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Putting 100% "straight" antifreeze in your car's radiator will expose the cooling system to freezing at a much higher temperature than would the appropriate and recommended mix of roughly 50/50 antifreeze and water. Antifreeze works best WITH water.
the antifreeze runs through all your water lines in your car . . . . you put it in your water tank or radiator
No. The antifreeze has to be mixed with the water before the water freezes.
some people have said you should and others have said you dont have to. I myself have never put antifreeze in the during installation in all the years i have worked on cars
why does car need topping up with water and antifreeze each week? why does car need topping up with water and antifreeze each week?
Always use antifreeze. Water does not have any water pump lubricants or anti corrosion properties, antifreeze coolant does.
How much coolant does your car or truck hold? You want to have one half pure antifreeze and one half water. If you want to mix your own and if your car holds 4 gallons of coolant then you need 2 gallons of distilled water and 2 gallons of antifreeze. Or you can buy the kind of antifreeze that is already mixed called "PRE-MIXED COOLANT" at most part stores and just fill it up.
it varies by car to car
Ford vehicles come from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and the appropriate antifreeze . They state not to exceed 60 % antifreeze
50 / 50 mixture of antifreeze and preferably distilled water usually ( Ford says not to have less than 40 % antifreeze and not more than 60 % antifreeze )
antifreeze antifreeze a fifty fifty micture of water and antifrez is best
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