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Just got v8 Torana on road what is the best water or coolant have had it running for about a week now so ready to flush and refil any suggestions
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Coolant. Water is good for causing corrosion and frozen engines.
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I used distilled water and 2 cans of castrol inhibitor. change every 3-4 years and never had a problem. eg- have a blue 253 (1982 vh) and have never had to repair any corrosion yet. done the usual water pump etc but never repaired the vally cover. so thats over 30 years now.
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Yep, that would work well, distilled water and inhibitor. The inhibitor stops the distilled water from corroding your engine and radiator.
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I use corrosion inhibitor and water. I'm not a fan of coolant in iron engines, all it seems to do is gunk up the radiator. No need for antifreeze in the Hunter Valley! |
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There are two basic types of inhibitors, organic and in-organic. In-organic work well in hard or calcium type waters and organic for soft waters like rain etc.
Organic form a coating on engine components protecting them and thus wear out over time, in-organic work via a chemical reaction protecting components.
So..... water type has a big bearing on what to use.
I know in diesel engines the wrong type will lead to cavitation and early pin holes occurring in cylinder liners. Not a problem for petrol engines though I suppose.
I would get advice on what suits a specific engine and water type if mixing your own from the manufacturer to know for sure.
However.... I have always used either mobil concentrate or castrol concentrate mixed with rain water and my cooling systems have always remained clean.
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the castrol inhibitor and plain old tap water here, ive been using the same block since 1997 lol.
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