# How bad is it to have 100% water as coolant during this time of year?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-is-it-to-have-100-water-as-coolant-during-this-time-of-year/81856>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier, coolant\
**Created:** [October 20, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-is-it-to-have-100-water-as-coolant-during-this-time-of-year/81856 "2013-10-20T05:33:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-is-it-to-have-100-water-as-coolant-during-this-time-of-year/81856/9 "2013-10-20T17:43:30Z")

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You know that you cannot get through the winter without proper antifreeze in the system. You must find the problem and make repairs, the sooner the better. Topping up with water is a decent temporary measure while waiting for your appointment.

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