No need. The stuff is good for 30k miles. Keep the rest of it for the next time you need it.
AMSOIL Dominator Coolant Boost
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I don't know if I posted this before, but I figured I'd share this here so people would get a better understanding of how this product works. One misconception that people have is that your temperature gauge tells you the temperature of your engine. This is not true. The temp gauge simply tells you the temp of your coolant. The oil temp will be different, and the actual cylinder head or engine block temp will be different, with wildly varying temperature ranges depending on what part of the engine you're looking at.
My buddy's car has the ability to scan for both water temp and cylinder head temp. Here's what his scan pulled up, WITH the use of the coolant boost.
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As you can see, cylinder head temp is actually 198F while coolant temp was only 165F. This means that there is a gap of 33 degrees between the coolant temp and the actual cylinder head temp, and would have been even higher without the coolant boost. Remember, it is the coolant that dissipates heat into the cabin through the heater core. It is the coolant that cools the turbo. It is the coolant that dissipates heat through the radiator.
What this product does is that it closes that gap. More heat will be pulled from the cylinder head into the coolant, so the coolant will get warm sooner than it normally would. Not only will there be more heat to dissipate into the heater core to warm up the cabin in the winter, but the coolant boost will also allow more heat to be dissipated through the heater core. The end result is that your engine may take longer to warm up, but you will receive heat in the cabin faster.
Of course, this will also keep the engine and turbo running cooler, which reduces knock and improves turbo longevity.
My buddy's car has the ability to scan for both water temp and cylinder head temp. Here's what his scan pulled up, WITH the use of the coolant boost.
As you can see, cylinder head temp is actually 198F while coolant temp was only 165F. This means that there is a gap of 33 degrees between the coolant temp and the actual cylinder head temp, and would have been even higher without the coolant boost. Remember, it is the coolant that dissipates heat into the cabin through the heater core. It is the coolant that cools the turbo. It is the coolant that dissipates heat through the radiator.
What this product does is that it closes that gap. More heat will be pulled from the cylinder head into the coolant, so the coolant will get warm sooner than it normally would. Not only will there be more heat to dissipate into the heater core to warm up the cabin in the winter, but the coolant boost will also allow more heat to be dissipated through the heater core. The end result is that your engine may take longer to warm up, but you will receive heat in the cabin faster.
Of course, this will also keep the engine and turbo running cooler, which reduces knock and improves turbo longevity.
I tried shooting you a PM with a picture of my coolant tank after my drive home from work, don't know if it went through or not, but I figured it would be helpful to others if I just posted it in this thread. Anyway, here's a picture of my coolant levels on my 2015 Cruze LT after my 18 mile ride home from work. Keep in mind I added the coolant boost a couple of nights ago, and ended up adding a little more than half the bottle. Too much? Looks good? Do I have to remove some? What does everyone think?
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