Can I use mineral water for coolant?
Unless the water in the radiator boils, the mineral content won’t do any real harm. Better would be to use distilled water or demineralized water.
Do I need to use distilled water in my radiator?
The question comes up: Do I use regular tap water when mixing my coolant and water together? No, you should use distilled water or better yet, de-ionized water. The reason for this is that tap water has minerals that can deform deposits inside the radiator and the cooling system passages of your engine.
What type of water do you mix with coolant?
distilled water
Always mix it with distilled water. And the way you do that is before you pour anything back into the cooling system or put it in at any time, you mix coolant and distilled water fifty-fifty, then you put the mix in.
What happens if you use water instead of coolant?
If you were to just use water rather than the coolant mixture, high temperatures inside the motor would easily boil that water and cause it to evaporate, meaning you’d quickly have no coolant at all and the engine would easily overheat.
Can you add water to Dexcool?
On GM’s own consumer site, the debate regarding its Dexcool antifreeze continues. And in mixing any antifreeze with water for a 50/50 mix, the use of distilled water is highly recommended. I mix it with distilled water and some water wetter from Redline. GM service procedures simply state ‘clean drinking water’.
Can I put distilled water in coolant reservoir?
The short answer is no, you can’t mix tap water with engine coolant. Distilled water can work, but it is not ideal. Soft water is the best solution.
Can I run straight water in my radiator?
Running just water in your car’s radiator will guarantee overheating and damage, including to your cylinder heads and engine block. And most tap water contains minerals that will leave deposits inside the radiator, causing corrosion, shortening its life and further diminishing its ability to cool.
Can I mix bottled water with coolant?
If you don’t have coolant available, you should top up your radiator with the highest quality water that you have. Ideally, this would be distilled water. You can also use bottled water or tap water.
Will straight water in radiator cause overheating?
Modern engines operate at higher temperatures. Running just water in your car’s radiator will guarantee overheating and damage, including to your cylinder heads and engine block.
What happens if I add water to 50/50 coolant?
You aren’t really protecting anything by doing it. You’re just putting a weak form of antifreeze into your cooling system, which will drop the freeze point a few degrees, but won’t stop it from freezing. 50/50 coolant is ready to use. Don’t add water to it.
What color is DexCool coolant?
orange
The main way to tell the difference between Dex-Cool and regular antifreeze is that Dex-Cool is typically orange, whereas antifreeze is usually green.
What can I mix with Dexcool?