Mother

You are a young pup to run outside for a picture Plus it's the Eco size. Also when I say i "Think" that means " this, that or the other".

bigrob

I just did a search and found this....

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Ball
The low or no phosphate requirement has been misunderstood. Phosphate is an excellent aluminum corrosion inhibitor, as well as being very good at protecting water pumps from cavitation erosion. It's kept low in some coolants to prevent precipitation of calcium phosphate should you use hard water (high in calcium), as coolants are formulated to work with tap water. This all started in Europe and became a European coolant specification. So, even green coolants in Europe are phosphate-free. If you use distilled water, this is a non-issue.

Anyway, the dye color signifies the class of corrosion inhibitor. Green is inorganic (IAT), orange is organic (OAT) and yellow is a hybrid organic (HOAT) and is also known as G-05. There are other colors that are manufacturer-specific. Porsche does not recommend organic type (orange) in cars manufactured before 1996. They originally used green but they recommend yellow (G-05) now. See this table.
http://www.valvoline.com/seemore.asp?coaid=1B5D1AEA1AFC

Take a look at this article - it's long, but it's an eye opener.
http://www.motor.com/MAGAZINE/Articles/082004_04.html

I use yellow or green name brand stuff and soft tap water, but distilled water would be OK too.

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Hapich

Get a new avatar! Please stop beating your head against the wall !! Sweet fancy Mosses!!

ivangene

For sure I mean no disrespect, just that that name reminds me of the movie Fletch, I always laugh inside

yasuro

the green stuff is older fluid. it's hard to find now. the new stuff is red/pink.

you can mix the two, but then you get brown stuff, which is bad because it's harder to tell if you get an intermix problem. but the biggest reason is that no 996 owner ever wants to see brown stuff in their coolant tank.

i recently flushed and changed my coolant. went from green stuff to red stuff.

jasper

HAHA for sure that's gotta be doing some damage by now eh?

Hapich

I mixed pink with yellow today. The blue cap was leaking. Told the service manager I could get the cap for $21. Gave it to me for $23. He said it was the PCA price. $34 for the Porsche coolant. PCA price too. He asked me if I wanted to buy a Panamera. I think the economy is making them soft

Van

I opened this thread hoping for some wise cracks telling the OP that contrary to popular belief, not all 911s are air cooled cars...

Sneaky Pete

What do mean? That tank is not for holding water......I use to hide my weed. Read between the lines, Hapich is popping yellows and pinks!

rudy1024

Some guys do that because it feels so good when you stop...

Rudy

ivangene

ehh?

me.....damage?

nope, that head is really THICK and DENSE !

Orient Express

That is the coolant reservoir. They are opaque white when new, but over time turn a yellow color.

Here is one that I have for sale:



One last thing, I get my coolant from the local VW dealer. Same stuff but half the price.