What Happens if You Use the Wrong Color Antifreeze

Colored radiator water for every color and function… Know it now

Colored radiator water for every color and function... Know it now


 

The water intended for cleaning the radiator in the car appears in many colors, and perhaps many of us use it and do not know the reason behind these colors. Does it have a function or just a color only?

This is what we will learn in the following lines.

 The specialists confirm that the colors in which the water intended for the radiator appears in the market is nothing but an indication that refers to certain properties. Point out its main components.

Water components for cleaning the radiator:

An amount of organic matter such as (ethanol / ethylene glycol / propylene glycol).

– Some organic additives such as (toly triazole – dye sodium fluorescein).

Quantity of corrosion removers such as (sodium silicate – di-sodium phosphate – sodium molybdate/sodium borate.

 It is worth noting that you have the water allocated for your car, which is recommended for use by the manufacturer, and this information is usually available through the catalogs that accompany the car, and it is wrong to mix this water so that the chemical properties of each of them are not affected.

Now that we know the components of this water, it is time to learn about the function of a type of this water of a certain color

Red and blue water (propylene glycol):

This water relies on (propylene glycol) as its active substance, which makes it suitable for aluminum block motors, in addition to aluminum cooling cycles.
 
Green Water (Ethylene Glycol):

As for the other color, it is green water that relies on (ethylene glycol) as an active substance, so it is suitable for block-iron or cast-iron motors.
 

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