[s-cars] Re: G11 vs G12

[J. Khang]

 --- "konecc at snet.net" <konecc at snet.net> wrote:
> Whoa, sounds like the start of another big thread...
>  Careful with these,
> lots of discussion on the VR6 lists about
> incompatibilities and horror
> stories of leaking headgaskets from guys switching
> to G12, etc. etc.  Audi
> says you can mix, others say you can't, etc. etc...
>  Change was driven by
> a new headgasket design/material in that 96-97
> timeframe.
>
> I'd personally stick to what the manufacturer
> intended when the car was
> made (i.e G11 for the S4, and whatever your owner's
> manual says for the
> S6), unless you really think you have a cooling
> problem that's related to
> the type of antifreeze you're using (and not
> something else).

You cannot buy G11 anymore (not in the UK anyway) and
the G12+ bottle comes with instructions on it saying
that it can be mixed with G11 and G12.

Jonathan
'96 S6

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