Coolant

[Silver]

Newater is not distilled water.

[Jazz]

hi detach8

thanks for your valueable points. i like it. my knowledge is getting thicker & 'stronger'. how abt you guys? agree? :)

then i think u r right, my car is fine.

so, i dun hv to topup to my radiator.
so, i can topup tap water to my coolant reservoir to the Max Level in the morning (when it is cold). when the water is 'hot', it is ok to let it be above Max Level, it won't be overflow or hitting the coolant cap right?

one more thing, when i pour water to Radiator, the 'green' water got flow out, do i need to clean them so that it wont stay near the parts/areas surrounding it?

also, how do get the Radiator "flushed"? how easy to do it ourselves leh?

Regards.

Try not to open your radiator cap to top up, just pour at the reservoir can liao.

[Jazz]

Newater is not distilled water.

It recycled water. 

[Jazz]

Tap water not advisable as it will oxidised your radiator.

[darrylker]

Did not know abt our radiator cap...anyway I feel that this thread very informative for me, especially details abt coolant & radiator cap...will do some checks on my ride this weekend as its 3 mths since my last servicing...

[iagree]

Try not to open your radiator cap to top up, just pour at the reservoir can liao.

thank u for info dude.

[iagree]

Tap water not advisable as it will oxidised your radiator.

Jazz, then how? expensive or not if use Dil water? where to get? TCM using that aso?

Did not know abt our radiator cap...anyway I feel that this thread very informative for me, especially details abt coolant & radiator cap...will do some checks on my ride this weekend as its 3 mths since my last servicing...

yo darrylker

ya, ti is useful for me too. gd that i found out this issue early. i didnt pay attention to my Wira which i bought in 1998!!! sigh.
now my Latio, must learn.... more....... polish knowledge.

[Jazz]

Jazz, then how? expensive or not if use Dil water? where to get? TCM using that aso?

yo darrylker

ya, ti is useful for me too. gd that i found out this issue early. i didnt pay attention to my Wira which i bought in 1998!!! sigh.
now my Latio, must learn.... more....... polish knowledge.

Distilled water not expensive lah. No worry. 

[iagree]

Distilled water not expensive lah. No worry. 

Hi Jazz

Ya.
But tap water also can leh....
Sigh, really contradicting...

[Jazz]

Hi Jazz

Ya.
But tap water also can leh....
Sigh, really contradicting...

I mentioned tap water not advisable Bro, of coz can, but if you love your car, just buy distilled water to top up for ease of mind unless you are selling your ride soon. 

[iagree]

Those goods in Msia are becoming more expensive!!

http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/72146?tid=1

Coolant, i believe shld be selling at higher price there if the product is 'imported' from Japan or USA?

[iagree]

I mentioned tap water not advisable Bro, of coz can, but if you love your car, just buy distilled water to top up for ease of mind unless you are selling your ride soon. 

Yo.
I so scare lah.
If topup coolant reservior with distilled water, this water will eventually flow to the Radiator, any possible side effect or not?
I know the distilled water is "clean" water vs the tap water, so, should not have any big issue right?
Saturday, i just topup my coolant reservior to the "Max" level by using tap water at my house in Msia in the morning before i warm up the car, abt 1inch to the Max level, not much....

Regards.

[Jazz]

Yo.
I so scare lah.
If topup coolant reservior with distilled water, this water will eventually flow to the Radiator, any possible side effect or not?
I know the distilled water is "clean" water vs the tap water, so, should not have any big issue right?
Saturday, i just topup my coolant reservior to the "Max" level by using tap water at my house in Msia in the morning before i warm up the car, abt 1inch to the Max level, not much....

Regards.

As mentioned, distilled water is better to avoid oxidation in the radiator in the long run. But if wanna top up just for a fast run, tap water is alright as long the coolant content is there. Dun brood so much about this and you can get distilled water quite convenient and it not expensive. 

[CustomGolf]

Have been driving for 28 years, some of you might not have not been born and I have always been using normal tap water for radiator. Oxidation will still occur even if you're using distilled water. Tap water on the other hand might have some minerals in it but it's there in small quantity so it will not harm your radiator as long as coolant is present.

[NSman]

is there a ratio of mixing pure coolen water with distilled/tap water?? 80/20 or 50/50? or full coolen water.

who knows?

[detach8]

is there a ratio of mixing pure coolen water with distilled/tap water?? 80/20 or 50/50? or full coolen water.

who knows?

check the coolant bottle. some are 1/3 ratio, some are 1/2. it depends.

[Jazz]

is there a ratio of mixing pure coolen water with distilled/tap water?? 80/20 or 50/50? or full coolen water.

who knows?

No one put 100% coolant Bro, it acidic man.  

[iagree]

As mentioned, distilled water is better to avoid oxidation in the radiator in the long run. But if wanna top up just for a fast run, tap water is alright as long the coolant content is there. Dun brood so much about this and you can get distilled water quite convenient and it not expensive. 

Hi Jazz,

I know, it's inexpensive. Me newbie mah, but old bird like my dad who has been driving for almost 4o to 50yrs, they always use normtal tap water till to-date and has no complaint. May be distilled water is a better one for our Radiator. And, to them, as long as 'need to spend money' if there is a substitute, they would go for the zero cost barang. The mkt is getting worse liao, S$1 per bottle of distilled water is still costly leh, may be the seller their cost is 40cents per bottle only. We bear the different, siong hor...

60cents can buy sweets leh... dua biji for every 20cents :)

[iagree]

Have been driving for 28 years, some of you might not have not been born and I have always been using normal tap water for radiator. Oxidation will still occur even if you're using distilled water. Tap water on the other hand might have some minerals in it but it's there in small quantity so it will not harm your radiator as long as coolant is present.

Hi Golf, lau jiao leh....!
I think we just do it as per normal, follow what you said aso can loh. FOC mah.... that is impt...

Is it advisable to flush the reservoir and radiator in a fixed time interval (time range)? e.g. 2mths , 6mth once?

And, when we chg the coolant, the reservoir will be 'emptied' first and at the same time, the Radiator should be 'flush' before refill new coolant into coolant reservoir?

Thanks.

[Jazz]

Hi Jazz,

I know, it's inexpensive. Me newbie mah, but old bird like my dad who has been driving for almost 4o to 50yrs, they always use normtal tap water till to-date and has no complaint. May be distilled water is a better one for our Radiator. And, to them, as long as 'need to spend money' if there is a substitute, they would go for the zero cost barang. The mkt is getting worse liao, S$1 per bottle of distilled water is still costly leh, may be the seller their cost is 40cents per bottle only. We bear the different, siong hor...

60cents can buy sweets leh... dua biji for every 20cents :)

Bro,
1 thing I learnt. Our parents and our generation is different. Our parents used to whack us when we are naughty but now we use "ai de jiao yu" to our children right?

It the same debate why some prefer to use mineral oil over full synthetic oil and some pumped 92 instead of 98. We can eat chao kway tiao over a posh restaurant. So you are right it boil down to dollar and sense plus how much you willing to take care of your ride.