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Old 15-12-17, 11:57 PM   #12
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Default Re: anti freeze

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Originally Posted by Bibio View Post
also try eurocarparts. they often have deals on the web with codes. any longlife 'pink' antifreeze will do the job.

whats £20 over 5 years.. burger all so best getting the premix.

i live in scotland where the water quality out the tap is superb but still buy premix.
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Originally Posted by littleoldman2 View Post
I cannot see why the water quality matters at all as long as it does not have anything capable of producing scale. So Softened, RO, DI, Purified or Distilled should not really make any difference. Distilled water should not contain any ions or ionising impurities at all, so should not be any different in this respect to DI water.
Don't forget modern engines do not evaporate water (and hence concentrate the impurities) like they did in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
+10.
Basic Chemistry.Way too much preciousness methinks
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