My friend's car had overheated, and we put water in the tank once we allowed the car to cool off. Now the water has almost depleted, Should we continue to put more water in the tank or put the antifreeze in once the water is all gone? Some people say to put more water in others say the antifreeze now. What do we do?
2006-08-09 08:04:24 · 7 answers · asked by Brown Beauty 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Water should be used in an emergency situation only. Always use coolant. It keeps the radiator cool more efficiently and redistributes more engine heat than water which is why it was invented in the first place. Water also evaporates at a lower temperature and turns to steams in the radiator which isn't good if it's already overheating.
Check the radiator to see why it overheated.
(My dad's a mechanic so I get car speeches all the time. God forbid I didn't have extra coolant in my trunk, a gallon of water, and an extra quart of oil. I'd never hear the end of it.)
2006-08-09 08:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by kinspirit01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is o.k. to put water in the cooling system on an emergency basis. But you should keep using antifreeze to obtain maximum protection, also the antifreeze has a higher boiling point than water.
If you have to keep adding coolant, then you should better look for a leak or burn off. When a motor overheats, it creates havoc on the engine components and gaskets.
2006-08-09 08:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you prefer to enable the engine calm down some formerly you start up off including different chilly water to an exceptionally heat engine. that could reason problems with uneven cooling or maybe warping the heads or gasket injury. as quickly as the engine cools some, then go forward and upload the water, no count if it extremely is all you have. that's the warmth which will injury the motor, greater so than the water. The Anti-freeze will additionally enhance the boiling element of the water, so it may carry away greater warmth. so which you will possibly need to get the anti-freeze back in there as quickly as you are able to. you will additionally prefer to confirm why the motor vehicle is overheating, is it a caught thermostat? good success.
2016-11-04 05:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First I'd look to find out where the water is going. There's a leak some where or you wouldn't have to add more of anything. Chances are what ever is leaking is causing the car to overheat. Fix that first then put a 50/50 anitfreeze/water mix back in.
2006-08-09 08:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by soaplakegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recommended coolant for the car. Water should only be used in an emergency. Diluting the coolant with water can result in less cooling efficiency and corrosion of the internal cooling system components.
2006-08-09 08:10:05 · answer #5 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the car overheated, that means that it ran out of cooling fluid (from the radiator) which also means that his radiator has a crack or a hole in it. if u are able to, turn the car on with it full, and check where the water is leaking from, check the hoses (upper and lower) check the radiator itself etc.. hope i helped
2006-08-09 08:11:40 · answer #6 · answered by Paul y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should not need you to keep adding coolant. You need to fix the leak - it is most likely to be a blown head gasket, as overheating tends to damage these.
2006-08-09 14:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋