Coolant Change | Honda CRF250L
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ค. 2021
- Honda Recommends changing the coolant on the CRF250L every 2 years or 24K miles, whichever comes first.
50/50 silicate-free coolant (capacity 1.08qt):
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Crush washer (Honda PN 90463-ML7-000): amzn.to/3ui4z0m
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5mm hex wrench
8mm & 10mm socket with ratchet
Phillips screwdriver
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Great video. My local shop quoted me several hundred dollars to do a coolant drain and fill. Trying to take advantage of me, a middle-aged woman…. Thanks to your video I did it myself for $25 and an hour of my time. Thanks so much! 😊
You’re welcome! Glad to be able to help. There’s certainly a place for local shops, but I prefer to DIY as much as I can.
Mate you couldn’t have made it any clearer. Top job 🎉
Thank you!
thanks a lot, I always learn with your videos
You’re welcome!
Nice, simple, to the point video.
Thanks!
@@FixandMaintain I just did this change on my bike last week. Your video was great, and THANKS for posting. It was made very easy by your vid. My only advice to others, watch this video a few times. Go slow, and layout the screws and collars in such a way that you know where they go back...some of the bolts holding on the plastics are of different lenghts. Lastly, my only tough part...which wasn't that tough.....was rotating the catch can around enough to train. I eventually got it, but that might be one watch out from some. Alternatively, you could discoonect the hose fitting at the bottom of the catch can and drain that...which I didn't do...I didn't want to mess with trying to get that back on. Thanks again.
@@waltermitty7452 glad to be able to help! Thanks for adding those tips!
Love,your videos. Thank you sir
You’re welcome!
This video was very helpful. I used Evans waterless powersports coolant which is waterless.
Ok, nice. I haven’t heard about Evans coolant before, thanks for sharing.
Thank you my friend
You’re welcome, glad to be able to help!
Excellent video. You should teach others!!
Thanks! Just trying to share what I can through TH-cam for everyone to be able to do their own maintenance.
Good vid, thanks. For $9, I think I'll reuse the crush washer too. I'd use your link for the Honda Type 2 coolant, but bc it's a gallon but the bike only takes a quart, with the 3-5 year change interval, I'd look at that gallon of coolant for the next 15 years...LOL.
Haha, yep. As you could see from the video, I just used Prestone from Walmart that I diluted to 50% with distilled water myself. It was left over from when I changed the coolant on my truck. I do use the official Honda 10W30 oil, since it’s actually very reasonably priced on Amazon: amzn.to/3H9igjV
@@FixandMaintain Roger that. I'd use Prestone too if I had some around, so I just bought a quart of Honda Type 2 from Rocky Mountain along with some other stuff. Not oil though, I have enough for another change or so but when it's time to buy again, I'll look up your link here and use it. Not sure how much you make from sponsored links, but happy to support your channel and efforts!
@@FixandMaintain I was just in the garage giving my bike a good going over because I’m going on a ride this weekend. Adjusted the chain a bit, clean and oiled the chain, checked air pressure, and all fluids.
It’s when I was checking the fluids that I noticed that my overflow tank for the coolant was really low. Like lower than the low line low. I did check the radiator and coolant was right to the top.
Any cause for concern? I am overdue in changing out the coolant.
Also, since I don’t have time to do a change before my ride, are there any issue with me topping off the overflow tank with the proper 50/50 mix? The original blue stuff from the factory is in there now. I don’t think I can get the real Honda stuff before the ride, so will any 50/50 be okay to mix with what’s in there?
@@waltermitty7452 let me preface that this is simply my opinion and I am not certified in any way by Honda. I wouldn’t mix any different types of coolant. If you want to make sure it’s good for this weekend, but are planning on changing it anyway, just add distilled water to get it up to the appropriate level. As long as temperatures aren’t way below freezing, you’ll be fine. Definitely drain and refill with a 50/50 solution as soon as you can, but that should get you by for now.
@@FixandMaintain I hear ya. The more I researched this, the more and more folks said the same thing….don’t mix different kinds and if you need to top off s short term…do it with distilled water. But the good news is, I actually found a place near me where i can get a bottle of the Pro Honda stuff. So I plan to top it off and hit the road today.
Sometime soon I will do the complete change out as I am overdue. Your video will make it a lot easier. Thanks.
I have a 2018 model CRF250 Rally version . A few more bits of cladding to remove, BUT I gather the same hose to drain etc ? Great video BTW . Nice job !
Thanks! From the engine schematics on Revzilla, everything looks the same as far as the cooling system goes.
@@FixandMaintain … many thanks!!
Great video I want to add be sure and use a silicone free fluid like ones made for Lexus or Toyota or other Japanese engines . It should say silicone free on the back of the bottle
I believe you mean silicate free corrosion inhibitors, as referenced in 1-6 of the shop manual. But yes, I did make sure that was mentioned at 0:15.
Thanks for all the vids! After inheriting all kinds of tools from my grandfather, and after watching a bunch of your vids, I have been able to change the battery, change the oil and oil filter and now moving onto the brake fluid and coolant.
A question; do you have any idea what the torque spec is for the coolant drain bolt? I see that you do it loosely by feel, I guess, but for an amateur like me... I'm not sure I have that feel. Do you know what the exact Nm torque spec if for the coolant drain bolt? I bet it is around 10nm but I could not find any definitive spec.
You're welcome! So, I didn't put the torque spec on the video because I couldn't find it anywhere either. I'm guessing it should be close to the 12 N•m of the oil filter cover bolts. But, it does have a crush washer, so I don't know if that changes the torque spec any...
Btw, I have a dealer maintained 2013 250crf l with only 12.000km on it. Recently acquired it from a family friend who had to quit riding motorcycles.
It’s been a great bike for me! I’ve had my 2013 model since 2014 when I bought it used with 3800km on it and have about 32000km on it now with no issues.
@@FixandMaintainAnd… you know how to maintain the bike ;)
Have you ever changed the front fork oils (yourself) during your period of ownership?
I’m considering to change the oils in the forks for my Honda as I do not know the age of the oils.
I haven’t ever serviced any suspension components. Of course, I mostly ride my CRF250L around town and back and forth to work, so very low wear compared to off road riding. Also, I have had Shock Sox on the front forks since I bought it, so the seals still look brand new.
Hi how do you know exactly how much is needed? Fill radiator first then top up reservoir? Is not dangerous to run the bike with radiator open?
All the video is with cold bike right?
Thanks
1.08 US Qt or 1.02 L is the total capacity according to Honda. I didn't measure myself, just poured it in until it was full and until the reservoir was within limits. Yes, the bike should be cold when first filling the reservoir. It doesn't hurt the bike to run it with the radiator cap off, but if you run it for too long after filling the radiator, you will start to spill coolant on the ground thanks to thermal expansion.
Can you make a video of changeling the gear shift drum because I need help
I pretty much just do videos of projects that come up on my bike and other vehicles. Hopefully I won’t need to change the gear shift drum on my bike, but if I do, I’ll definitely film it.
Thanks
how much antifreeze is needed? Manual say "Cooling system capacity 1.02 litres" Is it correct?
Yes, it's not very much. I didn't measure exactly on mine, but that sounds about right.
Ty
You’re welcome!
Im draining my coolant and putting Yamacool 60-40 in mine for the winter so it dont freeze. Do I need to flush out the cooling system or can I just pour the new coolant in after draining? Also is there a manual way to open the thermostat to get the coolant flowing?
I haven't ever used Yamacool, but I would suggest flushing the system any time you're changing coolant types. As far as the thermostat goes, the only way to open it is to get the coolant up to operating temp.
@@FixandMaintain I wanted to stick to Honda coolant but unfortunately they only do 50-50, the only premixed 60-40 i can find is by Yamaha, where I live it can drop to -45c , so i want to make sure my coolant dont freeze and cause issues. Thank you
You know where to get a radiator cap ?
I would check eBay for part #: 19045-KPC-D51
What do you use to keep plastics lookin so fresh
It’s always been kept in a garage, but also I don’t take it off road much. It has over 20k miles on it, but the vast majority has been on pavement.
Will anything happen to the bike if you just add coolant without doing a whole coolant change ?
If its not time to be changed and doesn’t look like it needs to be changed, but getting a little low, no problem. Just add 50/50 coolant and distilled water (or pre-mixed coolant) until it’s in the normal range (DO NOT mix types of coolant, make sure it’s the same brand/type!!!).
Coolant over time can become conductive by picking up trace amounts of metal and also the corrosion inhibitors it contains can lose their effectiveness. Thus the recommendation to change the coolant every 2 years/24,000 miles to reduce the chance of corrosion. Is every 2 years a bit too often to change coolant? Probably, but that’s what the engineers at Honda recommend.
Coolant leaks out of my radiator cap, any way to fix?
Does the seal on the cap still look like it is in good condition? If not, you can replace just the seal (part # 19055-KPC-D51) or if it looks ok then you may have to replace the whole cap (part # 19045-KPC-D51).
You know you used concentrate?
It turns out it is significantly cheaper to buy a gallon of concentrate and a gallon of distilled water to make 2 gallons of 50/50 mix. I prefer to use the container it came in to store it, hence the “50/50 mix” written in sharpie on the top of the container. I made extremely clear as I was adding coolant in the video to use a 50/50 mix, and the product link in the description is for a 50/50 coolant solution.
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You’re welcome!
Do you need to top off the overflow tank?
As long as it's in between the high and low marks on the overflow tank (when the engine is cold), you're good. I personally want it near the high mark when I've just changed it, in case there were any air bubbles that didn't come out during the change.
@@FixandMaintain Apparently I skipped the part of the video when you do fill it back up... haha
This is a great clip. Thank you!
nice vid, would be much better if you can use INTERNATIONAL standard measures. Nobody in the WORLD knows what a quart is, except from USAmericans. The metric system is so f....g easy, you have 10 fingers right? everything is based on 10. 1Liter is 1000milliliter, 1Liter of Water is 1KiloGramm weight, not rocket science
Thanks, and yes, I have started including both USC and Metric measurements in subsequent videos.
It’s also not rocket science to Google a Quart to Liter conversion…
I wish we could switch over to the Metric system here in the US, but unfortunately we’re not there yet.
@@FixandMaintain ok, and btw, why I should google a quart? next step is i google for stones, convert it to lbs and then into the metric system???? Its not my fault you are still working with the English Slavemaster Systems from Centuries ago. I just type something (i am having the time) and sometimes just disliking the videos.
@@FixandMaintain we dont ever sell gas or milk in Quarts . Everything is in ML's or litres ! a 4 L jug of milk is common . A Litre of Reg fuel at Costco now is $1.72 ( Ouch ! ) .... for a Nation like Canada where we swim in Nat Gas and crude oil ( its everywhere ! ) .... someone is making a killing !
@@moskito5864 How about you make your own video about metric unit oppression? Weirdo
Complain about an excellent free video? Weak sauce.@@moskito5864