coolant flush on a4 - g12PLUS?

[no1of consequence]

ado - i checked a few dealerships and noone knows about or seems to have the 
new 'plus' coolant. they all have [as far as they know] the same old pink 
coolant as always. also the part # is the same as old and the label still 
warns that its not compatible with other coolants.

any info on how to ID the new coolant?

thanks
jim

>From: Ado Sigal <a.sigal at bluewin.ch>
>Reply-To: a.sigal at bluewin.ch
>To: no1of consequence <iin10ded at hotmail.com>
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: coolant flush on a4
>Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:23:07 +0100
>
>no1of consequence wrote:
>
>>hey kids,
>>
>>my new-to-me a4 1.8t has not-red coolant in it. its green. i want to flush 
>>it out, audi claims they have a pressue flushing machine that gets all the 
>>old coolant and muck out. but its like 300$ for the service. yikes.
>>
>>anyone have details on this? is it worth doing? or will the old 'run a few 
>>engine-fulls of distilled h20 thru it' trick do just as well? is it true 
>>that the different coolants will crystallize inside the engine if mixed? i 
>>know bentley says not to mix them, but it doesnt really give a reason.
>>
>>thanx in advance.
>>jim
>>
>>
>Stealer is lying. Its true that blue and pink (G12) can't be mixed, but VAG 
>now produces new fluid (G12 plus), also pink, that can be mixed with both 
>old types. Both of them have been discontinued, and in Suisse G12 plus is 
>the only one available. Done it on Urq, Passat, and S2 couple of months 
>ago. Mix it with distilled, but you can flush the system with tap water.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ado
>
>