[V6-12v] Temp. gage reading low, trouble code 2312

[Tom Christiansen]

Clive,

> When I did my pump and stat I changed to the new pink coolant ( I think it
> is called G12 or something, cost me 48.00 CAD from the stealer for two jugs
> but it is suppose to last the service life of the engine. A real pain
> getting the old stuff out though, flushed it many times and drained it
> through the block drain at the rear of the engine. May not be worth doing
> but thought I would mention it . I could have put one of those prestone
> flush kits on the heater hose but I am a bit of a purist that way.I do not
> like cutting into lines and adding stuff.

Ouch!! C$48 for coolant is pricey stuff. Not terrible, but definitely
twice the price of regular Prestone...

The timing belt is due in 10k miles or so. That should last me six
months to a year. I am thinking to do it "now that I'm in there anyway"
but I dunno... I would be sorta surprised if the thermostat runs much
more than $10. Then I can worry about the T-belt later. When I do the
T-belt, I'll replace the water pump and thermostat as well - even though
the T-stat will only have 10k miles on it by then. At that point I'll
probably switch to the Audi coolant.

Tom