[V6-12v] Re: [A4] RE: [s-cars] Antifreeze ? Anything enique?

[Aaron]

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Decaf? How about a little valum..........
My dealer is 2 hrs away and the local Napa had the G12 and I figured it
otta just be the modern equiv. of G11 and its -5 at night and I needed
to get the new thermostat in and and and....
Oh and by the way, most owners manuals say "use only XXX approved XXX"
BFD

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Lee Levitt wrote:

>Oy, someone needs to switch to decaf :)
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>Lee
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>>[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of fast928 at prodigy.net
>>Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 6:08 PM
>>To: Aaron; Rich Assarabowski; lucab at msn.com
>>Cc: 'Igor Kessel'; 'michael schneider'; '* S List'; '*12V List'; '*A4
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>>Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Re: [A4] RE: [s-cars] Antifreeze ? Anything
>>enique?
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>><RANT ON>
>>WOW.  This is so SAD.  How hard can it be to figure out??
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>>Look at your frick'n car for once.  It tells you directly where
>>you add the coolant.  You can't miss it.  Depending on the year
>>of the car it will say on a tag at the overflow tank or it will
>>actually be STAMPED into the overflow tank itself.  It's really
>>not that hard.  For example...
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>>On my 1990 CQ there is a tag around the overflow cap.  The tag
>>says "Use only Audi specified phosphate free anti-freeze
>>containing ethylene glycol / G11  Available at your Audi dealer"
>>This tag has a part number 000 010 007G, in case anyone wants to
>>buy one an staple it to there forehead  :-)
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>>On my 1999 A6, STAMPED into the overflow tank is a "G12" with an
>>arrow pointing into the tank.
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>>I suppose some dumb PO could have removed the tags (on those cars
>>equipped) but it's still listed in your owner's manual.  If your
>>G11 tag is missing...ORDER IT!!  I guess this just goes to show
>>that nothing is foolproof!!  <RANT OFF>
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>>Andrew Lundy
>>fast928 at prodigy.net
>>99 A6q
>>90 CQ
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>>90 80q - R.I.P.
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Aaron
>>  To: Rich Assarabowski
>>  Cc: 'Igor Kessel' ; 'michael schneider' ; '* S List' ; '*12V
>>List' ; '*A4 List' ; '*Quattro List'
>>  Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:04 AM
>>  Subject: [V6-12v] Re: [A4] RE: [s-cars] Antifreeze ? Anything enique?
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>>  Hi all
>>  Now you have me concerned...
>>  I just replaced thermo and filled 50/50 with Audi coolant P/N
>>ZVW 237 GL 12 - Its pink / red
>>  Any problems with this in urs6? (i wont mix - promise)
>>  Thx
>>  Aaron
>>
>>  Rich Assarabowski wrote:
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>>Point well taken, Igor.  I was referring specifically to the urS4
>>whichBruce was asking about.  Bentley call for the G11 for these
>>engines.Mixing G11 and G12 is a no-no.-- RichRich Assarabowski
>>wrote:Bruce:Use Pentosin G001100 (popularly known as G11), it's
>>the blue stuff.It's also sold at VW dealers under their Autobahn
>>label.  I boughtmine at Blaufergnugen, they currently have it on
>>special at 10% off.Draining procedure is outlined in Bentley
>>(drain radiator, removethermostat), be sure to replace the
>>thermostat O-ring with a new one.Use distilled water, not tap
>>water when making your 50/50 mixture.Pretty straightforward on
>>these cars.-- Rich Assarabowski   '93 S4   '83 Coupe GT   '90
>>200qIs there a  "special" antifreeze that must be used in our
>>Audi's?  Mycar is a '95.5 S6. (ohne Silicates, aluminum engine
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>>>components, etcetera) Any BTDT with this DIY issue?  Flush
>>>
>>techniques? Where to
>>buy?_______________________________________________A4 mailing
>>listA4 at audifans.comhttp://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/a4Rich
>>,I see that you have CC:-ed the A4 list. The colour of Pentosin
>>for mostA4-s is RED! The p/n is G 012 A8 D. According to my A4
>>Bentley mixingthe two  will cause a major damage to the engine.
>>Bentley provides a VINcutout, somewhere in the 1996 m.y. if
>>memory serves me right. Be verycareful, folks!--Igor Kesseltwo
>>turbo
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