Regular water or distilled water to mix with coolant?
09-13-2007, 06:39 AM
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Regular water or distilled water to mix with coolant?
hi, my dad's car uses this coolant called Shell Glycoshell. on the bottle it says you can mix it 1:1 with water for it to work up to -38 C. can i use regular water, or must it be distilled (what someone told me).
or should I just pour it in undiluted? that's what the service advisor at his dealer said to do when topping up, but i poured in 2 quarts last night, so it's more than just a "top up".
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or should I just pour it in undiluted? that's what the service advisor at his dealer said to do when topping up, but i poured in 2 quarts last night, so it's more than just a "top up".
Thanks!
09-13-2007, 06:43 AM
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50/50 mix, distilled water/coolant. You can use plain "clean" water but it will
over time cause, or help cause deposits/mineral/rust issues. So distilled water, unless you plan a coolant flush soon anyway or something.
09-13-2007, 06:49 AM
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It's fine to not dilute when it's a cup to two, but in reality you should always dilute it.
That said, you're probably just fine and well leaving ti the way it is. The mix is not *that* critical really. Better a hair strong on the coolant side than the other way around... at least here in Maine where it get really cold.
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