tonyt24711076 asked:
I drive a 1987 Toyota Cressida and the manufacturer reccomends putting in 60/40 to 70/30 coolant to water. They also suggest that you put the red coolant in. What is the red coolant and will that matter either?
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You’ll be fine in the summer, but in the winter it will freeze if you’re in a climate where it gets below 32 degrees and you’ll wind up bursting some tubes / pipes. Also, it can rust more.
Regular green coolant is fine.
A coolant mixture raises the boiling point of water thus keeping the engine from pushing the coolant out of the overflow.
Running pure water will ruin the thermostat, water pump and freeze plugs along with rusting the inside of the engine. In short the engine life will be severely shortened.
using only water will cause your motor to get hot quicker.i’m not familiar with the red coolant but if the manufacturer said do it i would don said it best wtg don
well the brand you are looking for should be able to find at a auto part store it matters just a bit but if you dont have any there is others its to keep from eatting your system is more than one kind you can use…. and the problem with just water is that it dont cool as well and it comes with other things that stops up a radaitor but it just dont haapen over nite its a long term thing is not that great water will do if that all you have
Using only water gives your cooling system a lower boiling point,maybe lower then specs and also my freeze during winter so for a few more dollars i recommend adding the coolent just to be safe.
You can use straight water in the radiator without any problems Antifreeze has been designed to transfer heat away from the engine faster to help it from overheating in the summer months and has a much lower freezing point so it won’t turn to ice in the winter months.. I don’t really understand the reason for the different colors other than different company’s use different colors… When you use these products you can not mix different types together unless it states it on the container.
It all matters do what the manufacture say. If you do not you will have major repair cost. seals will brake down faster if you do not use what they say. also corrosion will destroy your water pump and water jackets.
70/30 coolant to water? Are they crazy? Do you live in the interior of Alaska? 50/50 will give the balance most people need to protect from freezing and boil-over 60/40 for really cold climates. The red stuff is the Toyota Long Life Brand, they wanted to sell you their own. The long-life anti-freeze usually CANNOT be stronger than 60/40 without losing protection properties. Go to a competent independent shop and they will put in whatever colour, from whatever supplier, works. I have had regular green antifreeze in every car I have ever owned for 42 years, except for my last flush/fill last fall. I now have colour change anti-freeze. It is PINK. As time and mileage pass, it gradually changes to AMBER, signalling the depletion of the protection, and time to change again.
50/50 provides protection to 34 degrees below zero on the old Fahrenheit temperature scale, plenty for most of us. Regular antifreeze at 70/30 provides protection to 84 degrees below zero on the old Fahrenheit temperature scale. See why most people don’t need that? 60/40 provides protection to 62 degrees below zero on the old Fahrenheit scale.
Straight water is fine, ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY, but not for long, because your system will experience rusting, will freeze in the first cold snap, or boil over on the highway on a hot day.