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 Coolant VS Engine oil, Which 1 more significant?

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post Aug 12 2025, 01:57 PM

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Any people ever have leaking water from engines qnd various part after adding coolant? Is there truth that a system that had been using pipe water for too long will develop leaks after adding coolant? And the solution is to continue don't use coolant because it cause leaks?
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post Aug 13 2025, 08:44 AM

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QUOTE(littlefire @ Aug 12 2025, 02:33 PM)
No, the rust already built up before the coolant so is about any time to leak, even with or without coolant it will leak when the time comes. The best is to maintain coolant from day 1 and dont cheapskate.

Why some mechanic dont want to change, as a lot of owners think that after add coolant will solve the rust issue but in the end still got issue and blame the mechanic.
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Not sure whether the rusts were disturbed by the added coolant and thin out the metal. What leak isn't the radiator but the core plug (people call Water Jacket is a misnomer), it leak one by one after having added coolant. There are still some difficult to reach core plug which have not had been changed yet but seems to not leak for now but who knows if add in coolant it leaks again thats why was not keen to add coolant to it. Various mechanics said some myth about coolant being acidic and some said it would need very thorough flushing before adding coolant.
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post Aug 13 2025, 08:48 AM

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QUOTE(ktek @ Aug 13 2025, 12:45 AM)
the small car i bought 2nd hand. ex owner proudly mention he using coway filter drinks. zero coolant
water will reduce every month or two. either boil off atau leaking.
replace due to acidic PH? official sc selalu insist to replace else void warranty.
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Acidic PH is usually theories on old unchanged coolant that have broken down in its chemical properties. But new coolant should be alkaline slightly or near neutral I read. But mechanic like to say it's acidic that's why it corroded your metal and call it a day. So don't put coolant if you haven't been using coolant since day one. That's their advice. Or risk the unknowns and leaks.

 

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