[s-cars] Water Rather Than Coolant/Water

[Robert Rossato]

The system holds around 2 gallons as I recall.  So, I would top it off
with water at this point, bring the 1 gallon of G11 (I'm assuming new,
not already mixed to 50/50 - right?), after the mechanic does the
repairs he can flush and use the G11 gallon to fill with 50/50 mix.  You
probably have at least a gallon left in the system at this point unless
the lower radiator hose let go, so I wouldn't worry about adding the
water for the short trip. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Matt Molyneux
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:25 AM
> To: audifans
> Subject: [s-cars] Water Rather Than Coolant/Water
> 
> 
> In regards to my earlier question about common coolant leaks, 
> I'm about to
> drive the car to my mechanic to have him hopefully fix the 
> leak, but I only
> have one bottle (1 gallon) of the blue VW/Audi coolant (G11, 
> I believe) on
> hand. With most of the coolant that was in my car now in a 
> puddle on the
> floor, would it be advisable to fill it with the remaining 
> gallon and then
> top off the rest with distilled water? Under this scenario, 
> I'm thinking
> there will be MUCH more water than coolant (like 3 or 4 to one ratio,
> depending on how much the S holds and how much is left in the 
> system). I'm
> only driving it about 7 or 8 miles, and most will be on the 
> highway, but I
> just want to be sure that it won't be damaged by running 
> almost entirely on
> distilled water. Once at the shop I'll have it flushed and 
> refilled with the
> proper 50-50 mix.
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
> -- 
> Matt Molyneux
> Washington, D.C.
> 1995 UrS6
> MTM Stage 1+, EDU 6-speed
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