang in winter.

DaveGS4

iTrader: (2)

I use it in my GS with no issues. Always concerned about developing too much heat with the supercharger. No issues in winter, but it doesn't get super cold in NC.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

I dont see the use of Water Wetter if youre not forced induction where heat can be an issue. From an N/A point of view I dont see any benefits from running a cooler engine, a car engine isnt like a CPU or a graphics card where lower temp = better

Lexmex

True, it may not show its effect on an NA vehicles as opposed to anything where high airflow is involved, but consider where I live in Mexico City, over 7,000+ feet and 8,000 where I actually live.

Since water evaporates much quicker in the cooling system up here, a product like Water Wetter has greater value for NA vehicles.