Hey all, I'm a new user but have been lurking for a while!

anyway, back to the subject. My T-reg Punto Mk1 has managed to deplete its radiator reserve over my recent road trip (550 miles round trip ). Unfortunately I live in a hard water area so I'm after suggestions on acquiring/synthesizing softer water (I'd rather take care of the radiator this time round, my Metro was a pain as its radiator filled with a horrible gunk and had to be completely cleaned out every month till I got annoyed and bought my Punto)

Cheers all

Only solution I've found so far is Halfraud's for distilled water and anti-freeze; other purchasing locations welcomed

Yup, some de-ionised water from halfords?

5ltr of scottish water from tesco.
dont forget to mix it 50/50 with coolant or engine be knacked very quick

Just thought I'd check, thanks for the replies!

dave said:

5ltr of scottish water from tesco.
dont forget to mix it 50/50 with coolant or engine be knacked very quick

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why will it knacker the engine?

water on its own is the best coolant.

antifreeze is good for corrosion prevention and winter use imo.

rover220 said:

why will it knacker the engine?

water on its own is the best coolant.

antifreeze is good for corrosion prevention and winter use imo.

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you have answered your own question corrosion prevention if he just use water the insides of his head will disappear

I know I have to preserve the mix and have done so. Now to find out if that's definately what caused the needle to creep up alot compared to normal.

Time for a drive