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Old 05-19-2008, 10:12 AM
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Default Short on a bit of g-12 coolant, need to top off. Is there a safe alternative i can buy to top off
that will mix together with g-12 coolant? g-05 maybe?
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Distilled water. Part #: H2O
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Default H2O ( D ) supersedes ( T ) if you're in the Midwest and East Coast...
( D )istilled. West Coast H20 ( T )ap has nice phosphate concentrations and can be used straight from the faucet.





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LOL. I knew someone was going to call me on the lack of a "D" in the part #
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Is the green stuff and will gel if mixed with G-12.
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huh? g-05 is the good clear stuff-- G11 is the bad green stuff.
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well I'm at about 25% coolant to 75% water ratio now. Question is, should i be using more coolant?
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Default huh? g-11 is blue according to Audi Junkie
Unless, you know, he's wrong. :P<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/1099795.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/1099795.phtml</a</li></ul>
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Default As long as it doesn't freeze, distilled water is fine.
Coolant is mainly to prevent freezing.
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