Red Coolant

[Danbike]

Does anyone have a favorite online supplier for the RED coolant for the New Beetle, or should I just pick some up from a local dealer?

[cep]

A little late to do you any good, but for the benefit of others I will tell my tale.

I bought mine from German Auto Parts. They seemed to have the best price I could find.

However, I found out after I paid over $30, including shipping for two 1.5 liter bottles, that my local dealer sells it for $22.50 per gallon and a local independent VW repair shop sells it for $18 per gallon.

Online isn't always the best value. But hey...I didn't pay any sales tax.

[Danbike]

I ended up buying a bottle of the concentrate from the local VW dealer.

[Mike Hunt]

How inadvisable would to be just to use Prestone or something of the sort?

[Smileybug]

VWs are made to run the G12.

If you mix G12 and other coolants, you will get sludge.

I've heard that if you do a coolant flush you can use generic stuff, but I wouldn't do it. The stuff from the dealer isn't that expensive really and unless you are seriously leaking coolant, what you buy will last you awhile.

[cep]

Mike Hunt....heh, heh.

[Mike Hunt]

What about diluting with water?

I don't have a problem with it at all, I just want to know just in case.

[Smileybug]

You should be putting in a 50/50 mix of coolant and water.

If you are topping off, if you don't have any G12, you can certainly add some water. But I wouldn't put a ton of water in without adding any coolant as well.

[DZLBUG]

Originally Posted by Mike Hunt

How inadvisable would to be just to use Prestone or something of the sort?

[Danbike]

It is unadviseable to mix coolants.

I have to ask, are you the infamous Mike Hunt the author?

Originally Posted by cep

Mike Hunt....heh, heh.

[Danbike]

Or perhaps M$ke Hunt of another genre?

Originally Posted by cep

Mike Hunt....heh, heh.

[Mike Hunt]

There's an author named Mike Hunt?

[Danbike]

Come on, you didn't know.

Originally Posted by Mike Hunt

There's an author named Mike Hunt?