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Offline Len

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Antifreeze
« on: 25 April 2007, 09:23 »
Whats best advice these days?

I am doing a coolant repair and the system is half drained.
The existing coolant is pink!
Couple of questions.
Is it ok to mix with the stuff thats generally available (blue)
Or should I flush it all out and refill with new.
Also what is recommended in VW's? Half water or all coolant?
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Offline mattkh

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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #1 on: 25 April 2007, 09:29 »
Hi
Never mix two colours
If you cant get the pink stuff, then drain it all out and use G12+ which is purple
Half and the rest distilled water
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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #2 on: 25 April 2007, 10:33 »
Cheers.

Any idea where to get this G12+ ??
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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #3 on: 25 April 2007, 10:39 »
Just Googled it and it looks Russian! :shocked:
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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #4 on: 25 April 2007, 15:54 »
Either use G12 from http://www.gsfcarparts.com or http://www.vwspares.co.uk, or G12+ from VW.  VWSpares sell G12+ as well :)

G12 (pink) and G11 (blue) dont mix, but G12+ (purple) mixes with both G11 & G12 :)
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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #5 on: 25 April 2007, 15:55 »
Cheers for that jonny
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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #6 on: 25 April 2007, 22:58 »
Out of curiousity what could happen if you mixed em...?
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Re: Antifreeze
« Reply #7 on: 26 April 2007, 00:04 »
i think they kinda turn into a horrible brown sludge or something  :grin:
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