| Author | Message | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 413 Registered: 3-2002 |
Water Wetter allows the water to pick up heat faster from your engine... so, if your water was running cool before (below the temp that gets the fans going, for example), then its certainly possible that the water temp would increase 10F. But if your water is up to the point the thermostat kicks in, then unless Water Wetter is affecting your thermostat's action, it shouldn't have any impact on water temp. Either way, WW should *reduce* oil temperature... maybe 10-15'F. And that's the real goal of that coolant stuff anyway... to get the heat out of your engine. | ||
| Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Advanced Member Username: Parkerfe Post Number: 2989 Registered: 9-2001 |
I too have used it in my cars for several years and noticed a slight drop in water temp. | ||
| Robert Rothschild (Rothschild)
New member Username: Rothschild Post Number: 38 Registered: 6-2002 |
worked for me, in general noticed a 10 degree drop in average temp after using it. Just enough to ease my mind in traffic on a typical hot summer day. | ||
| 89TCab (Jmg)
Member Username: Jmg Post Number: 560 Registered: 9-2001 |
w/regard to resorting to it - I did not add WW because I had an overheating problem, I added it because I had heard good things about it and I do drive my car almost everyday...sitting in traffic is something that happens so helping my system out seemed like a positive idea. And I know Dave was not picking on anyone but just wanted to indicate that the system was good before, and I feel better now. - JMG | ||
| Bill V (Doc)
Member Username: Doc Post Number: 435 Registered: 9-2001 |
I used WW in my '85 308 this Summer and it has run a bit cooler than usual. | ||
| Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member Username: Rexrcr Post Number: 813 Registered: 11-2002 |
 Used it for years. | ||
| dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 1833 Registered: 5-2001 |
I have only used water wetter in my motorcycle and it seemed to help some. Agree wtih Frank though, get the rest of the system thoroughly serviced and checked out before resorting to it. I had my radiator cleaned on the outside and inside, and have had no problems sitting in 90+ degree traffic with aircon on in my 328. | ||
| Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Advanced Member Username: Parkerfe Post Number: 2980 Registered: 9-2001 |
I believe the 308 owner was Mitchell Defrancis who often posts on FC. I thought the story was interesting because all the problems I had with the water temp in my Boxer before I found out it was just a dirty radiator. | ||
| Barry Wolinsky (308gtb)
Member Username: 308gtb Post Number: 679 Registered: 2-2002 |
I remember this topic came up about a year ago: http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/256120/70387.html | ||
| 89TCab (Jmg)
Member Username: Jmg Post Number: 559 Registered: 9-2001 |
Ran for the first time in the Ferrari Challenge Rally this August with WW. I can report my temps never (that's never) exceeded mid temp dispite running *hard* all day in temperatures exceeding 100 ambient at various altitudes. By hard, I mean at speed and in a lower gear than I might normally run for daily driving. Total mileage was around 1000 miles. Before adding, I can report that this was not the case and the Pacific Northwest is never blessed with weather so warm. - JMG | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Member Username: Beast Post Number: 341 Registered: 5-2003 |
Water wetter does the job that it is advertised it does. i use it it all of my personal vehicles and never have had any problems with it. | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1681 Registered: 4-2002 |
Nothing but good for water wetter here. Car normally runs 'below 90' (the markings are soooo vague.....), except when outside is 100+, A/C on, and pulling hills (all at same time). Under such conditions, the temp was getting near scary, but not actually overheating. After adding WW, temp gauge under similar conditions maxes out covering the right side of the '0' in 90. | ||
| JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member Username: Jrvall Post Number: 2427 Registered: 11-2002 |
Nope...never heard that one before. Was he certian there was no air trapped in the radiator giving him the problem? Sometimes if air is trapped nothing, including WW will help until all the air is out. | ||
| Greg Rodgers (Joechristmas)
Member Username: Joechristmas Post Number: 809 Registered: 3-2001 |
Nope. I put it in one of my 308s to try it out and it stays below halfway now. It did drop the temp. I didn't have a running hot issue but I think it works well. | ||
| Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Advanced Member Username: Parkerfe Post Number: 2972 Registered: 9-2001 |
I was just told by an independant Ferrari mechanic that Water Wetter will increase the water temp. of mid engine/front radiator cars. He claims that when he put Water Wetter in a customers 308 at the customer's request that the water temp. increased by 10f . After flushing it out and replacing with just a 50/50 coolant/water mixture, the water temp went back down 10f . Has anyone else had that experience ? |