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detach8:
--- Quote from: NSman on June 30, 2008, 02:14:50 PM ---is there a ratio of mixing pure coolen water with distilled/tap water?? 80/20 or 50/50? or full coolen water.
who knows?
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check the coolant bottle. some are 1/3 ratio, some are 1/2. it depends.
Jazz:
--- Quote from: NSman on June 30, 2008, 02:14:50 PM ---is there a ratio of mixing pure coolen water with distilled/tap water?? 80/20 or 50/50? or full coolen water.
who knows?
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No one put 100% coolant Bro, it acidic man. :smile:
iagree:
--- Quote from: Jazz on June 30, 2008, 02:03:51 PM ---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. ;)
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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:
--- Quote from: CustomGolf on June 30, 2008, 02:10:01 PM ---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.
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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:
--- Quote from: iagree on June 30, 2008, 02:32:49 PM ---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 :)
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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. ;)
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