Coolant?

[pony5oh]

Stupid question....;But the coolant on my P5 is low and the cap says "Coolant Only"....Does that mean no water? And if so is tehre a special kind of coolant I should use?

 

[Blue_Bullett]

Stupid question....;But the coolant on my P5 is low and the cap says "Coolant Only"....Does that mean no water? And if so is tehre a special kind of coolant I should use?

You can add water to it. In fact, you are supposed to have a 50/50 mix of water and coolant. For the best cooling and anti-freezing qualities. Just go to a parts store and get the same color coolant. Mine is green so yours is likely the same. Just don't overfill the reservior.

 

[JCell]

i'm running all water and water wetter on mine

 

[mazgirl235]

If your coolant is low you can put water in. I did a coolant flush for my 30k tuneup and bought coolant from Mazda. You just mix it as the bottle says. My meachanic suggested I use OEM coolant because with newer cars there can be probs with using different coolant. I don't know if this is a prob with Mazda, though.

 

[dsr70]

i'm running all water and water wetter on mine

This is actually the best thing to do for cooling. But there may be a freak day where the temp gets below freezing someplace where you drive. What if you have to run to Ohio some fall or winter for a wedding/funeral or something? You just never know. 30% antifreeze, 70% water is a good compromise.

Doug

 

[Protege52003]

30% antifreeze, 70% water is a good compromise.

Doug

40% antifreeze, 60% water is a common mix, too!

 

[anarchistchiken]

So is 35%, 65% and 45%, 55%. I hear that 42%, 58% is also gaining popularity these days!

 

[JCell]

This is actually the best thing to do for cooling. But there may be a freak day where the temp gets below freezing someplace where you drive. What if you have to run to Ohio some fall or winter for a wedding/funeral or something? You just never know. 30% antifreeze, 70% water is a good compromise.

Doug

i'm not really worried about snow in hot humid florida (rockon), and the flush takes me about 20 minutes, so if need be, i can just replace it really quick (drive)

 

[Lil Freek]

So is 35%, 65% and 45%, 55%. I hear that 42%, 58% is also gaining popularity these days!

now you're just being rude.
i've been doing 47.576% and 52.424% for a long time - it's got to the be the most popular mix.

 

[anarchistchiken]

now you're just being rude.
i've been doing 47.576% and 52.424% for a long time - it's got to the be the most popular mix.

That's the stupidest mix I've ever heard of. You're gonna blow your engine within the week!

 

[Lil Freek]

i'll show you... next week. i'm gonna go mad and do 48.24759% and 51.75241%
holy s*** man. i'm gonna BLOW your mind!

 

[anarchistchiken]

i'll show you... next week. i'm gonna go mad and do 48.24759% and 51.75241%
holy s*** man. i'm gonna BLOW your mind!

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[SkinnyJoint]

so a little more on a serious note but yea i do 60 % water and 40 % coolant

 

[atticus1398]

is their a block drain?

 

[SciFiMan]

I thought I've read that coolant & water does a better job than straight water, no? Plus the coolant has extra chemicals for less corrosion build up in the system.

This is actually the best thing to do for cooling. But there may be a freak day where the temp gets below freezing someplace where you drive. What if you have to run to Ohio some fall or winter for a wedding/funeral or something? You just never know. 30% antifreeze, 70% water is a good compromise.

Doug

 

[JCell]

collant does have some chemicals that prevent corosion, but using distilled water is fine because there r no corosion making minerals in distilled water

 

[Pro5Monkey]

I have used this method for years on all of my vehicles, it seems to work wonders and it's environmentally friendly.

Step 1: Drink Beer (the more, the better) (thinkbeer
Step 2: Save urine in plastic jugs
Step 3: Drain coolant from system
Step 4: Add normally wasted urine to coolant system
Step 5: Spend cash for more beer, not coolant
Step 6: Repeat on family and friends cars

TIP: In colder regions, begin your beer drinking with a shot of 80 proof anything for added protection (piss)

 

[dsr70]

I thought I've read that coolant & water does a better job than straight water, no? Plus the coolant has extra chemicals for less corrosion build up in the system.

A better job no. Coolant is less efficient at transferring heat than is straight water, by a large degree. But the antifreeze and anticorrosion properties more than make up for that. Plus, automakers design cooling systems with a 50/50 mix in mind, so the radiator size and water pump flow rates are sufficient.

So the ideal coolant would be straight distilled water with some anticorrosion additives and surface tension reducers added for good measure. But that will do nothing for freeze protection. In a race application, where maybe a smaller radiator is desired to reduce drag, or when heat may be the overriding concern, this would be ideal.

But IMO, it makes no sense in modern n/a street cars.

Doug