[tech] what is g12 - same as GM orange?

[Ti Kan]

Darrell Adams writes:
> Will someone let me know if it's a bad thing to put the new GM Dex-Cool
> with my current orange cool-aide?

The GM Dex-cool is not the same thing as the VW/Audi G12 coolant.  While
they are both based on the same organic acid technology, they are not to
be mixed.  The VW/Audi G12 coolant is actually pink in color, not orange.

The only coolant you should mix it with is the factory G12 (found at
VW and Audi dealers), or the Pentosin G 001 200 "lifetime" coolant (Pentosin
is the OEM supplier to VW/Audi).  Pentosin products can be found at many
auto parts stores that specialize in German imports.

> The guy at the auto parts store said it was the right stuff, but he didn't
> sound very confident. He didn't know what G12 was.

Don't trust the monkey lads who don't know what they're talking about.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic (soon)
2001 S4 2.7T
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0
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