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Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by acaolly1(m): 7:48am On Feb 04, 2018 |
peacettw: There is no best coolant than water... This is one of those promos to sell some products. I have been using water for my car radiator for more than 7years and the engine never overheat nor get damaged. 4 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by preciousfeb(m): 7:48am On Feb 04, 2018 |
This is quite informative but not 100% correct. U can top up your radiator with water. It is recommended that radiator/water percentage should be 50/50. Using only coolant with damage your engine as well as using only water. An accurate mixture of both is the best option. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Originalsly: 7:50am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Much needed info. Soooo many people believe water is the recommended coolant and coolant is a luxury. Then we be asking why there are soo many vehicle fires especially on highways. |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by tunddy(m): 7:51am On Feb 04, 2018 |
nice talk.....but how many people will adhere to that ? ![]() ![]() |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by kevoh(m): 7:54am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Over here in Abuja there's little to no hold up that will cause overheating. Water it is for me. Then coolant maybe once in a while! |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by bettercreature(m): 8:00am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Originalsly:Overheating has nothing to do with different between water and coolant Either you use coolant or water it will dry up if your engine is faulty 2 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by AutoJoshNG: 8:01am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Rigel95: Add a can of coolant and don't forget to check your vehicle manual before you take an action. |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Originalsly: 8:20am On Feb 04, 2018 |
bettercreature:Really??..and if your engine is not faulty? Just curious....are you a kazeem? 1 Like |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by peacettw: 8:21am On Feb 04, 2018 |
acaolly1: Come to think of it, I never used coolant in my first car at least for 10 years and counting. But for my second car, I have been using coolant on the advice of our mechanic who explained that it works better than water. I was only forced to use water today cos its a Sunday and I can't buy any coolant anywhere. 1 Like |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Rigel95(m): 8:23am On Feb 04, 2018 |
AutoJoshNG:Thanks. |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by kelechi50: 8:27am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Please my vehicle has no place to show up the heat level on the dashboard and my mechanic advised me to change the radiator from single cell to double cell, please I need your advice @op |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by marylandcakes: 8:29am On Feb 04, 2018 |
I do half and half, I pour water half way and fill it up with engine coolant, is this good? |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Nobody: 8:31am On Feb 04, 2018 |
AutoJoshNG: Person never buy fuel finish, na to begin buy engine coolant to be replace water in the radiator. 4 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by DaudaAbu(m): 8:34am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Pls what is the preferred brand of coolant for car engines. Is it the Abro can type? The one sold by Total? Or that Ab rand... Pl respond @Autojosh |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by bigass123(m): 8:34am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Quite Informative |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by aAK1(m): 8:47am On Feb 04, 2018 |
A healthy cooling system will do 90/95°c no matter what you use. The only accurate point in this writup is that coolant prevents corrosion. And for all of you toping your coolant every now and then,you need to see your mechanic. My 206 will go for months without topping 5 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by phreakabit(m): 8:53am On Feb 04, 2018 |
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Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Soulseeker01(m): 8:54am On Feb 04, 2018 |
As i no get money for Coolant now ..wetin make do? |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Soulseeker01(m): 8:57am On Feb 04, 2018 |
phreakabit:thats correct bro...mine can go 8months without topping anytin 1 Like |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by bettercreature(m): 8:58am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Originalsly:Your water is still intact after 5years if the engine is healthy |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by FabioPeter: 9:11am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Hardly open my bonnet, I check my dashboard. |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by FabioPeter: 9:13am On Feb 04, 2018 |
kelechi50: What model/year of car do you drive. Why didn’t the manufacturer put a double cell? |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by AutoJoshNG: 9:24am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Mrkumareze: Note: The engine coolant is a mixture of water and anticorrosion/antifreeze. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by larrywax: 9:26am On Feb 04, 2018 |
The waste water from your home Air Condition can also be used as it would have been demineralized. 6 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by unimagin: 9:26am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Legendaryheroe:Exactly, most cars don't need coolant cos it corrodes the engine. The truth is that your car don't really need daily/weekly/monthly top-up if your all things are normal in the car. Anytime u open your radiator and observe shortage of water, believe me something is wrong. When a car already have overheat problem, even if you pour 2 gallons of coolant it will still overheat until the problem is solved. For the past 10months now I've not added a drop of water or coolant in my radiator cos my radiator water level is still at the brim. 3 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by DukeNija(m): 9:26am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Trippletriangle: Change your radiator |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by DukeNija(m): 9:29am On Feb 04, 2018 |
peacettw: Madam ‘you have tayed’ in this driving game o. 10 years ![]() Did your car overheat during this period? The first car |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by cbngov01(m): 9:34am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Last time I filled my pathfinder with coolant, it started heating up once I'm in traffic.came back on Naira Land and read reasons for overheating and remedy.so I got wash the radiator and took it for radiator flushing.filled it up with water and zoula! Water is bae jooooor! |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by AutoJoshNG: 9:39am On Feb 04, 2018 |
DaudaAbu: You can use any. Abro is about the most popular in Nigeria. Use same colour of coolant that came with the car if it came with any. |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by dingbang(m): 9:40am On Feb 04, 2018 |
We wey dey use legedez benz dey waka, make we drink coolant too? 4 Likes |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by AutoJoshNG: 9:47am On Feb 04, 2018 |
kelechi50: Let's know the vehicle. Some vehicles use digital display that require you to push some buttons to navigate to the coolant temperature gauge. |
Re: Don't Top-up Your Radiator With Water. Use Engine Coolant by Nobody: 10:00am On Feb 04, 2018 |
nice one,I have learnt some things |
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