coolant

Todd Young auditodd at attbi.com
Mon May 5 00:11:03 EDT 2003


I have to agree here.
As long as it states that it is safe for aluminum engines/radiators, I
see no reason to pay through the nose for the VW/Audi "pink" stuff.

Prestone has been safe for aluminum now for a couple years at least.

cobram at juno.com wrote:
> Look at archive posts, search engine sucks, but look for posts around the
> beginning of March.  No problems using the green stuff.  Good explanation
> in the archives somewhere by one of our resident chemists on why coolant
> that's labeled as safe for aluminum...is.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
>
> George Nimmer <george164 at earthlink.net> writes:
>
>
>>The cheap "green stuff" coolant should not be used.  That needs to
>>be flushed out and replaced with the pink colored "G12" coolant
>>available from any VW or audi dealer.  It should be mixed 50/50 with
>
> vapor
>
>>distilled water.
>
>
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