Questions in keeping our Car Cool during Summer Time

[mbeige]

guys may mali ..

did you all noticed binebenta majority ng mga coolant dito satin is ANTI-FREEZ .. dba dapat sa bansang may mga winter climate dapat yun?

napansin ko lang .. hehe

diba dapat anti-boil?

Anti-freeze and coolant are the same. It actually provides help both ways - lowers freezing point so the car can remain in cool environments longer and the water in the cooling system won't freeze, as well as increase the boiling point as I mentioned earlier, while still providing anti-corrosive properties.

*Some* coolants do not have the anti-corrosive properties, because some coolants are the generic type - they have the basic necessities of what you need but lack the more important stuff - hence the lower price commonly found on these. That's why it's best to purchase the correct OE coolant for your vehicle because chances are they have the best ingredients specifically made for your car.

Just be careful in handling anti-freeze because it's toxic, and has been said to smell sweet so animals will likely be lured to its smell and possibly drink it. As always when doing repairs be careful, also when opening the radiator cap on a hot engine always use a rag and open at the first detent, to release the pressure, then once it's free open it all the way.

Also make sure your radiator cap is in good working order. If not sure, replace na lang since it's relatively cheap. Find out first what rating it has (usually it's in bar, 1.1, 1.3, etc) so get a cap that's either the same rating, or higher. If the upper radiator hose looks like it's been sucked in by its own self, and coolant loss is observed, then it's a bad radiator cap.

Hope that helps...

[Memphis Raines]

^^^as much as possible don;t park under the sun, hanap ka ng covered parking

Simply one of the best things you can do for your car on extremely hot days

[s_quilicot]

bakit SM supermalls ngayong summer pa nag trim ng mga puno sa parking lot? agaw trip din ah ..

[speedyfix]

i can't believe that the myth of coolant being bad for the cooling system is still being propagated.

it must be some big conspiracy kaya nilalagyan ng coolant yung cooling system ng kotse ng lahat ng manufacturers.

[adventure]

siyempre mas ok ang tint para di makita kung ib kasama mo sa loob kaya heavily tinted ako eh..hahaha

[mazdamazda]

i just dont trust coolant, 100% distilled water. Ang recommend ng mga radiator shop, common probem kaya nagbabara ang radiator dahil sa coolant; maybe misused, wrong mixture or no pms on coolant.

anyway its up to if you want to add coolant, in the long run you will see the effect of using coolant.

110,000 km for the Rav4.

100,000 km for the 323.

Both are using coolants... no problem whatsoever.

And I'd rather believe those Japanese engineers than your average backyard radiator shop.


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[Esnie.com]

110,000 km for the Rav4.

100,000 km for the 323.

Both are using coolants... no problem whatsoever.

And I'd rather believe those Japanese engineers than your average backyard radiator shop.


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YOU ARE VERY LUCKY BOY TO HAVE THAT!!! anyway 100kms too early to determine...........

285kms 1985 190E benz we never used coolant, 100% distilled water.

[padyak]

yung iba kaya ayaw ng coolant kasi binubutas daw niyan yung radiator...bakit? once kasi na maraming deposits yung rad niyo at bigla kang nag coolant, e tanggal nga naman deposits at rust, kaya ninipis yung rad nyo ngayon at mabubutas(dahil dun sa mga kinain ng kalawang). pero kung sigurado ka na malinis yung rad mo aba e mag coolant ka na mas maganda. pero kung ok sayo distilled water ok din yan wala pang deposits. ako since 3rd owner na ko nung sasakyan ko ngayon e distilled lang muna, mahirap na. opinion ko lang.

[youngrider]

Di naman sa binubutas ng 'coolant' yung radiator, butas na talaga ito the first place, the thing is, water as is, has high surface tension. Di agad ito nagle-leak sa micro cracks or holes.

Once, nilagyan mo ng 'coolant yan' which has lower surface tension, dun mabubunyag ang katotohanan.

[kernelsalonpas]

so myth lang talaga that coolants can cause gradual damage sa cylinder head and other parts na nadadaluyan ng cooling system? i've been using a mixture of coolant and distilled water para lang hindi masyado matapang ang kulay ng coolant... green na green e. hehe.
.. tsaka syempre natakot din dun sa narinig ko before... -_-"