What would happen if you put dexcool in with no water?
11-05-2005, 12:48 PM
#1
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Bensalem, Pa, now montreal, Quebec
Posts: 1,162
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What would happen if you put dexcool in with no water? I recently had a coolant flushed at a buddies shop, basically they put some orange stuff in straight from a bottle, i couldnt tell if it was pre mixed or not. I know they didnt add any water. The car heats up fine. Would i notice something odd? Could it do any engine damage?
Mike
Mike
11-05-2005, 03:15 PM
#5
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Bensalem, Pa, now montreal, Quebec
Posts: 1,162
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ok so i wouldve noticed something by now? To be perfectly honest, after they changed my coolant and stuffed, i noticed a decrease in mileage from that period on, the coolant spewed all over the engine bay like volcano and they washed it off, see my other thread.
11-05-2005, 09:01 PM
#7
TECH Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 393
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 92SilverSHO
ok so i wouldve noticed something by now? To be perfectly honest, after they changed my coolant and stuffed, i noticed a decrease in mileage from that period on, the coolant spewed all over the engine bay like volcano and they washed it off, see my other thread.
Trending Topics
11-05-2005, 11:58 PM
#8
TECH Veteran
http://www.shell.ca/code/motoring/ti...ze_engine.html
see also: http://www.carcarecanada.ca/DOCUMENT.CFM?ITEMID=3944
Why is antifreeze mixed with water when it is used in the radiator?
The primary ingredient in antifreeze is ethylene glycol, which when mixed with water lowers the temperature at which the mixture freezes.
Ethylene glycol will also raise the temperature at which water boils, so in effect, antifreeze gives water a lower freezing point and higher boiling point than normal.
However, just like water, ethylene glycol's freezing point is higher if used by itself than if it is mixed with water; it takes both antifreeze and water in a mixture, to stay liquid at very low temperatures.
Antifreeze also contains rust inhibitors and anti-foam additives to help a vehicle's engine. For best results, it should be used year-round.
Do I need antifreeze in the summer?
Yes. An antifreeze serves two purposes: to lower the engine coolant's freezing point in the winter, and to raise the coolant's boiling point in the summer.
For example, at a 50-50 mixture of water and antifreeze, the coolant's boiling point will be raised to 130°C -- much higher than that of water alone -- and thus further protects the engine from overheating in summer temperatures.
The primary ingredient in antifreeze is ethylene glycol, which when mixed with water lowers the temperature at which the mixture freezes.
Ethylene glycol will also raise the temperature at which water boils, so in effect, antifreeze gives water a lower freezing point and higher boiling point than normal.
However, just like water, ethylene glycol's freezing point is higher if used by itself than if it is mixed with water; it takes both antifreeze and water in a mixture, to stay liquid at very low temperatures.
Antifreeze also contains rust inhibitors and anti-foam additives to help a vehicle's engine. For best results, it should be used year-round.
Do I need antifreeze in the summer?
Yes. An antifreeze serves two purposes: to lower the engine coolant's freezing point in the winter, and to raise the coolant's boiling point in the summer.
For example, at a 50-50 mixture of water and antifreeze, the coolant's boiling point will be raised to 130°C -- much higher than that of water alone -- and thus further protects the engine from overheating in summer temperatures.
