How many gallons of coolant do you use?

[Busted07]

What i mean is, assuming you use the green stuff, how many gallons of actual coolant do you use in your car and what ratio of water do you add?

Im about to fill mine up, and want to pre-mix it before.

The block and everything is new, with no coolant in it whatsoever, so how much coolant will our cars hold total (not just the radiator)?


(this is on a 91 LX 306 by the way)

 

[cenok is family]

it's a 50/50 mix of water and coolant. not sure how much they hold, iirc when i filled mine up after rebuilding it, i put like one or one and a half things of coolant in there then just filled the rest with water. my car gets to right above the "A" in "NORMAL" on the factory gauge and never goes any higher.

 

[carbed87]

if i remember correctly, it should hold a little over 2 gallons, 1 in the RAD and another in the motor's water jacket. i could be wrong though

 

[fivespeedsteed]

it has to be 50/50 doesent it, it cant be straight antifreeze. i got 2 gals of 50/50 premixed prestone and i needed to use a little more from a hose to fill it.

 

[Mustang78]

50/50 is fine, a little more water for the hot climates-40/60(water dissipates heat better than straight antifreeze) and a little more antifreeze 60/40 for the really cold freezing temps..

~Mark~

 

[onefstsnake]

I just changed my water pump and I had to add 1 gallon of antifreeze and 1 gallon of water and its a little low.

 

[Busted07]

Thanks for all of the input. Ill probably buy 2 gallons of coolant, put one gallon in, fill the rest with water, then see how it goes from there.

 

[BK_CAULEY]

i use none

 

[Busted07]

i use none

No wonder you are having issues with your car right now

 

[90]

i want to Be On you.....

 

[BK_CAULEY]

No wonder you are having issues with your car right now

im not anymore.

 

[Busted07]

i want to Be On you.....

You had your chance

im not anymore.

SWEET!

 

[90]

You had your chance

next time you Come up.. ill work the whole week in akron... well they wont call it working it will be Drinking for 40hrs that week But ill still get paid!

 

[Shakerhood]

Thanks for all of the input. Ill probably buy 2 gallons of coolant, put one gallon in, fill the rest with water, then see how it goes from there.

Just make sure you use Distilled Water!

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

Usually just over 2 gallons. I go 50/50 green stuff only. Dex cool is garbage...GM found that to be the gremlin eating away at their gaskets and corroding aluminum parts. You should see the GM engines we get in here....eeeekkk.

I hated my Lightning....4 gallons in the engine, and 2 gallons in the heat exchanger....talk about an expensive coolant change!!!!

 

[68keyblr]

Just remember to check the radiator after each initial run when the engine has cooled down. You'll have to add a little for a few cycles as the air is worked out of the system.