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You shouldn't be losing coolant. It's a closed system.
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Reduces surface tension to increase coolant's ability to transfer heat. The old school method of accomplishing something similar was a few drops of dishsoap in your coolant.
https://www.redlineoil.com/waterwetter
Most chain auto parts stores carry it, along with all your online retailers...
The WaterWetter made a huge improvement in my C7's cooling, but those things were notorious for heat-related issues from an overly-stressed cooling system. The C8's cooling system is much more robust, but I still found some improvement to be had. My car now runs steady 170F's (engine/oil/DCT) even during 115F summer TX heat. As info, I also have headers/cats/exhaust.
https://www.redlineoil.com/waterwetter
Most chain auto parts stores carry it, along with all your online retailers...
The WaterWetter made a huge improvement in my C7's cooling, but those things were notorious for heat-related issues from an overly-stressed cooling system. The C8's cooling system is much more robust, but I still found some improvement to be had. My car now runs steady 170F's (engine/oil/DCT) even during 115F summer TX heat. As info, I also have headers/cats/exhaust.
