I have an 06 Accord V-6 3 yrs. old with 32K, I need to change anti-freeze. The owners manual calls for Honda brand only! Do I really need to use Honda only fluids? I don't want to damage the cooling system, but I hate to use Honda name brand only.

 

I promise you the new Honda blue anti freeze is great stuff.
[dropped the head temp of my Yota 22r by a full 10 degrees]
However if you are a cheap charlie, you can use generic green from the parts store.

 

Thanks for the reply, I definitely am not a cheap charlie. I just did not want to be forced to buy everything from the dealer. If I follow the owner's manual I will buy all fluids from them & let them do all my maintenance for major $$. I know I can do better then that. It sounds like the Honda blue is a better quality & it is only about $3 more then the green stuff. One note I might pass along is I have a Honda GoldWing & u cannot use any anti-freeze that has silicates in it (most of them do) it will eat the O-rings out of the water pump. That was my major concern with the Accord, if the Honda cars are like their motorcycles.
Thanks again for your reply, I am new to this forum & I look forward to sharing everyone's knowledge.

 

True about the silicates, but Honda brand isnt the only one withoutsilicates. But it IS good stuff.

 

i thought the coolant was 100k stuff on that generation?

 

I think youre right, but I dont like to leave it in that long.

 

The 22R motor was probably the most reliable 4 banger ever built and is what put Toyota on the map. The only thing I didn't care for was the placement of the oil filter.