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coolants are specially treated liquids formulated to cool your engine instead of water(untreated) Coolant is a substance, usually a kind of liquid made under a certain chemical formulae stored in a device called radiator on a motor vehicle (or other kind of machinery), and it runs/ circles in the cooling system of the vehicle to reduce the heat or the temperature of the engine rises by the running or operating of the vehicle’s engine whenever the vehicle’s engine operates; thus the overheat can be prevented and the engine can be ensured to performing in a mechanical condition.

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