Recently, the temperature has continued to drop, many citizens wear early prepared cotton-padded clothes for winter, and car owners have also prepared anti-freeze equipment - anti-freeze liquid.

In order to "drink" good antifreeze for car owners, in addition to going to 4S stores to replace, in fact, they prefer to buy their own antifreeze replacement, which is both cost-effective and convenient. But at present, there are hundreds of anti-freeze liquids in Hangzhou auto parts market. The price varies from 5 yuan to 120 yuan, and the quality varies from good to bad. So, what kind of antifreeze is the best choice for your car?

Automobile Parts Market Brand Cluster

In Hangzhou auto parts market, there are not less than 100 companies selling antifreeze, some of them are manufacturers'agents, and some of them are ancillary businesses as auto parts. "Antifreeze liquid is mainly used in summer and winter."  The owner Qin of Hangzhou Daqin Auto Parts Co., Ltd. said that antifreeze liquid has many brands. Better brands include Shell, Great Wall, Mobil, Baishitong, etc. The price is between 60 and 200 yuan; lower and middle-end brands include Rainbow Refinement, Jiebao, Carshield, etc. The price is between 10 and 50 yuan; the worst one is "Wumingshi" produced in small workshops, which costs only a few yuan. This kind of sticker is often applied to a certain type of car.

"The price of the same brand varies a lot, which may lead to the suspicion of fake and inferior brands." Relevant people said that although it is a price-winning market, but the sale of fake books is against market norms, but it will also disrupt the auto parts market.

"The freezing point of various antifreeze fluids is different, which is determined by the temperature of different regions and environments. The freezing point of the antifreeze in the southern region is generally about 15 degrees below zero, while it is much higher in the northern region. Wang Boss, Hangzhou Haichuan Auto Parts Company, said that there are many antifreeze liquids in the market that say the freezing point is minus 25 C, but they do not meet the standard. The freezing point is only about 15 C.

Replacement of antifreeze 2-3 years

Winter is the peak season of vehicle antifreeze sales, but at present the market antifreeze products are mixed, which makes consumers unable to start. Faced with a variety of brands, professionals recommend to buy high-end brands, the quality is relatively assured, if the use of counterfeit and inferior antifreeze, will cause great damage to vehicles, small blockage pipelines, large corrosion tank.

Recently, many car owners have come to replace antifreeze, but for the knowledge of antifreeze replacement, the owners are not clear. Some car owners require to replace antifreeze in less than two years, in fact, it is completely unnecessary.

According to him, the general car needs to change the antifreeze in 2-3 years, the new car has the original factory antifreeze, the quality is good, basically there will be no signs of boiling, freezing crack. Unless an accident occurs, the antifreeze fluid needs to be replaced or added when it leaks.

In the process of replacing antifreeze, there are two color systems, blue and red. "Different types of antifreeze can not be mixed to avoid chemical reactions, precipitation or bubbles, reduce the effect of use." Chen Boss of Xingfeng Auto Parts in Hangzhou said that before using blue, after buying the same color, it can effectively prevent precipitation increase.

Professionals introduced that antifreeze liquid generally has color, the darker the color, the stronger the antifreeze ability. When changing antifreeze for cars, consumers must check the name, address, telephone number and date of production on the packaging. Regular products have complete labeling, clear handwriting, and the handwriting of fake and inferior products is blurred and easy to erase.