Truckster (Vic) replied:

Have used it in the Fire Service, and on the garden, but not in a radiator!

Sounds to me to be dodgey.. cant see how it would work in this application

Wazza (Vic) replied:

Flash

Bought a bottle of it to keep the temps down on my Triumph 955 Daytona that used run a bit hot at the traffic lights. It is supposed to work by making the coolant more thermally efficient and better able to transfer heat. (not a real scientific expanation, but I think that is the gist of it).

My mechanic at Triumph told me not to use it on that particular engine because of the alloy used in the motor condtruction and he was worried about adverse reactions, yada, yada... so I gave it to my mate to keep his commodore cool.

It is imported by Redline Oils, I think they are in Moorabin from memory as I bought it direct from them.

Their web page: Redline Water Wetter

A quick searck on Google for "Redline Water Wetter", shows some guys say it works, other say it doesn't. Also shows you it is $US 8 a bottle over there.

Wazza.

Member - Chris M (QLD) replied:

From the sounds of it, if you put it in with conjunction with dual hiclones, you will get 25% more power, 25% better fuel efficiency and less wear on your tyres due to cooler temps.

I'm the same Flash, very skeptical of these products until otherwise proven!

rolande replied:

Flash,
Not guaranteeing this is what they are trying to sell, but the general use of wetting agents is that they break down the bonding of the water and allow it to "stick" to whatever it is contained in, rather than to itself. We always used wetting agent for cleaning developer off photographs before putting it in the next step of the process. What did we use - sunlight dishwashing liquid. Not saying you are buying this but i think the theory behind it will be the same
Rolande

Moz replied:

Flash,
Just one point to consider, why would you want your engine to
run 10 degrees cooler?
Engines are designed to run at a particular temperature and engine
manufactures go to a lot of effort to ensure this.
Incorrect operating temperature effects engine wear, fuel efficiency and emissions.
If an engine is running hotter than normal the root cause needs to
be found instead of using a 'quick-fix' like these products.
Just my 2 cents.

Cheers,
Moz