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Old 09-25-2001, 07:14 PM
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Water wetter, anyone have experience with it?

Just wondering if this stuff is worth it? From what I understand it is a surfactant? How can you tell if its working? What does antifreeze look like if its added? Does it have an oily characteristic? Any info appreciated.

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Dont know! But what's up Dan? How have you and Dallas been? I actually need to email Dallas and take care of some business I have just been busy. Later!
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Re: Water wetter, anyone have experience with it?

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Just wondering if this stuff is worth it? From what I understand it is a surfactant? How can you tell if its working? What does antifreeze look like if its added? Does it have an oily characteristic? Any info appreciated.

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worth it...well if your car runs fine w/o it...it wouldn't hurt to use it..but don't expect it to go down that much in temp in a street car. it kinda turns to pink..but once it mixes w/ the coolant you don't see a difference. no "oil" in there that i can see. it's suppose to help transfer of heat from the metal to the coolant. if u run straight water it works best...but that's not good on a street car.
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Re: Water wetter, anyone have experience with it?

Originally posted by Dan 93 SE
Just wondering if this stuff is worth it? From what I understand it is a surfactant? How can you tell if its working? What does antifreeze look like if its added? Does it have an oily characteristic? Any info appreciated.

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i use water wetter in my max, mixed with coolant. don't really notice any changes but it's relatively inexpensive so even if it don't work it's not that big of a deal.
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Re: Re: Water wetter, anyone have experience with it?

What is this water wetter that you talk of?
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Old 09-25-2001, 10:55 PM
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it works.
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You may want to taker a look at Royal Purple "Purple Ice"{PI}, it is advertised to be superior to Water wetter{WW}.

I have WW in my 95 max & I have PI in my I30.
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I used it in my old Integra, but not sure if it did anything. I think you would have to have a really accurate water temp gauge, with similiar conditions to tell the difference. The stuff's cheap though, go for it, I noticed no ill effects after 40,000 miles...
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Old 09-26-2001, 05:40 AM
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I've been running for 15K with no adverse effects. Agreed that it makes the biggest difference on water based race cars. Heck, even it it drops the temp 1-3deg why not. I trust Redline products.

Runing Redline - H2O Wetter, Fuel Cleaner, Tranny Fluid
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Re: Water wetter, anyone have experience with it?

I run it in my C5... nice product, but probably only useful if you are running a lower temperature termostat.... other wise your vechicle will heat up to its appropriate level (192 degrees for the C5).
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Originally posted by mtrai760
The stuff's cheap though...
I just bought some from a local shop for like $8 a bottle (12 oz) i think. Haven't added it but I will soon.
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