Before the winter, we have to replace the antifreeze first as the first step of maintenance.

The coolant is very important, directly related with the feelings of riding, and also stability and service life of engine.

So the maintenance of coolant is as important as the engine oil.


Coolant is also called antifreeze, its role is to cool the running engine.

Why is also called antifreeze?

This is because in the cold winter, the temperature can make general liquid solidification, liquid expands when it is frozen, which will cause damage to engine parts, so the manufacturer design a kind of liquid with high boiling point and low freezing point.



Replace the coolant is different from replacing the engine oil, the engine oil is a lubrication for the engine and also function as a cooling liquid.

While the coolant is for engine cooling, and prevent the boiling. Although they are within the engine, but in two different sections, coolant and engine oil are high corrosive, so it is better to avoid direct contact with the skin, and disposal well in order to avoid damage to the environment.



The preparation before replacement:

Waterproof working gloves, or disposable transparent plastic gloves, together with a pair of knitted gloves outside; Cross screwdriver in size medium; Plastic lever, or a flat screwdriver, but attached with insulating tape on the front, in order to avoid the water pipe burst; Cleaning agent, which is used to clean oil or coolant on the surface of the engine, or the carburetor, it can be bought from the auto or motorcycle accessories store; Waste cloth; Old toothbrush, preferably the hard brush one.

Friendly reminder: First wait the car cool down and the water temperature low enough and then replace the coolant, just in case of burn.