Is coolant should put directly sa radiator or pwede ra sa katong white container tupad sa radiator?

[janleah]

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yup brand new..i see, salamat...mao pud na ako gibuhat now once a week lang gamay pa man pd ug mileage ni...

[vernie]

Amping lang anang coolant mix labi na sa mga babae, usually toxic kaayo na ug di angay hawiran ug di angay mayabo sa yuta (will reach our water table and contaminate it). Samot na di angay simhoton. For this reason we stop from using it and use clear rain water or distilled water with some amount of rust converter (around 100ml to 150ml Island brand) to prevent rust - good for head gasket and steel metal parts water passage. The rust converter also requires proper handling but not as dangerous as the coolant mix.

The purpose of the engine coolant mix (actually distilled water with some glycol with corrosion inhibitor) is for heat transfer, preventing engine overheating. With water mixed with glycol in a closed system, water boiling point is increased and freezing point is also lowered further. Unfortunately, most coolant formula does not really protect the parts from rust and we all know with the presence of water, it is easy for parts with iron content to rust. It is for this reason you still see blown head gaskets because of rusting head gasket even one uses engine coolant all the time. With rust converter and distilled water or rain water, this problem is prevented with an added bonus of better heat dissipation since rust converter that is phosphoric acid is an electrolyte, making water conductivity far better than having a coolant mix. For as long as you top off your radiator with only clean rain water or distilled water, it will remain clean for several years of use. Never use water from MCWD or mineral water or water from deep well. Minerals will separate when heated and overtime will form sediments that will clog the water passage - resulting to inefficient cooling system, dali mag overheat.

Adto gyud na ibutang ug una sa radiator ang water, then sa overflow reservoir sa saktong level. Some cooling system will not allow you to access the radiator but only through the plastic reservoir so didto ra ka pwede makabutang at specified level. Only do this when engine is not hot for safety.

Engine oil should be checked from time to time and be replaced when no longer serviceable. Naa na sa car manual ang guide when to change engine fluids ug kahibalo pud na ang mekaniko nga maoy nag maintain sa imong sakyanan when to change oil for a particular engine. Usually every 5000km ang recommended change oil interval for most cars or mas mubo pa ana kung bun-og kaayo ang pagkagamit. This range is for commonly found engine oil sa market nga di pud synthetic kay lahi pud ang range sa synthetic engine oil, mas taas gamay pero mas mahal pud.

Mas maayo naa kay suki nga shop nga makamao mo atiman, that way ma atiman ug maayo imong sakynanan. It is not necessary nga sa casa gyud ka, unless di ka sayangan sa imong kwarta - casa service is the best place to burn your money. Casa or not, pareho ra na naay mekaniko but mostly ang mga maayong mekaniko wala na sa kasa kay naa nay ilang kaugalingong shop. Kung experience ang hisgotan, naa sa outside sa casa ang mga maayong mekaniko nga taas na ug experience - meaning mas makamao mo diagnose.

Search lang sa istorya.net unsay maayong shop nga pwede ma adtoan nimo for your change oil service ug uban pa nga check-up services sa imong sakyanan. This is a must nga mobasa or magsurvey ka sa reviews about sa shop aron di ka maadto sa di maayong experience nga nahiagoman sa uban.

I suggest mangutana pud ka sa mga basic nga bantayan nimo ug unsay angay buhaton inig magkita mo sa mekaniko. That way makamao na pud ka.

[homeryap]

Actually kung wala lay leak imo radiator kay pwede ra distilled water ang ibutang sa reservoir. Kay ang coolant kay d man kusug mu evaporate gud. Ang water man ang mu evaporate. Just make sure nga naay coolant ang imo radiator. Usually inside the radiator kay 50/50 ang coolant ug water. If d ka sure. I drain imo radiator then fill it ug again with regular water and note the amount needed to fill it up.

[janleah]

thanks kaayo sir vernie taas taas jud imong reply. Now nana jud ko nahibaw an daghan, pataka lang ra ba ko ug kupot-kupot aning coolant da..lageh mahal jud kaau sa casa ai abi nako gamay ra magasto kay free service kuno ang 1000 mileage pero nakabayad ko ug 4k sa oil nga synthetic..mas makabarato jud cguro sa mga shop..magsearch nya ko diri..distilled jud diay ang gamiton nga tubig. kanang rust converter sir i-mix na sa tubig?

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murag wa man leak sir kay bag o pa man ni..ang ako lang jud libogan asa isud ang coolant...mailhan mana pud sa if less ra ang coolant kay naay warning?

[janleah]

ang reservior nanobra man ang coolant nalapas sa full nga line makadaot ni? or need ni idrain nako para molevel sa full line...unsaon man pd pagdrain ang coolant wa jud ko idea

[ZugZwang]

Galibog jud ko aning coolant ai, faet ning wa tay hanaw ba, drive-drive lang,,hehe...kanus a pud diay magchange oil ang sakyanan naay mileage ana or kaanag i-check if d na kaabot sa badlis need na ug change? I think mas maayo pa man ang lalaki sa cars kay sa babaye but if naa lageh baligya nga car moana dayon female owned..hahaha..nga wa man tawn mi hanaw anang maintenance ba..

imong mga pangutana ts kay matubag gyud na unta sa maintenance manual if naa ka.. say, u bought your car brand new gikan sa showroom. otherwise, youtube provides a lot of educational videos on car maintenance.

on coolant, sa akong car, the manual says it must be a 50-50 mixture coolant ang distilled water.. meaning ana, 50% coolant, ug 50% distilled water.

unsay imong car maam?

[Calibre45]

On a car radiator you have to have a mixture of 50% coolant and 50% distilled water you can put the mixture inside the radiator directly, and also you have to place it in the reservoir tank (the white container you described) until the prescribed coolant level indicated on the reservoir tank.

On change oil, it's advisable to change the oil of your vehicle every 5000 Kms. or at least twice a year, if your car oil level is low, you can add oil to it, but if it uses oil a lot, have your car checked for leaks.

[cebubreaksforfun]

I buy already mixed coolant; bought it in Ace Hardware every year I changed my radiator fluid. Just make sure nga di ka makuwangan og mulapas sa required fluid level.

Also in Changed Oil don't forget to changed the spark plugs. Pwede man pud ka mangutana or magpatudlo sa mga car repair shop. like sa Noecor. =p

[ZugZwang]

I love it when a lady driver asks questions about cars.. and advanced happy birthday Janleah

[janleah]

unsa diay ng radiator fluid? sa ace man pd nako gipalit mixed na pd daan kay i saw sa youtube naay coolant nga need pa imix pero the coolant i bought kay mixed na daan..nalapas man ang coolant sa full level, wala na lang nako gidrain wait na lang ko mohubas makadaot na ra radiator?

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hehehe thanks zugzwang...I really need to know stuff about the car asta ya mga need to be check kay wa man gd ko lain kauban na knows how to do it, tas akong uncle kay naa mn sa layo if ever naa problem ako sya tawagan but mahasolan pd ko kay busy sya mao ganahan ko makat-on para pud if necessary na jud makaya ra nako..