ASTM D3306-01
(Specification)Standard Specification for Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty Service
Standard Specification for Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty Service
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1.1 This specification covers the requirements for ethylene glycol or propylene glycol base engine coolants used in automobiles or other light duty service cooling systems. When concentrates are used at 40 to 70 % concentration by volume in water, or when prediluted glycol base engine coolants (50 volume % minimum) are used without further dilution, they will function effectively to provide protection against freezing, boiling, and corrosion.
1.2 The coolants governed by this specification are categorized as follows:
Coolant TypeDescriptionI Ethylene glycol base concentrateII Propylene glycol base concentrateIII Ethylene glycol predilute (50 vol %)IV Propylene glycol predilute (50 vol %)
Note 1--This specification is based on the knowledge of the performance of engine coolants prepared from new or virgin ingredients. Separate specifications exist for engine coolants prepared from recycled or reprocessed used coolant or reprocessed industrial-source glycols.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Note 2--This specification applies to automobiles and light duty service. Specifications D4985, D6210, and D6211 exist for heavy duty engine service.
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Designation: D 3306 – 01
Standard Specification for
Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty
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Service
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3306; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
TABLE 1 General Requirements
1. Scope
Property Specified Values ASTM Test Method
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for ethylene
Color Distinctive . . .
glycol or propylene glycol base engine coolants used in
Effect on nonmetals No adverse effect under consideration
automobiles or other light duty service cooling systems. When
concentrates are used at 40 to 70 % concentration by volume in
water, or when prediluted glycol base engine coolants (50
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Coolants and Antirusts
volume % minimum) are used without further dilution, they
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D 1120 Test Method for Boiling Point of Engine Coolants
will function effectively to provide protection against freezing,
D 1121 Test Method for Reserve Alkalinity of Engine
boiling, and corrosion.
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Coolants and Antirusts
1.2 The coolants governed by this specification are catego-
D 1122 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
rized as follows:
Engine Coolant Concentrates and Engine Coolants by the
Coolant Type Description
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Hydrometer
I Ethylene glycol base concentrate
D 1123 Test Methods for Water in Engine Coolant Concen-
II Propylene glycol base concentrate
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III Ethylene glycol predilute (50 vol %)
trate by the Karl Fischer Reagent Method
IV Propylene glycol predilute (50 vol %)
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D 1126 Test Method for Hardness in Water
D 1177 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aqueous Engine
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NOTE 1—This specification is based on the knowledge of the perfor-
Coolants
mance of engine coolants prepared from new or virgin ingredients. 2
D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water
Separate specifications exist for engine coolants prepared from recycled or
D 1287 Test Method for pH of Engine Coolants and Anti-
reprocessed used coolant or reprocessed industrial-source glycols.
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rusts
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1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
D 1293 Test Methods for pH of Water
standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
D 1384 Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants
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1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
in Glassware
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D 1881 Test Method for Foaming Tendencies of Engine
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Coolants in Glassware
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D 1882 Test Method for Effect of Cooling System Chemical
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bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Solutions on Organic Finishes for Automotive Vehicles
D 1888 Test Methods for Particulate and Dissolved Matter,
NOTE 2—This specification applies to automobiles and light duty
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Solids, or Residue in Water
service. Specifications D 4985, D 6210, and D 6211 exist for heavy duty
engine service. D 2570 Test Method for Simulated Service Corrosion Test-
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ing of Engine Coolants
2. Referenced Documents
D 2809 Test Method for Cavitation Corrosion and Erosion-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Corrosion Characteristics of Aluminum Pumps with En-
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D 512 Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water
gine Coolants
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D 516 Test Methods for Sulfate Ion in Water
D 3321 Test Method for Use of the Refractometer for Field
D 1119 Test Method for Percent Ash Content of Engine
Test Determination of the Freezing Point of Aqueous
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Engine Coolants
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D15 on Engine
D 3634 Test Method for Trace Chloride Ion in Engine
Coolants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D15.07 on Specifications. 3
Coolants
Current edition approved April 10, 2001. Published June 2001. Originally
published as D 3306 – 74. Last previous edition D 3306 – 00a.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05.
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Discontinued—See 1990 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.01.
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D 3306
TABLE 2 Physical and Chemical Requirements
Property Type I Type II Type III Type IV ASTM Test Method
Relative density 1.110 to 1.145 1.030 to 1.065 1.065 min 1.025 min D 1122, D 5931
15.5/15.5°C (60/60°F)
Freezing point, °C (°F): D 1177
50 vol % in DI water −37 (−34) max −32 (
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