MOVED: anti-freeze question

[jpb]

sorry if this is a stupid question,does anti freeze have anything to do with the amount of time ur car takes to warm up?is it suggested that i get my anti freeze drained and put some new one in?my car warms up really slow.if thats not it,whats is?thanx guys sorry for the stupid question.

oh yea if it matter i have a accent 97gs:nervous:

[stickshift]

I don't think the quality of the anti-freeze could cause a car to warm up too slowly, though I'm certain it could cause a car to overheat.
Is it as cold in NY as it is in eastern Ontario (where I live)? Cos our temps have been between -10 and -20 Celcius (I don't know what that is in Fahrenheit, but trust me, -20 is COLD) and it takes my car a good 10 minutes to warm up fully after a cold start.
If the antifreeze in your cooling system is more than about a year old, drain, flush and refill the system with good antifreeze in the right proportion (50/50 or 60/40 anti-freeze/water at the most) and see what happens. I doubt it would let the car warm up quicker, but it'd be good to get fresh stuff in there anyways.

BTW, I'm moving this to Help and Maintenance.

[stickshift]

Topic moved to Maintenance and Help.

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