Does the car radiator antifreeze need to be replaced?

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VonBenjamin
07/30/25 4:42am
Car radiator antifreeze needs to be replaced. Antifreeze is added to the radiator. Because antifreeze has a boiling point as high as 120 degrees Celsius and can withstand low temperatures from -40 to 60 degrees Celsius, it is used to replace water as the liquid in the car radiator. The shelf life of car antifreeze is generally 2 years, so it should be replaced every 2 years or every 30,000 kilometers. The full name of antifreeze is antifreeze coolant, which means coolant with antifreeze function. It can prevent the coolant from freezing and cracking the radiator or freezing the engine cylinder block or cover when parking in cold winter. Many people think that antifreeze is only used in winter, but in fact, antifreeze is used all year round.
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