Water, as we know, comes from various sources such as rain, river, well, bore-hole, tap, ocean, lagoon etc. you can name it. However, as human being take water for digestion and to aid our normal body temperature, vehicles also make use of water to aid their temperature. The issue is, car owners do not bother about what water is best for their car as to most people, water is water so far it is not dirty and as far as vehicles are concerned.

A lot of people have caused damage to their cars ranging from rust in the radiator to partial clogging of the radiator hose and particles settling down the reservoir. People in the Lagos Island area would ordinarily not see anything bad in using water from their wells or boreholes to fill their radiator as coolant whereas water in that area has high concentrate of salinity (salt water) which is capable of causing corrosion within the radiator. Likewise, people who often enjoy the government-provided pipe-borne water in their areas will not think twice when filling their car radiator with this type of water from water corporation. The pipe borne water is a treated kind of water, meaning that chlorine and other necessary compounds must have been added to the water to make it portable for human consumption, not for car consumption.

The point here is not to say that these types of water is totally bad for vehicle consumption, as a matter of fact, no vehicle manufacturer has ever condemned using any water from the above mentioned sources for cars. They are the most easily accessible water for any car user to apply to the radiator. Having talked about different waters and their possible effect on the radiator, the big question now is what water then is best for a car? The answer is probably the most unexpected one - water that drop from the Air conditioner!

Water from the air-conditioner, either the split unit, window unit or any kind, does not contain any mineral composition that may cause irritation to your car unlike the natural water from well or bore-hole. To get air-conditioner (A/C) water in a sufficient quantity, a bucket can be placed to collect the water from the hose that convey the water from the A/C. The water may be stored in a jerrycan from where you take the needed quantity for your car's radiator each time you need to fill it. It is best to fill the radiator via the reservoir and be sure not to go beyond the maximum level as indicated on the reservoir. It is also not good to keep filling the radiator even after it has been filled to the brim and start spilling, this is because when the water gets very hot, it expands and if there is no enough space for the expanded water to occupy, it will put unnecessary pressure on your radiator cap. Rain water too is good for car but it is not always in constant supply as seasons change, where will you get rain water during the dry season or summer?

Conclusion, always ensure that your car is not starved of water and ensure you check your car water or coolant level (if yours uses coolant) as recommended by manufacturers or car experts and depending on how far you drive the car regularly. You don't necessarily have to keep opening the radiator cap everyday as that can cause the cap to lose its pressure holding capacity.

Enjoy your rides!



NB: Please note that AC water is not to be consumed by human!

Save urself the stress. Just use coolant

greenhulk:
Save urself the stress. Just use coolant

Exactly ooooooo!!!!!!

I think the write-up should be edited and made to talk on what kind of water to mix with coolant before filling your radiator.

Person go use at least N1million buy motor finish come dey pour water inside radiator!!!!

Issorite......

Water no matter the type of water be it "heavenly" is good for your car, vehicles were never designed to be cooled with water, coolant is the best way to go even of you have to mix it with coolant because the coolant displaces the corroding effect of water.