Coolant replacement.

Completed my coolant replacement project this morning along with oil/filter while I was in there.
Broke job down to disassembly last night, completion today. Glad I did it myself. Can't imagine what it would have cost at the dealership. Even with their expertise, how many techs have torn down VFR 8 gens?
Waiting on new Roadsmart for the front, the Sportmax only delivering apx 3300 miles and the middle is pretty thin.

 

be sure to recheck coolant level under the rad cap after your first ride [cold engine] and top up as necessary.

 

tearing off both cowlings again? It was full after 3+ minutes of idling and "burbing the air bubbles out

 

sometimes im over-cautious, yes

 

Why go to the trouble of pulling off the fairings again, no need to?

Just keep an eye on the Coolant Reserve Tank quantity under the seat and make sure this is topped up. The radiator will draw what it needs from the Reserve Tank and then settle down to a consistent level.
Keep a close eye on the level of the Reserve Tank for the next few rides then all should be OK.

Just curious - What coolant did you use for your 8gen.?

 

[QUOTE="Grum, post: 643344, member: 38848

Just curious - What coolant did you use for your 8gen.?[/QUOTE] A little tid bit I learned. If you stick with OEM, you can't be wrong. But OEM Honda Motorcycle coolant is expensive. A friend of mine who works for a Honda Car dealership, and used to work at the motorcycle dealership, told me that both coolants are the exact same product, with different labels. And the stuff you buy for the car is far cheaper than for the motorcycle.

 

A little tid bit I learned. If you stick with OEM, you can't be wrong. But OEM Honda Motorcycle coolant is expensive. A friend of mine who works for a Honda Car dealership, and used to work at the motorcycle dealership, told me that both coolants are the exact same product, with different labels. And the stuff you buy for the car is far cheaper than for the motorcycle.[/QUOTE]

I buy the Type 2 car coolant, it's specs are pretty much identical and I've never had any issues.

 

Personally, I'd take the bike out for a short ride sans fairing, then check it. Before my recent road trip I took off the lower and right side fairings only to check my coolant level under the rad cap.

 

^^ checking under the rad cap rather than the overflow bottle is better cuz there are a couple of reasons why the level in overflow might not be a correct example of coolant level.

[crack in line from rad to bottle or kink in line]

 

Yeah OK I guess anything is possible, but we are talking about an 8gen, a fairly recent model, unless it's an absolute bastard case of a bike there shouldn't be any issue with the reserve tank and its function. Simply topping up the reserve tank and keeping an eye on it over a few rides is really all he needs to do.
With my four vfr's I've owned I've only ever needed to access the radiator cap for coolant flush and fill, and as the Service Manual states coolant top up is done via the reserve tank, unless of course if you have cooling problems or suspect a faulty radiator cap. Same goes for all modern day cars.