And stating distilled water is "acidic" is really a misnomer. It is so slightly acidic as to be negligible. Its pH is between 6. While this doesn't really answer the question, it doesn't provide useful information, either. Dave Brown Dave Brown 9 1 1 bronze badge.
How on earth can distilled water have vinegar? He got sound information and advice. Why don't you taste some and tell me what you think. Distilled water has water and only water. That is the whole idea behind it. It does not contain gold bricks, vinegar, winning lottery tickets or anything else. Well then it does the same thing vinegar does- my mistake- the way it tastes would sure say otherwise- but fair enough.
The point is it does what I said it does. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Version labels for answers. Related 6. Hot Network Questions. Question feed. Accept all cookies Customize settings. Antifreeze is a chemical, ethylene glycol, which is found in most premixed engine coolants that are ready to be added to your vehicle.
To reiterate, your options here are to purchase a premixed engine coolant that is ready to be added to your empty, clean, engine coolant compartment in your car. Or you can purchase anti-freeze and mix a ratio with softened water. Always read the mixing instructions to verify safety procedures and mixing ratios which may vary from brand to brand. I have included some information further along in this article to help you clean out your engine coolant system of all old, used and dirty coolant and to help you dispose of it properly.
Please be sure to keep your used and replacement coolant away from animals it tastes sweet to them and they will drink it. Now that we understand the fundamental differences between engine coolant and antifreeze this question is much more manageable. Some engine coolant will come premixed from the store and is ready to be added to your vehicle as is. It does not need to be added to water. If you are not sure if you have purchased a premixed engine coolant, check the instructions on the label.
Generally your car will be labeled near the fill spot as well showing what color of engine coolant is recommended. They are traditionally green or orange.
Antifreeze is a pure substance that does need to be mixed with equal parts water to make an acceptable engine coolant. What type of water everyone?? Be sure to follow all safety precautions detailed by the manufacturer as well.
Remember that this stuff is toxic and can kill mammals that drink it. The properties of water shift when forming a solution with antifreeze. The temperature at which it boils increases. This makes it better at withstanding heat and in turn improves its ability to cool down what it comes in contact with.
Water is an excellent conductor meaning it receives energy, or heat, well. When you add antifreeze to the mix it becomes even better at conducting by nature of the boiling point increasing. Essentially the fluid solution can retain more heat before being converted into a gaseous state. Antifreeze is also a carrier for several additives that reduce the solutions corrosive effects. These additives may include but are not limited to sodium silicate an aluminum anticorrosive and antifoaming agents.
It is enticing to dogs and cats because it tastes sweet to them. They will try to drink it if given the chance and it is usually deadly. Be careful with your used engine fluid during the removal process as it is toxic and should not simply be dumped out with the trash or down a drain. It needs to be disposed of properly.
Be sure to transfer the liquid into something watertight. It needs to be in a container that will be feasible to put in your car to take in for recycling. Used engine coolant can be properly disposed of pretty easily. Most mechanics will take it off your hands for free they make money when they sell it off to the disposal companies. You can also recycle the fluid at your local disposal center or hire a private waste disposal company to come pick it up from you.
I reiterate here, engine coolant is toxic. We do not want it in our water systems, in our pets or in our children. That would be bad. Be responsible. From there you can choose a brand or generic amongst this category of coolant. There are three common varieties of engine coolant: they are inorganic additive technology, organic acid technology and finally hybrid organic acid technology.
This solution a bit outdated and is less superior than its competitors nowadays. As there are now more effective options on the engine coolant market you typically only see inorganic additive technology in older vehicles. If your car uses this type of engine coolant it is important that you stay on top of flushing your system and replacing your coolant. Inorganic additive technology coolant must be changed every 24, miles or two years, whichever comes first.
This is far more frequent than newer coolants that are on the market. The next coolant we are going to discuss is much more with the times and requires far less maintenance and upkeep. It is increasingly popular in vehicles newer than the year Organic acid technology coolant, which is widely used by General Motors, only needs to be changed every five years or , miles! That is a remarkably long length of time that you can go without replacing your coolant. This saves these car owners time and money involved with maintenance procedures.
It is derived using fully neutralized organic acids and azoles and these are the components that make the fluid anti corrosive. This is also where the substance received its name. Both of these coolants have essentially comparable replacement cycles. However, if you can purchase a commercially purified by RO water, it will be a superior product to Distilled.
Here is why. Reverse Osmosis systems, like your radiator are subject to calcium scaling. For this reason most if not all commercial RO systems are pre-treated with a water softener.
Depending on the incoming feed water quality an RO system typically produces water that is calcium free with a TDS of anywhere from 1 — 10 ppm.
The reason for this is because soft water, that is to say, the sodium ion does not easily form precipitate scale. Sodium stays in solution even in very high concentrations. Sea-water which has tens of thousands of ppm of Sodium never precipitates sodium in the water.
That said, it is not possible to make a blanket statement as to which water is better. One must know more details. The best water you can put in your radiator is either totally pure deionized water, or truly softened water.
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