coolant

[Gene Hunt.]

The VW G12 stuff is around £7.00 a bottle from the dealer & should be purple in colour. 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

The VW G12 stuff is around £7.00 a bottle from the dealer & should be purple in colour. 

Yup.  The stuff is actually 'G12 plus plus' now - part number 'G 012 A8G M1' - 1.5 litre bottle, and can be mixed with all previous VAG 'G' antifreeze specs.

Must update this handy part numbers thread: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=95565

[bertmort8]

the coolant i have always had in the golf since i bought it is RED in colour, in reading up this was correct? no?

will go buy some of the g12 plus plus tomoz hopefully

[stealthwolf]

For general top-ups, I'd imagine the 1l bottle of coolant from VW would last you ages, so it's a false economy to use water. Something like screenwash or oil is different. I've had the car for a year and have gone through something like six bottles of screenwash. VW really need to do a 5l version for me.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

the coolant i have always had in the golf since i bought it is RED in colour, in reading up this was correct? no?

will go buy some of the g12 plus plus tomoz hopefully

G12 was red

G12+ and G12++ are a lilac/purple colour.

The minimum spec in the Mk5 was the red G12 - so red is fine.  But if it goes an orange or browny colour, drain it, flush it, and refil with proper spec asap.

HTH