Are coolant and antifreeze the same thing?

Coolant and antifreeze are not the same thing. They are two different substances. The additives added to the antifreeze make it have an antifreeze effect, while the coolant has no antifreeze effect, and some only have a cooling effect. The same point between antifreeze and coolant is that they both have the function of cooling and cooling. The cooling and cooling effect is secondary to antifreeze. The main function of antifreeze is to prevent freezing, and the main function of coolant is to cool down.

The difference between coolant and antifreeze is as follows:

1. The season of use. The season of use of coolant is generally in summer. It is not suitable for winter. Because it has no antifreeze, it is easy to be frozen. There is no limit to the season of use of antifreeze. It can be used all year round, and summer can Better prevent the engine from boiling, and keep the cooling system from freezing in winter;

2. Antifreeze has the effect of coolant, but coolant does not have all the effects of antifreeze. From the perspective of affiliation, coolant belongs to antifreeze, but antifreeze does not belong to coolant;

3. The substances added to the antifreeze and the cooling fluid are different. The substances added to the antifreeze are mainly water, additives and antifreeze, while the substances added to the cooling fluid are more, such as dyeing agent, water, vinyl ethylene glycol, etc. alcohol and coolant.

There are many colors of coolant, and the more common colors are blue, purple and green. When adding coolant, it should be noted that different colors cannot be mixed together, because different colors of coolant have different freezing points and Boiling point, together will change the freezing point and boiling point, performance will be greatly affected.