Internal combustion engines cannot work without cooling system. For its filling special liquids which have the pluses and minuses are used. We suggest to understand that it is better to fill in antifreeze or antifreeze that the cooling system worked without interruption. Annually producers work on improving properties of cooling liquids. Engine service life depends on their quality therefore you should not neglect this question.
What does antifreeze differ from antifreeze in and that it is better?
To understand this question we will consider the small reference given taking into account characteristics of both liquids. Having this information, each driver will be able to make a right choice.
That it is better to use antifreeze or antifreeze:
- Antifreeze basis – inorganic additives, and are included into antifreeze organic salts.
- During heating, antifreeze forms a protective film in sites where corrosion began. As for antifreeze, it forms a film in all cooling system, and it negatively affects a thermolysis.
- It is necessary to change antifreeze through 30-40 thousand km, and antifreeze will serve up to 250 thousand km.
- One more significant advantage of antifreeze – this liquid is resistant to big temperatures in comparison with antifreeze.
- As for financial side of a question, for antifreeze it is necessary to give more money.
- Antifreeze unlike antifreeze has anti-cavitational, anticorrosive and antifoam property. It is possible to use it as for cars of domestic or foreign manufacturer.
- It is possible to pour in antifreeze only in domestic cars, and at its heating to 105 degrees all properties are lost.
It will be also interesting to learn whether it is possible to add antifreeze in antifreeze, many do so that to save. Experts do not recommend to go on such experiments especially if liquids are painted in different color. The thing is that they contain a different set of additives which can react with each other. As a result of it the deposit which litters a system is formed. In case on a trip it was necessary to mix liquids, then it is necessary to wash carefully cooling system with water.
How to distinguish antifreeze from antifreeze?
Drivers beginners often come across deception of quirky sellers, realizing more expensive antifreeze as antifreeze. For this reason it is important to know signs which will help to define deception. Many motorists are sure what is enough to be known that antifreeze has blue color, and antifreeze red. The thing is that today producers release many options of liquid of different color.
What it is necessary to pay attention to:
- Look at the producer. Antifreeze cannot be domestic.
- Read structure. If there different nitrates, phosphates, silicates are specified, then it is precisely antifreeze.
- It is possible to check also on boiling temperature. Antifreeze begins to boil at 105 degrees, and antifreeze at 115 degrees.
Replacement of antifreeze by antifreeze
For a start it is necessary to put the car so that a front part was inclined a little down. After that the selected antifreeze from cylinders, a radiator and a tank merges, and then, the system is washed with the cool distilled water to which it is necessary to add special mix for cleaning. When mix is filled in, it is necessary to close covers and to turn on the engine and the oven at full capacity. All valves that liquid washed all sites of a system have to open. Then it is necessary to merge and repeat it process 2-3 more times. At the end it is also recommended to carry out the procedure to remove air traffic jams. For this purpose it is necessary to fill in 2/3 volumes of the receiver with antifreeze, and then, to start the engine, without closing a cover. The car is recommended to be parked so that before it was a little lifted.
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