944 antifreeze and my new 944
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G48 is the spec for the blue stuff that meets specification for pre 1995 Porches and other German cars. It's also known as G11 which is VW spec but I believe it's the same stuff. Not sure what availability of G48 is in the US, it's cheap and widely available here in the UK.
Audi/VW ZVX 237 105 = Pentosin G001100 = Pentosin NF = G11 = blue, and, then, also = G48.
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Hate to over-fuel a debate but Googling Evans I stumbled upon this on the internet:
http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm
I must be missing something, if Evans is 100% propylene glycol (I assume minor amounts of additives) why is it so much more expensive than the full strength propylene glycol (not the 50-50 premix) sold by Prestone, Peak, or "house brands"? How is it different from filling up with full-strength antifreeze without water?
In the mid '80s a friend burned up a '72 Chevy Nova engine; I found out that he filled it with straight antifreeze without any water thinking "if 50-50 is good 100% must be better". Left us stranded a long cold walk north of Ann Arbor. One of those nights that builds character.
http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm
I must be missing something, if Evans is 100% propylene glycol (I assume minor amounts of additives) why is it so much more expensive than the full strength propylene glycol (not the 50-50 premix) sold by Prestone, Peak, or "house brands"? How is it different from filling up with full-strength antifreeze without water?
In the mid '80s a friend burned up a '72 Chevy Nova engine; I found out that he filled it with straight antifreeze without any water thinking "if 50-50 is good 100% must be better". Left us stranded a long cold walk north of Ann Arbor. One of those nights that builds character.
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I must be missing something, if Evans is 100% propylene glycol (I assume minor amounts of additives) why is it so much more expensive than the full strength propylene glycol (not the 50-50 premix) sold by Prestone, Peak, or "house brands"? How is it different from filling up with full-strength antifreeze without water?
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I know I may be slammed for this but: I have owned a 944 type car since 89 with out a gap between ownership, have maintained them and loved them to no end. Never once have I used anything BUT Prestone green antifreeze and I have yet to have even a tiny problem related to the type of antifreeze thats in the engine. I flush and change it every 2 yrs like clock work and move on.
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I know I may be slammed for this but: I have owned a 944 type car since 89 with out a gap between ownership, have maintained them and loved them to no end. Never once have I used anything BUT Prestone green antifreeze and I have yet to have even a tiny problem related to the type of antifreeze thats in the engine. I flush and change it every 2 yrs like clock work and move on.
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gtroth: yes all but the current 968 for valve jobs and head gasket change outs.