Coolant lesser evil: Dexcool or glycol (for CGT)

[Russ Maki]

I'm kinda late to the party -- has anybody mentioned Zerex G05
antifreeze? As I understand it, G05 is identical to the factory-spec,
phosphate-free, low pH coolant Valvoline has been manufacturing for
Mercedes in recent years. Sounds like a natural for anal Euro car
freaks.

Russ Maki
Ixonia Wis.




> Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 16:27:50 -0500
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> From: Cris Carpenter <ccarpent at wisc.edu>
> Subject: Re: Coolant lesser evil: Dexcool or glycol (for CGT)
>
> Most big-name antifreeze companies are now producing lower-phosphate
or
> phosphate-free antifreeze solutions that are just fine in any car,
> especially if you replace it every 2 years or less. The Europeans did
kind
> of lead the way, and the VW/Audi factory antifreezes of any particular
> vintage are good, if expensive, examples. The same is true of gearbox
oils.
> People who dutifully changed their original synthetic VW/Audi manual
tranny
> fluid with readily available standard 80/90 gear lube at 60K in the
1980's
> and 90's actually did their cars a dis-service.
>
> Cris
> 81 Scirocco
> Still looking for that perfect 87 4KQ
> Retired VW/Audi technician (battling dreaded C-Nile virus)