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What if car has no coolant antifreeze is empty what damage can it do?
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∙ 9y ago
The engine will overheat and can cause severe engine damage. The engine will be completely ruined if it is not immediately shut off.
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If the low coollant level light is on what is wrong?
you need to add coolant to the coolant resevoir. coolant is antifreeze. if you dont have enough in your car you can overheat and damage your engine.
What does antifreeze do to the car in the winter?
Antifreeze keeps your coolant from freezing. It keeps your coolant more "fluid".
What is the better coolant for a car engine antifreeze or water?
Always use antifreeze. Water does not have any water pump lubricants or anti corrosion properties, antifreeze coolant does.
Do you need antifreeze to drive your car?
No, but antifreeze has corrosion inhibitors in it's formula. These help to stop corrosion forming internally, and will also protect the head gasket from corroding. Antifreeze added to the water in your cooling system lowers the freezing point of the coolant, preventing the liquid from freezing in the cold winter. It also raises the boiling point of the coolant. If you drive your car with water and no antifreeze, your car will heat up and the water will get hot enough to boil over. With antifreeze, the coolant will continue to do its job of keeping the engine from overheating which can result in damage to the engine.
Is it possible to buy pre mixed coolant for a car?
( YES ) you can buy premixed engine coolant ( antifreeze mixed with water ) or concentrated antifreeze
Is ethylene glycol used as antifreeze in car coolant?
Yes, it is.
What is the problem with not using antifreeze on your car?
If it gets cold enough the coolant will freeze and crack the block if there is no antifreeze.
Where should you put antifreeze in a car?
In the coolant reservoir when the engine is cool.
Why is the Antifreeze level high when car is hot but when car is cool down there is no antifreeze?
Coolant will expand as it heats - that's the purpose of the coolant recovery tank - to take excess when vehicle is hot and return it to the radiator when vehicle cools
What happens when a car runs out of antifreeze?
Assuming you still have some form of coolant (water) in your radiator then the coolant will freeze when the weather is cold enough, coolant expands when it freezes, this may cause permanent damage to your engine, such as split pipe's, burst radiator, cracked engine block
What can be wrong when car is car leaking antifreeze?
there might be a leak some where in a coolant line. or maybe you have a leak in your radiator.
How much antifreeze do you need?
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.
