Posted by JustIn Case on June 25, 2016 at 14:32:44 from (70.198.52.106):
In Reply to: Coolant - anti freeze posted by bill from scotland on June 25, 2016 at 14:00:32:
Hello Bill, I'm not sure what to make of it but I wish all of you the best of luck as you leave the EU. I myself have no opinion regarding this, just wishing you all well! Here in the US the main or active ingredient in almost all of our antifreeze is Ethylene Glycol that has pretty much always been the case. There is another product that is advertised as being less toxic and more environmentally friendly that product being propylene glycol, it's ok in some applications but I can't say that it's nearly as widely used and I don't think it's quite as good of a coolant. I worked for a pipeline company with large compressor engines and we used the propylene glycol in them because of the quantity of coolant we had in case of a spill or leak it was more environmentally safe. It seems like we now have different colored antifreezes here now two, traditional they've always been green or greenish yellow. Now there is some that is specially formulated for aluminum engines and is supposed to be longer life than the green stuff but I think the prime ingredient is still ethylene glycol along with some corrosion inhibitors and water pump and seal lubricant. I usually buy my antifreeze here at Walmart, they sell one that says you can use it with any other color of coolant in most any brand engine etc. I buy the traditional gallon jug of anti freeze that you mix 50-50 with water. They do sell one that is already pre-mixed but then you are essentially buying the 50% water that you can add yourself. What I do is when I have an empty gallon antifreeze jug I save it then when I buy a new gallon I put 1/2 of it in the empty jug then I top off both jugs with water and I end up with 2 gallons of coolant ready to go. If you are fussy you could use distilled water in case your tap water is hard with minerals etc. Good luck and have a good day!Jim
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