75-56-17 - Specifications.
§ 75-56-17. Specifications.
Antifreeze or engine coolant or prediluted antifreeze or prediluted engine coolant shall not contain visually identifiable suspended matter or sediment after mixing with the proper amount of water for use in an automotive internal combustion engine. The specifications for antifreeze or engine coolant or prediluted antifreeze or prediluted engine coolant shall not fall below the minimum specifications, if any, established by the American Society for Testing and Materials as described in the following for the type:
(a) Ethylene glycol base antifreeze or engine coolant for automobiles and light duty service shall meet specifications in the current version of American Society for Testing and Materials D 3306, Standard Specification for Ethylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light Duty Service.
(b) Propylene glycol base antifreeze or engine coolant for automobile and light duty service shall meet the specifications in the current version of American Society for Testing and Materials D 5216, Standard Specification for Propylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light Duty Service.
(c) Low silicate ethylene glycol base antifreeze or engine coolant for heavy duty automotive engines requiring an initial charge of supplemental coolant additive (SCA) shall meet the specifications in the current version of the American Society for the Testing and Materials D 4985, Low Silicate Ethylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Heavy Duty Engines Requiring an Initial Charge of Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA).
(d) Prediluted antifreeze or prediluted engine coolant shall meet the specifications in the current version of the American Society for Testing and Materials D 4656, "Prediluted Ethylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for automobiles and Light Duty Service."
(e) The intent of this chapter is that requirements shall be kept current with subsequent amendments and editions of ASTM D 3306, D 5216, and D 4985 and D 4656.
(f) Other antifreeze or engine coolant including, but not limited to, prediluted antifreeze or engine coolant for automobiles and light duty service, recycled antifreeze or engine coolant for automobiles and light duty service, and recycled antifreeze of engine coolant for heavy duty automotive engines requiring an initial charge of supplemental coolant additive may be approved for registration by the State Chemist or his designated employees following submission of the label or labeling and a sample of the product as described in Section 75-56-9. These products shall meet the specifications in the current version of the applicable ASTM standard specifications, if any.
(g) Materials such as methyl, ethyl or isopropyl alcohols, chemical salts, hydrocarbon-based compounds and sugars shall not be sold or offered for sale as antifreezes or engine coolants or prediluted antifreezes or prediluted engine coolants for automotive engines.
Sources: Laws, 1978, ch. 359, § 8(2), (3), (4); Laws, 1986, ch. 395, § 23; Laws, 1988, ch. 482, § 11, eff from and after July 1, 1988; Laws, 1992, ch. 396 § 6; Laws, 1998, ch. 488, § 8, eff from and after July 1, 1998.