Read the specifications for the Honda. Put in it what Honda says to put
in it. They build awfully nice cars (not as good a Toyotas, but close).
If you want it to last, maintain it the way the people who built it say
to. Toyota says put this red stuff in. Know what goes in the truck?  Red
stuff. What goes in the van? Blue stuff.

tim o'brien

Brian Doss wrote:
>
> I almost hate to get the antifreeze thread going again, but, I was changing
> the oil in my wife's '99 Honda CRV, and I got to thinkin... Gee, this engine
> looks like it's mostly aluminum...but the antifreeze is green, and now I'm
> pretty partial to orange. Anyone else change thier second vehicles over to
> phosphate free?, and is there phosphate free stuff that isn't orange?
>
> PS - Changing the oil filter in the CRV is a pain in the arse.