Why Ignoring Coolant Maintenance Costs You Big Money

You check your oil religiously. You rotate your tires every 10,000 kilometers. You even change your air filter before it looks dirty. But there is a liquid under your hood that you have probably ignored for years. It sits in a plastic tank, usually bright green, pink, or blue. You only think about it when the temperature gauge rises or when you see a puddle on the driveway. That liquid is your coolant, and if you think it lasts forever, you are making a very expensive mistake.

Here is the truth that most mechanics wish you knew: old coolant turns into acid. And that acid slowly eats your engine from the inside out.