# Question about general maintenance **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fusion, ford\ **Created:** [June 20, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549 "2018-06-20T22:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rollerscoas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rollerscoas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rollerscoas)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/1 "2018-06-20T22:40:44Z")
Hello: A few hours ago, my mom was teaching me how to put coolant in my car. I bought concentrated coolant instead of predilluted, as I thought I would save some money. My mom puts two cups of distilled water, and two cups of coolant in a pitcher, and pours it into my car. I’m worried that this could ruin my car… while I know I am an over thinker and that my car is probably fine, I still don’t know. Is it okay what my mom did? This is not how I would personally mix coolant, but that is how she wanted to do it… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/2 "2018-06-20T22:42:37Z")
Your mom did it right. What would you do? ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/3 "2018-06-20T22:44:18Z")
> [@rollerscoas](#): > > This is not how I would personally mix coolant, but that is how she wanted to do it… What would you suggest for mixing? Your mom did right. Go give her a hug and thank her for teaching you the correct way to mix coolant. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/4 "2018-06-20T22:44:47Z")
Why was it necessary to add coolant ? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/5 "2018-06-20T22:49:22Z")
> [@rollerscoas](#): > > I’m worried that this could ruin my car No it will not. This is a case of let Google be your friend . Put ’ **vehicle maintenance** ’ in and you will find more informative articles then you could read in a lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/6 "2018-06-21T01:39:33Z")
@VOLVO_V70 asked the right question: why are you adding coolant? Did you have to add all four cups? That is a whole quart. If you are trying to take care of your Fusion, you had better find out why you are losing coolant Incidentally, pure antifreeze freezes at a higher temperature than a 50-50.mixture of antifreeze and water. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-general-maintenance/119549/7 "2018-06-21T12:30:04Z")
Buying 1 gal of concentrate will make 2 gallons of 50/50 mix. i hope your car does not need 2 gal. maybe doing a drain/fill someday?