nynoah

I am draining my coolant, are there any off the shelf coolants that I can use? Or do I have to stick with the stock (cut off your arm cost) audi blue stuff?
Thanks

Sloooo4esT

anything phosphate free should be fine

quattro20v

I'd stick with the G11 stuff (Pentosin). Should be $10 max for 1.5 litres, 3.0 litres should do it.

tpierce

it is yellow and is aupposed to be compatable with all coolants

sk88erguy

i thougth u would need 4.5 to do a 50/50 mix? or is 3.0 enough for cold tempatures?

|skolnick

you add the new coolant. I use the G12, however if you travel a lot, I would use something readily available like normal green or Dexcool. If you choose to use OEM, you can always add straight water in the case of a breakdown until you can find more OEM coolant.

The Crapple

the car came with G12, but i switched it to regular ol' prestone because paying $25 for a gallon of G12 got ridiculous.

|skolnick

G12+ is advantageous because everything mixes with it. Haven't been able to find it around here yet. Then again, I haven't been looking too hard.

quattro20v

If capacity is 9 litres, then yes.

kday

I just found my 10th cooling system leak tonight.

I'm going to stop filling with G11, this is just silly. It's never in the car for more than a few months anyway.

I think I need a new radiator.