water-coolant ratio??

[kools]

I’m planning to drain my radiator and how much coolant should I put? May ratio ba ang tubig at coolant na ilalagay? Thanks in advance. panigurado lang para sa long drive.... iwas over heat.

[wren]

most owner's manual would say 50/50, pero sa hot places like RP, i'd go with 80/20 or even 90/10 (distilled water/coolant). konting coolant lang naman kelangan mo to prevent corrosion.

[mcbry]

toyota sell pre-mix coolant (50/50 ratio yata ito). we use 50/50 distilled-water/coolant ratio.

[kools]

di po ba ang coolant is just to prevent over heating??? tama po ba ko??? taka lang me kong ano talaga gamit ng coolant just for preventing corrosion lang???? thanks po sa reply

[mr._bator]

coolants just prevents water from boiling. kasi coolant raises the boiling point of water above 100 celcius. kapag nagboil kasi ang water,it will produce steam, magcreate sya ng pressure sa loob ng radiator. e wala naman exhausta ang steam, pwede magleak water sa gasket inside the engine, plus if water boils, it lessens the effectivity of water to cool the engine

[niky]

Oo nga... I've been looking this up, since I used to think 100% or 90% water is best... it's actually the opposite... 50/50 is optimum, as it raises the boiling point of water about 6 degrees... 70% coolant raises the boiling point 13 degrees.

There are special coolants for sale that allow you to use 100% coolant (waterless system). Ford uses this on the new Focus, and it has a lifetime guarantee. Some of the Miata club boys also run a waterless coolant system in their cars for track use.

Of note: these special coolants ARE NOT the same as the off-the-shelf stuff.

So, in answer to the original question? 50/50 ka nalang, dude.

[momoyster]

its best to refer to your owner's manual for the proper mix ratio. if you want a hassle-free application, there are some products that are already pre-mixed (50-50 ratio already) like peak (saw it dati sa price smart fort boni); pag pre-mixed kasi just pour it into your radiator and no more need for observing mix ratios

[Galactus]

Also, most coolants contain anti-rust chemicals, so they help protect your radiator.

[buknoy2002]

what will happen if 30 coolant n 70 water?

overheat?

[alnr]

ilang liters ba ang radiator? so kung 50/50 mixture, ilang liters ng distilled water and coolant, also what brand of coolant.

thanks!!

[mcbry]

buknoy, hindi naman mag overheat yung sasakyan pag walang coolant (only water). most jeepney hindi naman gumagamit ng coolant pero hindi naman nag ooverheat. kahit nga yung lancer box type namin hindi din nag overheat kahit distilled water lang gamit namin.

alnr, best thing to do is to check your owner's manual. depende din kasi kung ilan yung laman ng radiator sa sasakyan mo. or pwede din drain mo yung laman ng radiator then fill it with water by liter. para ma measure mo ilang liter ang kasya. then drain the water again and this time fill it with 50/50 mixture of coolant and distilled water. what i did before was I use an empty 1 liter bottle then fill half a liter of distilled water and half a liter of coolant. then saka ko binuhos sa radiator until mapuno yung radiator and sa max ng reservoir.

[alnr]

mcbry, thanks ha. check ko manual nung auto. ok din yung suggestion mo

[quiksie]

pano kung 100% coolant pwede ba?

[adamsapple]

toyota sell pre-mix coolant (50/50 ratio yata ito). we use 50/50 distilled-water/coolant ratio.

Brod pwedeng magtanong magkano ba ang coolant sa toyota,caltex,prestone etc?salamat

[prinsipe]

reviving an old thread...sorry for this guys...

san nilalagay ang Engine Coolant? dun ba sa container na nakalagay "coolant only"?

Thanks!

[OTEP]

You fill both the radiator and the reservoir (jug) with the correct mix on most vehicles (separate cap for radiator and reservoir). If the coolant reservoir and the radiator have only one cap, that is where you fill.

I use 50/50 so I don't have to worry so much about diluting the mixture during top-ups.

[Psylocke]

taka lang me kong ano talaga gamit ng coolant just for preventing corrosion lang???? thanks po sa reply

Meron. Caltex Radiator Conditioner. No antifreeze properties. It's what I use on my watercooled computer.

[userfriendly]

Can you mix different brands of coolant but same type or not? Ex caltex mix with prestone. Also if the manual says use dexcool type coolant will it matter if i use a different type say ethyl glycol?

[XTO]

Normally 50/50 ang recommended ratio ng manufacturer but you can

decrease it to 80/20 because tropical climates like Pinas, useless na

ang properties niya to prevent freezing so the anti-boil and rust properties

na lang ang habol natin.

[niky]

Actually, coolant is recommended even in tropical weather. Tech&tuner did an excellent article on this, also.

Basically, at 50/50, your boiling point is raised higher, so your fluid will have less chance to boil over, at lower ratios, the boiling point of the fluid is lower, and the possibility of having water boil at cavitation points within the engine increases.

While it's possible to run engines on 100% water, a 50/50 mix will give you much better performance.

And like I said a few posts (and a few months) back, there are already systems using 100% coolant (not off-the-shelf stuff, special coolant), and the guy I talked to who uses it for his racing car says it gives much better performance than a mix.