How often to put water in coolant

Question

Is it ok to put water in coolant? I live in a tropical country in Burma and i wonder if its ok to put water in a coolant? Also my coolant water fluid does drain every week. Is my coolant functioning well? How often to fill out water in coolant? Thanks

Answer 1

Firstly, if your coolant is draining every week, then you have a major leak somewhere, and I'd recommend you get that fixed first - otherwise you may find that you run out during a journey and overheat your engine, which could result in total engine failure.

Secondly, I would not recommend putting ordinary water directly in the coolant system for any length of time - it is better to use the recommended mixture of coolant and water - the coolant has a variety of additives etc in it that help to prevent the system from corroding.