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To prevent the engine from overheating.

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Q: Why do you put anti-freeze in a car?
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When do you put antifreeze in your car?

All the time


Where is the antifreeze located on your car?

the antifreeze runs through all your water lines in your car . . . . you put it in your water tank or radiator


What fluid do you put into car engine radiators?

antifreeze antifreeze a fifty fifty micture of water and antifrez is best


Where should you put antifreeze in a car?

In the coolant reservoir when the engine is cool.


What happens if you put the wrong colour antifreeze in your car?

Nothing Nothing


Why so people put antifreeze in car radiators?

antifreeze keeps your car from overheating, it flows thru your radiator hose, without it your motor would blow


Would my car run again if antifreeze was accidentally put into oil passage?

YES


Can you put window washer fluid in your antifreeze tank?

Not if you want to keep driving the car!


When you change the water pump on your car do you need to put antifreeze in before you start the car?

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


What amount of Antifreeze should be mixed with water to put in car?

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 )


Does a car need antifreeze to turn on?

no but if in the winter you do not put in the car the engine will freeze you can also use water during the summer No!


If you put too much antifreeze in car engine will it affect the incar heaters?

You can run up to 75 percent antifreeze without any trouble. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actually , Ford states not to exceed ( 60 % antifreeze )