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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 17:26

Title: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 17:26

In halfords now..what colour antifreeze do I need...pink or blue! It's as 1.8 GTi n/a

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: barrym381 on 30 March 2013, 17:27

pink g12 or purple g13

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 17:33

Hmmm either halfords or halfords advance lol none say g12 ahhh

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: dom on 30 March 2013, 19:36

They should say 'suitable for VW', personally I get G13 from dealers.

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 19:52

Yeh, the pink one (advanced) said suitable for vw, the other one didn't say anything, so I bought the pink one....out of interest, what happens if I got the wrong one??

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: barrym381 on 30 March 2013, 20:11

Quote from: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 19:52

Yeh, the pink one (advanced) said suitable for vw, the other one didn't say anything, so I bought the pink one....out of interest, what happens if I got the wrong one??

car will stop dead when it gets up to temp  :smiley:

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: dom on 30 March 2013, 20:33

Quote from: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 19:52

Yeh, the pink one (advanced) said suitable for vw, the other one didn't say anything, so I bought the pink one....out of interest, what happens if I got the wrong one??

Not a huge amount tbh, you're just not supposed to mix them, if you do it goes all gloopy and horrible

Title: Re: Antifreeze colour for 98' GTi 1.8
Post by: hardmonkeys on 30 March 2013, 20:33

Oh that's ok, I'm draining the lot tomoz! :-)