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Engine Coolant Testing

Laboratory testing of engine and refrigerant coolants

Select Intertek laboratories provide engine coolants, antifreeze and refrigerant coolant analysis to British Standards and ASTM specifications. Contact us to for more information on test requirements and laboratory locations. The laboratories are located in Europe and the USA.

BS 5117 Specifications:
  • Corrosion inhibition performance - hot and cold immersion tests (part 2.1/2.2)
  • Corrosion for Aluminium alloys under heat transfer conditions (part 2.6)
  • Concentration of diluted product (part 1.1)
  • pH (part 1.1)
  • Reserve alkalinity (part 1.1)
  • Boiling point (part 1.2)
  • Freezing point (part 1.3)
  • Foaming characteristics (part 1.4)
  • Coolant hard water stability (part 1.5)

ASTM Specifications:
  • ASTM D1384 Corrosion test for engine coolants
  • ASTM D1120 Boiling point of Engine coolants
  • ASTM D1287 pH of Engine Coolants
  • ASTM D4921 Foaming Tendencies of Engine coolants
  • ASTM D1177 Freezing Point of aqueous Engine coolants
  • ASTM D5931 Density of Engine coolants
  • ASTM D1881 Foaming Tendencies of Engine coolants
  • ASTM D5827 Chloride and other anions in Engine coolants by ion chromatography
  • ASTM D4340 Corrosion of Cast Aluminium Alloys in Engine coolants

Note: Many of these tests can also be applied to secondary refrigerant coolants.
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