Tip 1: How to dilute the antifreeze
Tip 1: How to dilute the antifreeze
Often acquiring a fluid for engine cooling systems, you can see not ready antifreeze, which can immediately be poured into the car, and its concentrate, which requires pre-dilution.
You will need
- - a bottle of distilled water.
Instructions
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Remember: the market is selling precisely concentrated antifreezebut, as this is fully justified from the economic point of view. Due to the fact that breeding antifreezebut is carried out only with distilled water,which can be purchased in your favorite city, we have in the market there is a lot of concentrated, which in no case can not immediately be poured into the car.
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Please note, the sales network is for sale antifreeze with a thermal crystallization of 65 degreesCelsius and below. Accordingly, such frosts can be found only in arctic latitudes, but even then it is not everywhere. And in temperate geographical latitudes, the temperature in the winter very rarely drops below -30 degrees.
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Therefore, after you purchase the concentrateit must necessarily be diluted with distilled water, and always consider that adding 1/3 of the amount of water to the existing volume antifreezebut will lead to an increase in the crystallization temperature to -30 degrees. But if you develop the specified antifreeze with distilled liquid in equal proportions, it will not freeze at a temperature below -20 degrees - this is especially true for the southern regions of Russia.
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Remember: for dilution antifreezeAnd you do not need to look for such clean water asDrugstreet distilled water for injection. But, nevertheless, approach to the choice of such water is very critical, since it must have sufficient deionization in order to prevent internal corrosion of the metal.
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Therefore, use for dilution antifreezes purified water using a special technology of reverse osmosis, which subsequently passes deionization. Add this entry to the container antifreezebut in the necessary proportions, only then itcan be poured into the machine. Also, some manufacturers of this product immediately indicate the required amount of liquid, which will need to dilute it.
Tip 2: How to dilute the antifreeze
Modern world chemical industrybegan to produce for cooling systems of automobile engines, in accordance with global requirements for environmental safety, non-toxic cooling fluids (antifreezes), which, in most cases, enter the implementation in a concentrated form.
You will need
- - distilled water.
Instructions
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Moving of concentrates, both on internal, soand by international route lines, various modes of transport is quite justified from the economic point of view. In connection with the fact that the freezing of concentrates to the required density (dilution of antifreeze) is carried out exclusively with distilled water, which is produced locally in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of motorists.
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As a rule, the trade network receives antifreeze inconcentrated form, the crystallization temperature of which is from 65 degrees Celsius and below. But such frosts are noted here in Russia, only in the Arctic latitudes, and that is not everywhere. As for the moderate geographical latitudes of our Fatherland, in these territories the temperature in winter rarely falls below minus 30 degrees.
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Therefore, after the purchase of concentratecoolant, its volume is diluted with distilled water, taking into account that the addition of one-third of the amount of water to the existing volume of antifreeze A-65 will increase its crystallization temperature to -30 degrees. A dilution of this concentrate with distilled water in equal proportions, will allow it not to freeze at a cooling temperature of at least -20 degrees, which is relevant for the southern regions of our country.
Tip 3: Is it possible to mix antifreeze with antifreeze?
Antifreeze and antifreeze - funds designed forCooling of automobile engines. Some motorists do not see in them a fundamental difference, others doubt the quality of the old good antifreeze, and the third and do not mix these liquids safely.
Anti-freezing liquids (antifreeze)
If as the cooling liquid in the shirtThe engine is flooded with water, then in case of leaving it in the frost, the formed ice, expanding, will necessarily damage the internal parts, or even completely tear the shell of the shirt. Special coolants for cars prevent damage to parts because they have a lower freezing point and, moreover, when crystallized, the antifreeze turns into a mushy mass that is not capable of damaging the parts. Crystallizing, antifreezes lose their fluidity, so they are no longer able to fulfill their mission. Antifreezes used as cooling liquids for cars are created on the basis of ethylene glycol diluted with water, with the addition of various additives. The latter are designed to give the solution additional properties: anticorrosive, anticavitational, anti-foam and fluorescent (coloring).Tosol is also an antifreeze
It so happened that we all have to take part in theCreated involuntarily paradox of the Russian language. Probably many people have repeatedly heard such a dialogue: - Do you have antifreeze? - No, I do not have antifreeze. At me antifreeze.The abbreviation TOSOL stands for: the technology of organic synthesis of OL (i.e., alcohol).The name "antifreeze" became its own,although within this name a number of different brands, denoted by Latin letters and numbers. At the same time, the original noun "tosol" became a common noun. Meanwhile, the word "antifreeze" is a common name for all non-freezing liquids. It is translated as "not freezing, against freezing".
Is it possible to interfere with different brands of antifreezes
"Is it possible to mix antifreeze with antifreeze?"- that's the way the question is most often posed to car enthusiasts, without going into the variety of both. As noted, different brands of antifreeze contain a different set of additives, sometimes conflicting with each other. As a result, something can precipitate and clog the system.If you still had to mix different coolants on the trip, upon arrival in the garage, rinse the cooling system thoroughly with distilled water. The same must be done when switching from one antifreeze to another.Proceeding from all the above, it is better not tomix coolant, especially if they have different distinctive colors. First of all, this refers to domestic green tosola and foreign antifreezes, which are often red.
Tip 4: How to change antifreeze antifreeze
A lot of disputes are being conducted on the topic "what is better, Antifreeze or antifreeze". Actually, Antifreeze - That's what it is antifreeze domestic production, but with its own characteristics. Since the composition of imported antifreezeand domestic Antifreezebut it differs, then it became habit to separate these liquids from each other.
You will need
- - the required amount of antifreeze;
- - container for the discharge of antifreeze;
- - water for flushing the system;
- - washing liquid.
Instructions
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Warm up the machine for 5-10 minutes. Put the car on a hill with a slope forward. Place an empty container under the radiator drain hole. Unscrew the drain plug and gently drain the waste Antifreeze. Be careful, the liquid can be very hot. Use thick gloves or mittens for work.
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Screw the plug back into place. Be careful, do not try too hard. Otherwise, this will lead to a breakdown and expensive repairs. Fill the system with water previously diluted with washing liquid. Start the engine, turn on the stove for maximum power and allow the engine to run for several minutes. Observe the temperature sensor, as prolonged use of water can lead to overheating. Then drain the water as described in the first step.
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Repeat the procedure several times. Repeat until the drained water is clean. Also drain the water in the container. Remember, you can not mix Antifreeze and antifreeze. This will corrode the cooling system, and a leak will appear. Alternatively, washing can be done with running water under pressure. The result of washing is not bad, and time is saved considerably.
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Put the car on the hill so that the jelliedThe hole for the coolant was higher than the entire system. This is necessary to reduce the amount of air entering the system and to prevent the formation of air plugs. Fill in the required amount antifreezebut, warm up the car again. Check the fluid level, top up if necessary.
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Dispose of used fluids byestablished rules. Or replace in a respectable car-care center, which has the opportunity to transfer spent consumables for disposal to specialized organizations.
Tip 5: How to replace antifreeze
During the operation of the car occursreduction in the density of the coolant filled into the engine. That leads to the loss of its frost-resistant properties, and, consequently, there necessarily is a time when it needs to be replaced.
You will need
- Antifreeze,
- pelvis,
- rubber or silicone tube,
- screwdriver with a flat sting,
- A 12 mm wrench.
Instructions
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In order to change antifreeze in the engine cooling system, the carmust be installed on a flat surface. Then the engine shuts down, and in the case when the coolant temperature in the engine - high, it is necessary to wait until the motor has cooled, to avoid body burns.
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Then the sequence of actions is as follows:- the bonnet is opened, - the plug is removed from the expansion tank, - an elastic tube is put on the drain on the bottom left side of the radiator, - the drain plug is turned off by a screwdriver on the radiator, - the spent plug antifreeze - merges into the pelvis.
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Then the pelvis moves under the engine, under the hole, designed to drain the coolant from the cylinder block.
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From the bottom part of the block of cylinders a key on 12 mm the brass stopper is twisted and through the opened aperture merge in a basin the rests antifreezea.
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Draining all the coolant from the engine by screwing the plug into the engine's cooling system, a new antifreeze.
Tip 6: How to change the antifreeze
Antifreeze is a specialized liquid,properties of which allow it not to freeze at low temperatures. It should be noted that this is a collective notion based on mixtures of various synthetic substances with water.
Before you change the antifreeze yourself,which is poured from the manufacturer or in the workshop into the car, it is necessary to find out which coolant (coolant) is needed. Having ascertained this fact, it is possible to start the basic procedure. And in order to properly change the antifreeze, you must follow the following sequence: First, you need to turn on the ignition and raise the level of the device by which the cabin is heated to the maximum possible. Find the radiator cap and gently open it. drain the old antifreeze and open the drain plug from the bottom. Another plug that needs to be unscrewed is located on the cylinder block. At the next stage it is necessary to return the plug to the place, the cat The old antifreeze should be drained from the expansion tank. Further it is necessary to pour the antifreeze into the radiator, at the same time it is required to periodically close its lid and "massage" the upper branch pipe, which will displace the remaining air in the unit and fill more OZh.Na The next step is to start the engine and allow it to warm up to operating temperatures. During the test, warm air should go from the heater. The absence of the latter indicates the presence of an airlock, which can lead to engine overheating. In order to set the level of antifreeze in the radiator and expansion tank, it is necessary to allow the engine to cool down, which helps to reduce the pressure in the cooling system.
