Well water for coolant flush? (1 Viewer)

[Boone]

I have a well at my house and i was wondering if it would be ok to flush with this water instead of distilled water? I read on here somewhere that the only reason distilled water was necessary was because of additives in the water, would well water fix this problem or make it worse?

 

[grizzlygibbs]

Well water will have more minerals in it than city water. I flushed twice wth city water, once with distiller and then drain and refill wih red/distilled water.

 

[Hayes]

Well water = city water in many cases. Municipal treatment doesn't typically remove much in the way of dissolved ions, anyway.

I would say that well water would be fine for flushing as long as it is relatively free of dissolved solids that could get stuck in the cooling system.

I would definitely use distilled for the coolant water, though.

 

[jlg32281]

For a flush, you can use any water. It takes a while for the minerals and stuff in non-distilled water to affect the engine. Flush it with whatever you have and then use distilled water when you're done.

 

[agomez]

you can use some evian if you are worried about mineral build up....

 

[Boone]

thanks again guys. Should get that done tomorrow.