The wrath of winter’s impact on heavy-duty diesel engines across North America has been thoroughly tested so far this year. Arctic sub-zero temperatures and double-digit wind-chills left many trucks ...

Car engines can get really hot and that's not good for performance. Antifreeze plays a vital role in keeping your car’s engine in optimal condition by protecting it from heating up, freezing, or ...

Your vehicle is a complicated piece of machinery, and keeping it running smoothly requires periodic inspections and maintenance of its various systems, including your engine’s cooling system and the ...

Antifreeze, commonly used by drivers during winter months, is especially dangerous to pets. Even small spills on driveways or ...

Freeze plugs don't make your engine freeze up, and they aren't useful only when it's freezing out. They're a crucial part of ...

In the good old days, you could drain fluids from your car and just dump them in the backyard without another thought. A small hole and some gravel were all you needed. Out of sight, out of mind. Well ...

Toxicologists have long considered ethylene glycol, the active ingredient in many antifreeze and engine coolant formulas, to be a seductive and uniquely dangerous poison. For one thing, it's sweet.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As it gets colder, more people will take out the antifreeze to keep their radiator from freezing, but the brightly colored liquid can cause more harm than good for pets and ...

Even if you're not a mechanic or a gearhead, you've probably heard of antifreeze. This chemical helps control the temperature of your engine and protects it from extreme heat and cold. It also ...

The specific heat capacity of ethylene glycolbased water solutions is less than that of pure water; in a 50 percent solution, ethylene glycol's specific heat capacity compared with pure water is ...