What Causes Car Antifreeze Leakage?

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DePeter
07/29/25 11:40pm
The connection between the antifreeze reservoir and the radiator is not tightly sealed, leading to antifreeze leakage in the car. Below is a detailed introduction to car antifreeze: 1. Function: In cold weather, it prevents components from system failures or cracking due to cooling issues. It also manages rust prevention and avoids excessive scale buildup that could block pipelines, providing anti-corrosion, anti-scale, anti-boil, anti-freeze, and anti-rust functions. 2. Main Purpose: The full name of antifreeze is antifreeze coolant, which prevents the coolant from freezing and expanding in cold winter conditions, thereby avoiding damage to the radiator and engine cylinder block or head. Antifreeze is a type of coolant containing special additives, primarily used in liquid-cooled engine cooling systems, with its freezing point varying according to the concentration of ethylene glycol in the solution.
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