Coolant advice

Zenith · 4 Jul 2007 at 13:43

My Focus seems to be leaking something water like and having looked under the bonnet now the engine coolant is below minimum so I'd assume it is that. The car is booked in for a service and MOT on Monday but I need to cover 400 miles before then, can I just top it up with water or do I need to get coolant and if thats the case are there different types and what do I buy?

I've found some ready mixed antifreeze and summer coolant I'm pretty sure this will do the job, it will work won't it and I'm not about to do something stupid.

moss · 4 Jul 2007 at 13:52

Generally a ethyl glycol based coolant should be fine, water alone will be fine, but its better to have some coolant in. Should only be a few quid for a bottle at a motorfactors.

Zenith · 4 Jul 2007 at 13:54

Brilliant, cheers for the help

BigglesPiP · 4 Jul 2007 at 14:06

Water will be fine for 400 miles.

If you want to add coolant make sure you don't mix the blue/green stuff with the purple stuff.

mattpc · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:33

personally I would just bung some water in and make sure you mention the fault to the garage.

loltim · 4 Jul 2007 at 17:31

Could be condensation from the aircon if it's 'water like'. My coolant's green.

Won't do any harm topping up the coolant, though.

d123pw · 4 Jul 2007 at 19:55

BigglesPiP said:
Water will be fine for 400 miles.

If you want to add coolant make sure you don't mix the blue/green stuff with the purple stuff.

Why! what does that do please :/

BigglesPiP · 4 Jul 2007 at 20:34

d123pw said:
Why! what does that do please :/

Forms a jelly.