purple coolant?

[odie1]

Anyone ever seen purple coolant????

I've started my valve adjustment and drained the coolant in order to remove some hoses for better access...

anyway, I removed the bottom drain plug and a very purpleish coolant came out. after the initial draining I turned the drain fitting on the front, below the radiator and a more normal green coolant came out and even more greeen stuff as I remove hoses, allowing air into the top of the system.

 

[tugla]

ive seen different reds , think royal purple makes a purplish one. some for aluminum and others maybe same thing like dex-cool required by newer gm vehicles. sounds like someone just added a little in there eh? should be no big deal are you chg it anyways?

 

[odie1]

not changing...i'm doing the valves and had to pull some hoses for clearance. I was just gonna run the coolant thru a couple coffee filters and re-use it if it don't look too bad.

I'll put it in a clear container and see if any cloudiness settles out.

 

[odie1]

but i woulda figured any different colors would have totally mixed the first time the bike was run?

 

[4gasem]

As cheap as coolant is and the fact that you don't know when it was last changed would necessitate changing it IMO.

Run some white vinegar/distilled water through a couple of full warm ups and then fill with new coolant.

 

[one2dmax]

Jim P. runs the purple coolant which is a synthetic stuff I think. I think it may be ICE.

Sean

 

[COP RUNNER]

Toyota's Come With " PURPLE A/F " From The Factory ! ... JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE ! ... :confused2:

 

[sdt354]

Purple could be o.e.m. Detroit or Mann diesel coolant. Pricey stuff.
Plus one on the ditch and flush.
Steve o

 

[MaxMidnight]

Not sure if this helps?

 

[4gasem]

I run Engine Ice and it's cobalt blue. NOT purple.

Royal Purple is purple.

Chris

 

[odie1]

it's all purple....but has a dark greenish hue i guess cause of the deep container I drained it into??? i guess the depth makes the color appear to change. i just never heard of purple coolant.

 

[Jayhawk]

I run Engine Ice and it's cobalt blue. NOT purple.

Royal Purple is purple.

Chris

+1. I wonder if one mixes Engine Ice with green whatever-might-be-in-it if you end up with a greenish/purple sort of color?

 

[sdt354]

Cummings oem is greenish blue. Good stuff.