I'm going to replace the coolant in my Prelude this summer, and I have two unopened jugs of Honda Type 2 predilluted antifreeze that I bought in the summer of 2008, so it's basically 8 years old. My question is, is this stuff still good? Does antifreeze have a shelf life? The internet searches are devoid of answers to this question, but all internet questions seem to refer to the life of antifreeze once it's in the car.

Second question, I just witnessed yesterday that one of my adjustable ball joints is leaking grease out of its rubber boot (the rubber is also starting to crack around the creases). These were installed in 2008 as well, but I've always checked them every year for deterioration and found none until now. If this was your car that you knew you'd only drive for maybe 1000 miles this summer, would you bite the bullet and replace it? Or would you hold out for another year?

I'll ask more questions as I can think of them, I'm starting to pull off the car cover after this winter and see what needs maintained or replaced to keep it in running condition.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=anti...sm=93&ie=UTF-8



I wouldn't call that 'devoid' of answers it was literally the first hit

 

Well I can tell you this..you NEVER want to freeze your balls. Does that help?