Urgent help: i have put normal water with coolant

amit_mechengg · 26th September 2008, 15:54

hello guys,
i was unaware about putting distilled water in the radiator along with the coolant. i drained out the entire coolant , washed the radiator and put a new castrol coolant with normal fresh water (not the borewell water)

will it harm my radiator as i read somewhere that one should use only distilled water.

what are the steps i should take now

sam003 · 26th September 2008, 15:57

You did it knowingly and Service center does that behind you

. I do not think any harm will be done. Just relax and drive.

snaronikar · 26th September 2008, 15:58

No it will not harm the radiator. It is fine. What is ratio you have added?

amit_mechengg · 26th September 2008, 16:00

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

No it will not harm the radiator. It is fine. What is ratio you have added?

about 70:30 i poured the entire bottle of coolant and then topped up with water, i had drained the whole radiator and the reservoir bottle too

dadu · 26th September 2008, 16:01

Usually our plain tap water also has some minerals which cannot be told by taste, some are required by the body some not.

But the same is not true for radiators, the distillation process removes all these minerals which are not required in the radiator.

For eg. the water in my house is very slightly hard and shows up on the taps over months of usage (white deposits) but not while I drink.

I hope you got the point.

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Originally Posted by amit_mechengg

hello guys,
i was unaware about putting distilled water in the radiator along with the coolant. i drained out the entire coolant , washed the radiator and put a new castrol coolant with normal fresh water (not the borewell water)

will it harm my radiator as i read somewhere that one should use only distilled water.

what are the steps i should take now

aka_iitd · 26th September 2008, 16:04

I think it is fine

. I did it once while going to yercaud my radiator leaked out. How i don't know but since l always carry one while traveling so i topped it and added water as it was not much

amit_mechengg · 26th September 2008, 16:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam003

You did it knowingly and Service center does that behind you

. I do not think any harm will be done. Just relax and drive.

no man why will i do it knowingly

, i came to know later after the service centre guy put it in front of me. had it been i knew it i would have got a bucket from my aquagaurd or distilled water bottles.

HappyWheels · 26th September 2008, 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam003

You did it knowingly and Service center does that behind you

. I do not think any harm will be done. Just relax and drive.

+1 from me for this. Not an issue at all.

ramie2400 · 26th September 2008, 17:00

even if you put tap water or borewell water nothing will happen,but your radiator should not run dry thats the point.

ashthedivx · 26th September 2008, 17:07

Nothing to worry mate.... relax !! That is absolutely fine... nothing to bother about so much !!

Just cross check water level prior to your regular check ups, thats it !!

vnabhi · 26th September 2008, 17:17

Don't worry dude! I did it on my M800 a decade ago. As long as you are not resorting to the Moraji formula, it should be fine.
MODS, this is a joke, so please don't delete it!

GSMINC · 26th September 2008, 17:49

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Originally Posted by vnabhi

Don't worry dude! As long as you are not resorting to the Moraji formula, it should be fine.
MODS, this is a joke, so please don't delete it!

That was a relly good one

Vivek.Martin · 26th September 2008, 18:34

My previous car, Ikon 1.3 once cracked its coolant pipe in the middle of nowhere. I did drive without water/coolant for some distance (stopping every now and then). I strongly don't recommend it, but I guess having water is much better than nothing at all. So don't worry, nothing is lost.

gd1418 · 26th September 2008, 21:17

While aquaguard is supposed to purify the water and get rid of bacteria etc., didn't know that it turned the same into distilled water. At least that is the inference I got from your statement..

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Originally Posted by amit_mechengg

no man why will i do it knowingly

, i came to know later after the service centre guy put it in front of me. had it been i knew it i would have got a bucket from my aquagaurd or distilled water bottles.

anupmathur · 26th September 2008, 21:19

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Originally Posted by gd1418

While aquaguard is supposed to purify the water and get rid of bacteria etc., didn't know that it turned the same into distilled water. At least that is the inference I got from your statement..

LOL, it is as good as or as bad as tap water, from the coolant POV!!

26th September 2008, 15:54	#1
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,488 Thanked: 2,263 Times View My Garage	Urgent help: i have put normal water with coolant hello guys, i was unaware about putting distilled water in the radiator along with the coolant. i drained out the entire coolant , washed the radiator and put a new castrol coolant with normal fresh water (not the borewell water) will it harm my radiator as i read somewhere that one should use only distilled water. what are the steps i should take now
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26th September 2008, 15:57	#2
sam003 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 533 Thanked: 67 Times	You did it knowingly and Service center does that behind you . I do not think any harm will be done. Just relax and drive.
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26th September 2008, 15:58	#3
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	No it will not harm the radiator. It is fine. What is ratio you have added?
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26th September 2008, 16:04	#6
aka_iitd BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 637 Thanked: 52 Times	I think it is fine . I did it once while going to yercaud my radiator leaked out. How i don't know but since l always carry one while traveling so i topped it and added water as it was not much
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26th September 2008, 17:00	#9
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	even if you put tap water or borewell water nothing will happen,but your radiator should not run dry thats the point.
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26th September 2008, 17:07	#10
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 24 Times	Nothing to worry mate.... relax !! That is absolutely fine... nothing to bother about so much !! Just cross check water level prior to your regular check ups, thats it !!
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26th September 2008, 17:17	#11
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,998 Thanked: 2,426 Times View My Garage	Don't worry dude! I did it on my M800 a decade ago. As long as you are not resorting to the Moraji formula, it should be fine. MODS, this is a joke, so please don't delete it!
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26th September 2008, 18:34	#13
Vivek.Martin BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Garden (Garbage?) City Posts: 109 Thanked: 0 Times	My previous car, Ikon 1.3 once cracked its coolant pipe in the middle of nowhere. I did drive without water/coolant for some distance (stopping every now and then). I strongly don't recommend it, but I guess having water is much better than nothing at all. So don't worry, nothing is lost.
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