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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: robo22sri on 06 August 2012, 13:37

Title: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: robo22sri on 06 August 2012, 13:37

What is the difference between the golf mk3 gti expansion bottle and the vr6 bottle?

My car is a 2.0 gti and has a 2.9 conversion in it but is still running the 2.0 expansion bottle

Can i fit another 2.0 gti bottle? or should i have a vr bottle?

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: Wayne on 06 August 2012, 13:45

They are the same from memory.

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: robo22sri on 06 August 2012, 13:50

Quote from: Wayne on 06 August 2012, 13:45

They are the same from memory.

I googled the part numbers and one is round (gti one) and the vr6 is kidney shaped

Is it just to hold a bt more coolant?

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: leigh_harty on 06 August 2012, 13:57

I would of thought ones an early model and ones later?

Shouldn't matter which one you have though

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: tweed on 06 August 2012, 17:36

My gti and vr6 are the same

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: benvictors on 06 August 2012, 19:53

VR6 are different, slightly bigger but I wouldn't be too concerned running the GTi one in a VR

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: robo22sri on 06 August 2012, 20:12

well i bought a new gti one with lid for £18 :)

the vr one was £38  :grin:

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: F17BAD on 06 August 2012, 20:13

VR item different shape, bigger, looks more squashed and gay

Title: Re: coolant bottle gti vs vr6
Post by: tweed on 06 August 2012, 22:40

Mine may have been changed. Engine has been out and rebuilt so very possible