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What can happen if you use straight antifreeze in your radiator?
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∙ 11y ago
If your use anything more concentrated than about half anitfreeze and half water, the radiator water will freeze at a considerably warmer temperature. There will be less protection.
Also, antifreeze actually helps keep your car running cooler in summer. If you use straight antifreeze, the car will "boil over" at a much lower temperature. There will be less protection.
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Is water added when filling 2003 Honda Accord radiator with antifreeze?
You want to use a 50/50 mixture of water and antifreeze, but use the manufacture recommended antifreeze, it comes straight anti freeze in which case you would mix a gallon of antifreeze to a gallon of water or you can buy a pre mixed container of antifreeze if your just trying to top off
How do you use the word antifreeze in a sentence?
I need to fill my car's radiator with antifreeze before winter comes.
What kinda antifreeze you use on a lawn mower?
Most lawn mowers are air cooled, and do not HAVE a radiator (so no antifreeze). If you have a mower with a radiator, you will need to check with the manufacturer to see what they recommend.
Do you put antifreeze in your 1999 dodge durango radiator?
You should always use a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water.
Why use 50 50 antifreeze and not straight antifreeze?
Straight antifreeze ( ethylene glycol ) freezes at 8.6 degrees Fahrenheit / -13 degrees celsius - it has to be mixed with preferably distilled water to provide proper protection for the automotive cooling system ( freezing / boiling / and corrosion protection ) and for the temperature sensors / water pump / radiator etc to function correctly . Ford recommends not dropping below 40 % antifreeze and not exceeding 60 % antifreeze to prevent damage to the cooling system
How should you put in antifreeze?
Use a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water and fill SLOWLY to prevent an airlock through the top of the radiator
Where do you put antifreeze in a 97 Nissan Altima?
PUT IT IN THE RADIATOR. MAKE SURE YOUR ENGINE IS COOL AND USE THE DRAIN COCKPIT LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR RADIATOR TO DRAIN ENOUGH OF THE FLUID TO ACCOUNT FOR HOW MUCH ANTIFREEZE YOU ARE ADDING.
Which antifreeze-coolant would one use for a 2000 Jeep GC Laredo?
depending if you live in mainly cold or hot weather area, cold weather-- use a 50-50 dexcool [orange liquid] straight in backup tank and 50% antifreeze/50% water in radiator, do not add water to backup tank. Hot weather-- [my recommendation] use a 50-50 dexcool [orange liquid] straight in backup tank [no water], and 20% antifreeze/80% water plus add liquid called waterwetter [pink liquid] to radiator, this will greatly keep engine running cooler by almost 15-20 degrees
Why do you use antifrezze on car windscreen im asking the question how will i know the answer?
You don't and shouldn't use antifreeze on your windshield. They make special windshield fluid to clean the glass. Antifreeze belongs in your radiator.
Do you pour the antifreeze directly in to the radiator or in to the reservoir tank and what type should you use?
depends on the type of vehicle
What radiator fluid goes into a 2004 Kia Sorento?
you use green antifreeze not orange// orange in GM only do not use orange .......
Why do we pour water into the engine tank of a car?
I believe you mean into the radiator tank. Hopefully you also mean antifreeze and not just water. The engine has hollow passages around the hottest parts of the motor and the liquid absorbs the heat and flows through the radiator and cools down again. The reason we use antifreeze now instead of just straight water is because the antifreeze raises the boiling point of the water so the engine can get hotter without overheating and it also has anti rusting chemicals to keep rust from the motor from plugging the radiator core.
