Winterizing a Car: Antifreeze & Other Supplies

Video Transcript

"We're going to talk about where you can purchase antifreeze. You can go to your local auto parts stores, which there's many different kinds, between Pep Boys, O'Reily's, Advance Autoparts, Autozone, a number of other different name part stores, and purchase your antifreeze, and the man behind the counter can be very helpful in what you might need. Also, you're supermarkets, your Walmart's, your Target's, your Kmart, they carry antifreeze in their auto departments, and the price is fairly reasonable. I would today, I picked up these two gallons and I'm going to mix them fifty-fifty to give me minus thirty four. On the back of the bottle, they will give you all type of instructions, a minimum fifty percent prestone, fifty percent water will give you minus thirty four freeze up protection, plus 265 degrees faranheit boil over protection. Meets or exceeds ASMA specifications. What I also like to have handy when I'm changing my antifreeze, a funnel for pouring, less spillage, a good pair of gloves, if your system's hot, you have to be very careful when you remove the cap. I like to use rubber gloves sometimes. I have a hydrometer for measuring antifreeze protection once I'm done. These are only a couple of dollars in your parts stores, or your local box stores. A pair of pliers or channel locks to open up the pet car valve. Some people call these water pump pliers. And a drain pan. This one, you pop the plugs out, your coolant goes in, you can close it up and pull it from under the car with no spillage. Later on, you can open this end, pour your old antifreeze in a jug, take it to a recycling center, because you don't want to pour this on the ground. You want to have it recycled or disposed of properly. Also, when changing your antifreeze, you need some type of eye protection, just in case. Accidents do happen. Better off being safe than sorry."