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Old 10-22-2005, 02:05 PM
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Default Coolant replacement?

Im low on coolant and ran over to Kragen. The tech said he didnt know of any G12 A8D nor did we see any coolants that say usable for Audi. Ive heard about using the pink stuff but manual specifically says blah blah blah.

Is there an alternative to the $25/gallon dealer stuff?

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Old 10-22-2005, 02:20 PM
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Default Stick with the pink stuff

It's phosphate free. It's designed to not corrode the hoses or the internals of the radiator.

You should only need to pay the $25 once. If you're going through gallons of the stuff, then you have another issue.
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to top off little just use distilled water.
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Recommeded top-off by Radiator Mfg Assn is Dexcool-compatible. WalMart is $6, same as G-12...fact.
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.purems.com/products/description.php?II=1092&amp;CA=579&amp;PA=4">G12</a></li></ul>
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Default Obsolete. Replaced with G-12 Plus.

Any thoughts on the switch to Hybrid Organic Acid Technology?<ul><li><a href="http://www.tdiparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=499&amp;osCsid=248c1e 68c85305cbb0947a4d1c2190d2">http://www.tdiparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=499&amp;osCsid=248c1e 68c85305cbb0947a4d1c2190d2</a</li></ul>
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