[s-cars] The great coolant debate...

[James Bowes]

Just a side note, in my experience all the phosphate-free coolants have been 
blue or pink from Audi, and orangey for the GM and DexCool and its ilk.. 
green is usually associated with the bad, icky, aluminum-eating stuff.

moral is that not all green coolants are created equal



>
>Stick with what was original in your car... good old fashioned green stuff.
>As long as it's properly flushed every 2 years, you'll never have a coolant
>related failure due entirely to lousy coolant. G12 is good stuff, but as 
>was
>pointed out, is relatively unavailable 'on the road'. Dex Cool is JUNK.
>Avoid the stuff. It's cooling capacity is lower than that of G12 and green
>common coolant. Also, the anti-corrosive properties are less than stellar.
>I've spoken to a good deal of people in the radiator business about this
>subject and all of them agree dexcool is the worst out of all 3 options.
>Most importantly, if you decide to switch coolants, flush flush flush!
>Mixing of any of these three coolants will cause a nasty reaction that will
>counter any anti-corrosive properties and perhaps even negate the
>lubricating qualities therefore wearing out your water pump prematurely. a
>50/50 mix of green coolant with a few glugs of watter wetter is my choice.
>
>Rolf Mair
>
>02 allroad (wifes)
>94 UrS4
>90 90 20vt quattro (on stands)
>
>_______________________________________________
>S-CAR-List mailing list
>S-CAR-List at audifans.com
>http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list