I've got a 2005 S4R. On Saturday I developed a hole in the rubber hose that returns water from the horizontal cylinder and lost a bit of coolant. We managed to rig up another hose to get me home, but it got me wondering: when I replace the hose set, what should I do to clean the system? Should I flush it with distilled water? Maybe clean the places where the hoses attach?
I know to use distilled water when filling the cooling system. I use Water Wetter as coolant as well. Anything else I should look for?
Many thanks,
Joe
I use Kool Aid, just a water wetter type product, in my 996 because some tracks don't allow anti freeze.
For a street only bike if I wasn't having over heating issues I would use antifreeze for its corrosion protection properties.
As far as cleaning the system, a flush with water should give you an indication of the health of the system.
Be really careful (read: do not use) with any of the "cleaning" products out there for cars. they are harsh and sometimes act up with the more sensitive components of the system (sensors, t-stats etc).
+1 to just plain water, and I would use distilled as it has no minerals that will leech out onto the metals of the bikes cooling system...
Thanks for the updates, guys. They were pretty much in line with what I was planning. Just need to find my Desmoquattro service manual :)