coolant or w/out coolant?

**spidey1211** · June 20th, 2005 11:14 PM

mga dudes!

any thoughts/ideas kung mas effective ba kung 100% pure distilled water(wilkins) ang nakalagay sa radiator or mixed?

**ILuvDetailing** · June 20th, 2005 11:19 PM

you should put a 50% coolant and 50% distilled water or you can refer to your car's manual for the correct mixture. Purpose of the coolant is to increase the boiling point of water and prevent corrosion in the cooling system, AFAIK.

**chain** · June 21st, 2005 12:05 AM

AFAIK, put in the coolant.

**wilcats** · June 21st, 2005 12:10 AM

dpat ba distilled? ahehehe ordinary tap h20 lng kc minsan nlalagay ko ahahaha.

**falken** · June 21st, 2005 12:21 AM

Use 50% coolant and 50% distilled water.

**mbt** · June 21st, 2005 12:26 AM

use a 50/50 coolant mix for maximum radiator and cooling system life

**Sheep** · June 21st, 2005 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by wilcats

dpat ba distilled? ahehehe ordinary tap h20 lng kc minsan nlalagay ko ahahaha.

it is not advisable to use tap water on your radiator there would be residue build up...

**goldencoil** · June 21st, 2005 07:47 AM

Guys, sorry for the ignorance pero ngayon ko lang din nalaman na may combination din pala yan. Sabi nyo, 50 % distilled and 50 % coolant.

Ano yung coolant? Isang chemical ba yan? May brand ba kayo na mare recommend? Magkano kaya yun?

**1D4LV** · June 21st, 2005 09:09 AM

*goldencoil: coolant contains a chemical called Ethylene Glycol/Polyethylene Glycol. in which, the boiling point is almost triple than of water (water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade). it also protects your radiator for rust and corrosion..

brands, madaming maganda dyan. almost pare-pareho naman ingredients nyan (as i've stated above). personally, i use glycoshell (from shell).

the most important is to follow the 50% water-coolant mixture. and never mix different types of engine coolant. You can damage or further reduce your car radiator’s efficiency by mixing the different types. Before you change types, thoroughly drain and flush your cooling system.

**conzky** · June 21st, 2005 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by wilcats

dpat ba distilled? ahehehe ordinary tap h20 lng kc minsan nlalagay ko ahahaha.

advisable tlaga ang distilled water in your radiator because it is free from minerals. ordinary tap water is full of minerals like salt which, with constant heat, will solidify and clog the radiator.