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Thread: Coolant capacity of M50 engine

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    Default Coolant capacity of M50 engine

    if i were to drain out the whole engine, how many litres of distilled water do i need to fill it back up (assuming i don't use coolant)?

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    Do you really need distilled water? Is tap water not good enough?
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    distilled water is like, 1 dollar a gallon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yaofeng
    Do you really need distilled water? Is tap water not good enough?
    Simple test: If your kettle is full of nasty chalky deposits thats what the inside of your rad and block will look like if you use it

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    about 2 gallons give or take a little, i run tap water the green **** takes care of any corrosive property's that may be present, that is after all half of the point of antifreeze
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