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- Top 7 rating according to KP
- How to choose an antifreeze liquid
Anti-freeze is a liquid for washing car windows during cold weather. It is a concentrate of alcohols and does not freeze at low temperatures. A high-quality windshield washer cleans the glass surface well down to -40 ° C, does not harm the health of the driver and passengers and has a pleasant smell. We will tell you what antifreeze liquids are on the market, and we will choose the best one together with an expert.
Top 7 rating according to KP
1. LIQUI MOLY ANTIFROST window antifreeze, -27°C (от 500 руб.)
German “antifreeze”, made from German components. Works well for cleaning both windshield and headlights. Snow, ice, reagents and road soot are resisted by a yellow essence with a melon aroma. Virtually no streaks or marks left after use.
Made on the basis of isopropyl alcohol, surfactants (the main component of detergents) and special additives. The manufacturer claims that this anti-freeze fluid keeps surfaces from wear and cracking.
Advantages and disadvantages
2. Hi-Gear HG5688 RADAR (from 450 rubles)
Sold in canisters of four liters. But unlike most competitors who give their chemistry a one year expiration date from the date of opening, this antifreeze has an honest three.
Haigir Radar attracts buyers with aviation technology. Allegedly, the same components are used in aviation antifreeze fluids that treat aircraft. Like it or not, it is difficult for an ordinary user to check. freeze and the ice film on the glass is not formed.
Advantages and disadvantages
3. Gleid Nord Stream Blue (from 300 rubles)
A five-liter eurocanister of antifreeze liquid at a reasonable price. Equipped with a special pouring spout. The composition is simple: isopropyl alcohol, a drop of dye and flavor, water and detergent additives.
Made in Our Country for our own market. The declared temperature that the liquid can withstand is -25 degrees Celsius. However, buyers question the effectiveness at such steep temperatures. More suitable for residents of Central Our Country, where severe cold is rare.
Advantages and disadvantages
4. PINGO 75030-7 (от 550 руб.)
Not the cheapest windshield wiper. It is difficult to find it on sale for 500 rubles; rather, it will be put up for one and a half, or even two times more expensive. Not all car owners are ready to lay out such an amount for a canister. However, the quality is up to the mark. However, do not expect some unrealistic result. This is a standard anti-freeze fluid – what it should be.
Almost does not leave streaks on the glass and does not turn into a film. The manufacturer claims that it will work properly at temperatures up to -30 degrees. Judging by the feedback, this statement is close to the truth. Ingredients: deionized water, isopropanol, ethylene glycol, surfactant.
Advantages and disadvantages
5. Lavr Ln1324 (from 300 rubles)
A large domestic manufacturer of auto chemical goods has such a concentrate in its line. On the packaging, the company flaunts that the liquid will not freeze at -80 degrees Celsius. It is impossible to check this even in the conditions of our North. However, the temperature record refers to the concentrate. In a diluted state, it loses its firmness.
This, it seems, is the convenience: if you live in the south, dilute economically to -7 degrees Celsius. And if a frosty winter is coming, you can add less water and the product will turn out to be more resistant to negative temperatures. Another area of uXNUMXbuXNUMXbapplication is to dilute the washer that has frozen in the tank.
Ingredients: surfactant 5-15%, isopropyl alcohol, dye, fragrance, distilled water.
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6. Sintec Bedroom (about 350 years.)
On sale you can find several varieties of this non-freezing liquid. They differ in temperature marking. In the line of “non-freezing” at -5, -15, -20, -25 degrees Celsius. Actually, this is all one berry field: the same composition is diluted with water in different proportions.
Actually, this is all one berry field: the same composition is diluted with water in different proportions. Best reviews on the -25 version, but it is not easy to find on sale. The chemical flavor here is not the most fragrant, but not particularly sharp. After -15 degrees Celsius overboard begins to thicken and leave streaks.
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7. Spectrol (from 300 rubles)
There are several versions of this antifreeze fluid. Firstly, according to the temperature regime: – 20 or -30 degrees Celsius.
Secondly, according to the flavor. Get ready, the smell will be vigorous: chewing gum like “huba-boob” or lemon. Both are highly concentrated and will appeal to people who love sweets. Together with the canister there is a special nozzle that replaces the funnel when filling.
Advantages and disadvantages
How to choose an antifreeze liquid
– When choosing an antifreeze liquid for a car, most s are guided by the price of the product and its freezing temperature. At the same time, the composition of the anti-freeze practically does not excite motorists – only every fourth buyer considers it the main criterion when choosing a liquid, – says Maxim Ryazanov, technical director of the Fresh Auto dealership network.
The expert notes that in order to buy a high-quality anti-freeze liquid, you need to focus on:
- cost (a good product costs about 350-500 rubles for 4-5 liters);
- smell (sharp indicates the presence of methanol in the composition);
- and the manufacturer (the most popular are LIQUI MOLY, FINKA, HI-GEAR).
Criterias of choice
As mentioned above, the best “non-freezing fluid”, or rather “windshield washer fluid” for a car, will be one that does not freeze at least at a temperature of minus 20 Celsius (colder, as a rule, there is no dirt on the road). It will also stink less. Alas, fulfilling both of these conditions is becoming increasingly difficult. I will explain why: the washer fluid, in addition to water and surfactants (surfactants to remove contaminants), must contain alcohol. The question is what? Previously, it was widely used – methyl (based on methanol): cheap, but, alas, poisonous. And the concentration of vapors in the cabin with infrequent use is negligible. In Our Country, other realities. Not only is there always an abundance of dirt on the roads in winter (how on purpose?), but also the “contingent” no-no, and strives to get poisoned by taking the poison inside. Therefore, our Ministry of Health has banned methanol. To avoid, so to speak!
It would seem that ethyl (ethanol) is good for everyone and it can be “expelled” cheaply and in excess, it does not knock you off your feet with a pungent odor and is not poisonous. But, in order to avoid the same “black market for counterfeit goods”, it is subject to such an excise tax that the washer fluid made on its basis becomes more expensive than other vodka. The cost of an ethanol-based washer exceeds reasonable limits!
Only isopropyl alcohol remained. Now it is used by manufacturers of the best glass cleaner as an additive to water and surfactants, creating headaches for themselves and car owners in every sense of the word. “Anti-freeze” based on isopropylene smells very sharp and disgusting. To kill such a “smell”, or rather the stink, only a giant portion of fragrances is capable of. Among them, in fact, the consumer chooses.
To complete the picture, it is worth mentioning another component of the best windshield washer fluid – ethylene glycol. Its small amount is used to prevent the rapid evaporation of alcohol from the glass. Otherwise, it can quickly become covered with a thin layer of ice). If there is more ethylene glycol in the anti-freeze than necessary, the liquid will thicken already at a slight sub-zero temperature. Remaining seemingly fluid, it will stop passing through the washer hoses and nozzles.
You ask, what about those “blue / green” SJ that are traded on the Moscow Ring Road? In my experience, they do not smell, their dyes strongly stain and “clog” nozzles, they are cheap, but what they are made of (because they are not almost odorless) – one of their “manufacturers” knows! No responsibility either. Therefore, I would refrain from buying them. Or – only as a last resort, when the windshield washer reservoir is dry, but you have to go.
Finally, one more observation: the weaker the anti-freeze is colored (the less poisonous color), the safer the tubes, pump and nozzles of your car’s windshield washer system. The less likely is the need for their future replacement / resuscitation. For modern cars, saving on, it would seem, such an “elementary” can result in “a pretty penny.”
Good luck making the right choice!