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A= Range to be avoided. Only for calculation of glycol mix.
Freezing point of coolant when ice slush starts to form at different glycol mixes
% Glycol by
volume
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Cooling
system
capacity, dm
3
Ice slush starts
to form at °C
-7
-10 -14 -18 -24 -30 -38 -40
Glycol dm
3
(litres)
5 6 8 9 11 12 14 15 30
6 8 1 0 12 14 16 18 20 40
8 10 1 3 15 18 20 23 25 50
9 12 1 5 18 21 24 27 30 60
11 14 1 8 21 25 28 32 35 70
12 16 2 0 24 28 32 36 40 80
14 18 2 3 27 32 36 41 45 90
15 20 2 5 30 35 40 45 50 100
17 22 2 8 33 39 44 50 55 110
18 24 3 0 36 42 48 54 60 120
20 26 3 3 39 46 52 59 65 130
21 28 3 5 42 49 56 63 70 140
23 30 3 8 45 53 60 68 75 150
24 32 4 0 48 56 64 72 80 160
26 34 4 3 51 60 68 77 85 170
27 36 4 5 54 63 72 81 90 180
29 38 4 8 57 67 76 86 95 190
30 40 5 0 60 70 80 90 100 200
Line A: Ice starts to form (slush)
Line B: Temperature at which engine freezes and breaks
1. Safe range
2. Malfunction can arise (ice slush)
3. Coolant frozen
Cold characteristics of glycol:
- Example with 30% glycol by volume
- Ice slush starts to form at -18 °C.
- At -30 °C there is a risk of malfunction
- The engine cannot be damaged if there is at
least 30% glycol by volume
% glycol by volume