As the coolant is directly responsible for keeping the engine at a reasonable temperature, it becomes crucial to monitor things. After all, knowing how much coolant your car can hold and what type of ...

Many drivers wonder if red coolant is better than green, especially with so many options on the market. Red coolant generally ...

Elizabeth Nelson, coolant program manager at Polaris Laboratories, a fluid-analysis company in Indianapolis, Ind., tells a story that would strike fear into the heart of any fleet manager. A class-8 ...

Engine failure due to cylinder liner cavitation corrosion is disturbingly common in the industry, yet it typically can be prevented through proper cooling system maintenance. That's according to Mike ...

Cavitation erosion or liner pitting is caused by air in the cooling system, and is aggravated by liner vibration. Bubbles implode violently, removing a little metal as they do so. Although it’s often ...

The antifreeze – or coolant – in the engine of your petrol-powered vehicle is somewhat like the air humans breathe. It’s taken for granted until there isn’t any, then bad things happen. Engines seize, ...

Coolant is generally the most neglected fluid on a truck, and it leads to significant woes downstream. In fact, Lawrence Wong, product technical specialist for Chevron Lubricants, said about 40% of ...