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Oops, anti-freeze as engine coolant?

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks Probably no big deal. Anti-freeze windshield fluid is a mixture of water and methyl alcohol, anti-freeze coolant has water, glycol alcohol and additional anti-corrosive additives. Both

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Old 01-10-2010, 12:49 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Probably no big deal. Anti-freeze windshield fluid is a mixture of water and methyl alcohol, anti-freeze coolant has water, glycol alcohol and additional anti-corrosive additives. Both are water soluble and good to well below freezing so for the small amount that you added you wont notice any detrimental effect. Basically you just diluted your anti-freeze a little.
Not glycol alcohol. Ethylene Glycol.

Big difference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycyl_alcohol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene_glycol
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