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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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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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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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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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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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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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