Drinking substandard antifreeze indiscriminately is simply ruining your car!
When it comes to car maintenance, most people tend to focus on consumables such as engine oil, spark plugs, and tires—yet few pay sufficient attention to antifreeze. Proper, high-quality antifreeze boasts functions including corrosion prevention, rust inhibition, scale prevention, and boil-over protection. By contrast, substandard antifreeze is typically made from industrial methanol, recycled ethylene glycol, low-grade ethylene glycol, and even diluted with tap water. Such antifreeze is prone to producing impurities and inorganic salts, and it’s highly corrosive. This can lead to corrosion of the vehicle’s cooling system, loosening of the water pump impeller, and ultimately, complete failure of the cooling system, rendering it unable to function properly and causing severe damage to the engine. However, the quality of antifreeze available on the market varies widely, and there are still many...