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My friend came to put coolant in my car and he was using the one I bought, it was a full concentration one for all colors which the guy at autozone told me to buy for my car; and he noticed a bit into it and then switched it out for the 50/50 one, is that going to be a problem, and if so, what should I do?

Edit: It was a refill, as for how much concentrate was used, it wasn’t a lot, I can’t quantify it but I was maybe a sixth of the container, meanwhile almost an entire container of 50/50 was used.

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While I'm still not sure of the amount of coolant which was used, I will assume a "container" is a gallon size, as that would be the typical size one would buy from Autozone no matter the flavor.

If only a small amount (in your words, possibly 1/6 of the container) of full strength coolant, then 50/50 was used to fill the rest, no damage was done to your vehicle or cooling system. 50/50 is the typical ratio which is used, but you could use up to 70/30 without any issues. This would most likely be what is used in very cold climates like Canada or Alaska during the winter time. With just a small amount of 100% strength antifreeze, your ratio goes up a little from 50/50 to possibly 55/45 or at the outside 60/40. Neither of these are going to be bad for your vehicle's cooling system. A little bit more antifreeze isn't going to hurt anything. Realistically, I don't think I'd drain it or even worry about it. It should be just fine.

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