Antifreeze is a chemical solution which is added to the water that flows around your car’s engine and through its radiator. It performs an important function all year round: in the winter, it lowers the freezing point of the water in the cooling system to prevent it icing up as the temp...
When there’s next to no coolant or antifreeze in your car’s system, or it has changed its color to dark brown, it needs replacement to avoid any further problems with overheating. So, let’s get into things and find out how you can put the antifreeze i
Antifreeze is a lot more than just the stuff that keeps your engine block from cracking when temperatures drop. In the earliest days of the automobile, people kept their engines together in the winter by adding some alcohol to the cooling system. Modern antifreezes do the same thing, but the...
If you are using a hydrometer to check the concentration of antifreeze in the coolant, keep in mind that the specific gravity of conventional EG antifreeze is different from that of PG (which has a density close to water). So if someone has added the "less-toxic" PG antifreeze to the co...
Towingcable– to pull your car or someone else’s out of the snow. Replacement bottle ofantifreezefor the windshield – because there is never a gas station nearby when you need one. Snowshoveland filledgascan– if you are driving in extremely snowy and sparsely populated areas such as Alaska...
Coolant (also known as antifreeze) works to keep everything, well, cool, by absorbing engine heat and dissipating it through the radiator. Maintaining the correct coolant level prevents overheating. You only have to check this fluid every 50,000 miles or so, but if there's a leak or ...
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Here's how to know if that funny smell coming from your car is antifreeze, and why that is important.
Antifreeze Disposal Safety There’s more to this than the actual fluid disposal. Staying safe during the process is important to your health and that of the people and environment around you. Never,ever,try to open a coolant reservoir in a car that is hot. The fluid inside frequently boils...
The video above shows you where the coolant reservoir in your Town Car is located and how to add coolant / antifreeze. Be sure to check your owners manual to determine the correct type of fluid to add - for Lincolns, it will typically be in a section titled Fluid Capacities in the ...