Engine coolant: Is water enough?

**tidus1203** · June 19th, 2009 09:02 AM

Or do I have to go get those commercially (Prestone etc.) available coolants? They come in different colors ano ba ok?

**ghosthunter** · June 19th, 2009 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

Or do I have to go get those commercially (Prestone etc.) available coolants? They come in different colors ano ba ok?

Coolants have anti-rust and anti-boilover additives. Typically any will do. Just check how much water you have to mix with the coolant. Typical wuold be 50/50 mix but there are some that might require a different ratio.

**woohoo** · June 19th, 2009 09:06 AM

Meron ding variants which are ready to use (No water needed, pre-mixed na).

But usually, I'd go for the concentratres, I think they give more bang for your buck.

**tidus1203** · June 19th, 2009 09:12 AM

Concentrates? What's that?

**ghosthunter** · June 19th, 2009 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

Concentrates? What's that?

Just like concentrated juice drinks... mix it with water. You just don't drink the coolant mix.

**tidus1203** · June 19th, 2009 09:22 AM

Or gargle with it

Muka kasing mouth wash yung engine coolant eh

**uls** · June 19th, 2009 09:25 AM

buy Glycoshell from any Shell station

add water

**shadow** · June 19th, 2009 09:28 AM

just buy yun mga pre mixed na, para wala ng hassle pa mag mix ng water...

**meledson** · June 19th, 2009 09:42 AM

Pure water is OK. But in the long run coolants are much better kasi the cooling system will be protected from rust, coolants has higer boiling point than water and they can "carry" more heat to cool the engine.