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Old 04-03-2007, 19:41   #1
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Which coolants can I use for the Fabia vRS? I know it says in the manual to use a 40/60 mix of coolant and water. I have some 50/50 premix stuff that I bought for my Civic Type R. Is it ok to use that or should I only go with the purple stuff the manual recommends?

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should I only go with the purple stuff the manual recommends?

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Unless you want to gunk up your coolant system you should use only G12 antifreeze in your cooling system as recommended.
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G12+ now
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Is it ?

Ok, wot he said !
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Has been for about 5 years or so..lol.

Basically they got shot of G11 completely and replaced both G11 and G12 with G12+ which is backwards compatable.
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Soooooo, in that case ......... I can still safely use the bottle of G12 I've got in my garage then, can I ????
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Soooooo, in that case ......... I can still safely use the bottle of G12 I've got in my garage then, can I ????
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Where can I get this from? Apart from a stealer of course..
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Where can I get this from? Apart from a stealer of course..
Whats the issue with getting from a dealer? It isnt expensive.
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Is this the same purple stuff that you're meant to use in VW's?
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Whats the issue with getting from a dealer? It isnt expensive.
No problem really. I just thought it might be easier/cheaper if you could get it online. Actually there's a VW garage next to where I work so I could pop in there if it's the same stuff.
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Cheers, got some - a lot cheaper than I paid for my Honda premix coolant!

When I mix it with H2O, do I need to use distilled water or is tap water fine?

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Tap water should be ok.
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Cheers, got some - a lot cheaper than I paid for my Honda premix coolant!

When I mix it with H2O, do I need to use distilled water or is tap water fine?

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Found on oil that Herr VW is a lot cheaper and helpful than stealer /Halfrauds and most motor factors ( a lot of then don't know what 505.01 is )
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