radiator coolant says "do not dilute"?

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there were only a couple of radiator coolant brands in this store I visited. Both of them come only in half liter cans. The instructions say - more or less - "do not dilute" and "simply pour into radiator"

since a radiator needs maybe 3-5 liters of coolant, does that mean that (theoretically) if this were the only source of radiator coolant available to me, I would need to buy 6-10 cans to toally replace the coolant in my car's radiator?

Of course I can use distilled water but thats another subject

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Yup you seem to have it figured out correctly. Except for the distilled water bit. That does not go in the radiator under any circumstances.

Bubba TN · Answer

I bought some Dexcool and it says "do not dilute" and "simply pour into radiator" because it is premixed with the correct amount of water 50/50 mix. You can carry it in your trunk and pour it in if you ever run low. That way you don't have to figure out how to measure it when you are sitting on the side of the road with the hood up!

Mike · Answer

Ya you would need a bunch of those cans. They are pre-dilluted it sounds like. I prefer getting a gallon (3.785 liters) of non-dilluted coolant and a gallon of distilled water and mixing it to the preferred ratio, like 70/30 (coolant/water) if you're going to be seeing below zero (FÂ°) temps or whatever the bottle of coolant suggests.

Anonymous · Answer

If it says do not delete.  That means it's already deleted.  You can still cut it 5050

Anonymous · Answer

if they are half liter cans then yes...
and do NOT dilute 
brix will be shat if you do

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