MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Betty02 on December 08, 2011, 09:25:22 am
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...Ok this may sound stupid and is probably right but I just want to make sure!
Brother works at kwik-sh*te so anyway popped in to see him yesterday to get my hand on some cheap/free winter tyres :D whilst I was there he did a coolant change on the car, drained all the old out and stuck in new stuff.
Anyway driving to work this morning, roughly 7 degrees which is the same as yesterday the car seamed to take longer to warm up and get to peak temp? Is this normal after a change or should it all stay the same as it is?
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I don't honestly know but I'd probably be more worried if it took LESS time to warm up and then overheated lol
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Did he use G12 coolant or the sh*te from a motorfactors? If the G12 is mixed with anything else it turns a nasty brown and makes the nice white coolant bottle brown too.
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Not sure what he used to be totally honest his words were 'the premium sh*t'! He fully drained my system over suction then replaced, current one was a pinky red this one is a nice ice blue!
Said it;s a 5 year grade? :S
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Should be g12 coolant, which is bright orange, blue is usually just cheapo motorfactors stuff.
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Agh excellent cheers bro :fighting:
Will get him to drain my system again and order some G12 thanks!
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Latest VW spec coolant is G12++. That's what you should be getting for it.
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:fighting: £186 for VW to do a coolant flush and refill.
But its a nice pink again :happy2:
Darren
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:fighting: £186 for VW to do a coolant flush and refill.
But its a nice pink again :happy2:
Darren
What did they flush it with? single malt?
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:fighting: £186 for VW to do a coolant flush and refill.
But its a nice pink again :happy2:
Darren
What did they flush it with? single malt?
:signLOL:
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£186 :scared:
SHould've give me a shout
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:fighting: £186 for VW to do a coolant flush and refill.
But its a nice pink again :happy2:
Darren
I could buy two 60 litre drums for that price! :surprised:
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:fighting: £186 for VW to do a coolant flush and refill.
But its a nice pink again :happy2:
Darren
What did they flush it with? single malt?
God knows Dave but i think they must have chargedd me for the brand new Rocco courtesy car. I need to check a couple of dealers and see what they charge???
Darren
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:fighting: £186 for VW to do a coolant flush and refill.
But its a nice pink again :happy2:
Darren
What did they flush it with? single malt?
LOL.... Lagavulin 14?? It's a bit smokey, but it will suffice!
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Didn't think there was a service interval for the coolant?.I'm shure it's just top up as required as in a cam belt/water pump change?.