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 Bizarre
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| posted on August 29th, 2006 at 09:13 PM |
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Wasserboxer - what coolant
I have just joined the Wasserboxer brigade
Had an air cooled one now i have a 90 2.1 Caravelle
Has a low Km motor and the bloke i bought it off "seems" to know his stuff.
He redid the head gaskets and has always used Castrol anti freeze as the fluid - Ethylene glycol ??
Just wondering what everyone else uses and how often you change it?
Barry
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| posted on August 29th, 2006 at 09:15 PM |
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G11 the book says
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 08:27 PM |
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No opinions??
So far, from talking to experts, i have
1) G11 - the blue stuff
2) G12 - the purple stuff
3) Ethylene glycol
4) Propylene glycol
5) Anything that doesnt contain phosphate
Additionally use only distilled water to mix and change fluid at least every 2 years - if not once a year
PS
This thing i have bought drives BEAUTIFUL.
Mrs Bizarre has given up the Mk 4 golf for the new purchase :sandrine
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 08:38 PM |
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I always used the genuine VW coolant....and changed it annually.
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 09:59 PM |
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Yep the genuine stuff is not that dear!!!
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Ray V
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 01:09 AM |
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Hi Barry
Yep get the factory stuff and use distilled water. Then stick some 1.4 rockers on it to wake it up.
Steve
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| posted on October 9th, 2006 at 10:13 AM |
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The VW mechanic i went topped up mine with G11 and gave me the bottle (about 2 litres worth?) with the left over, and yeah, i didn't think it was
expensive at all. Don't know why you'd bother with a cheaper option.
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| posted on November 4th, 2006 at 07:20 PM |
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The new coolant for all vw's is now called g12+
it super seeds g11 which was blue and g12 which was red the new g12+ is pink if you dont use the vw coolant and some other cheap brand you will end up
with very rusty head studs in t3 kombis with isnt cheap to get out when broken in the block so stick only to what vw tells you.
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| posted on November 4th, 2006 at 09:29 PM |
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Now why didnt you tell me that when i saw you today?? :P
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| posted on November 4th, 2006 at 09:54 PM |
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Yep, G12+ is the go.....it mixes with both G11 & G12, but dont mix G11 with G12. If you have Castrol coolant in the car, drain it out and refill
completely with Demineralised Water run that through then drain it out and put the G12+ in. I'd also disconnect both coolant hoses above the spare
tyre and blow through them to make sure you get all the Castrol out of the system.
Mixing coolants makes a gluggy mess, so make sure you get it all out.
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 posted on November 4th, 2006 at 10:20 PM |
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Mainly for Non VW engines....
this is just what I call common knowledge...
Its not aimed at anyone who has already commented on this subject... concerning Volkswagens....
Coolants usually take the boiling point of water Up to a higher temperature...
and Coolants take the freezing point of water down to a lower temperature....
So, its very important to Use it even in the SUMMER...
I shudder when I see people using water to fill the radiator or coolant tank....
at service stations....
Generally,
I think calling liquid cooled engines "Water cooled" gives people the wrong impression...
I only use the pre mixed castrol coolant in My Lancer...
it may be 5 times the price of the stuff at Woolies or Big W.... but engines don't come cheap....
and its changed every year...
cheers
Lee
[ Edited on 4-11-2006 by 68AutoBug ]
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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| posted on November 6th, 2006 at 10:14 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Sick68VW
The new coolant for all vw's is now called g12+
it super seeds g11 which was blue and g12 which was red the new g12+ is pink if you dont use the vw coolant and some other cheap brand you will end up
with very rusty head studs in t3 kombis with isnt cheap to get out when broken in the block so stick only to what vw tells you.
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mmmm always had a soft spot for the pink stuff....will have to enquire about it next time.
thanks for the info
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