Technical Car/Motor Issues > Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma
Thread Author: zookeeper Replies: 5
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New Fri 24 May 13 13:16 
 Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma - zookeeper
hi gang.. ive noticed my coolant is slightly below minimum in the plastic ressy... being a VW they specify not mixing blue anti freeze with red anti freeze or was it the other way around?
anyway mine is a browny rust colour, apart from a complete drain down and refill what should i top up with...thanks
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New Fri 24 May 13 13:25 
 Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma - AnotherJohnH
I'd gamble it needs G12 (the pink stuff).

Or, you could try mixing a bit of the existing coolant (which sounds like it needs changing anyway) with some new outside the cooling system and see if it turns to jelly...
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New Fri 24 May 13 14:12 
 Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma - bathtub tom
>>ive noticed my coolant is slightly below minimum in the plastic ressy.

More importantly, where's it gone?
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New Fri 24 May 13 15:39 
 Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma - Dog
Change it beekeeper, then y'all know it's okay for the next ice age.
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New Fri 24 May 13 16:05 
 Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma - TeeCee
>> mine is a browny rust colour
>>

Given that, you'd want to do anything other than a full draindown and refill why exactly??
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New Fri 24 May 13 19:52 
 Volkswagen Polo III - coolant dilemma - Victorbox
Anything after 2001 is likely to be pink OAT stuff. Or you could go the Prestone route: tinyurl.com/72ohrfz
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