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Just wondering as I know this guy, who pulled the wrong hose on his CTT and dumped a bunch of coolant out of his car... So, in a fit of panic, he added some coolant for an V8 S4 engine. Seems to be working, but he "thinks" the coolant temp now seems to flucuate a bit more. That said, he is also a little sensitive to the issue.
Is there an easy way to drain the coolant, so that he can add the over priced Pcar stuff to ward off dealer issyes, or is this nothing to worry about?
He could crack open his manual and see what the coolant spec is then go down to the local AutoZone (or whatever) and buy the proper coolant...... It never ceases to amaze me what people will do to their $100K vehicles simply because they are too lazy or too incompetent to RTFM.
He could crack open his manual and see what the coolant spec is then go down to the local AutoZone (or whatever) and buy the proper coolant...... It never ceases to amaze me what people will do to their $100K vehicles simply because they are too lazy or too incompetent to RTFM.
I never ceases to amaze me how people spew useless advice/commentary on the internet. I guess making the people around them miserable all day, isn't good enough...
Thanks for the advice, next time, keep it to yourself.
BTW, he did and he also called the porsche/audi head of service that said it would be fine. Just thought he would get a second opinion....
BTW, he did and he also called the porsche/audi head of service that said it would be fine. Just thought he would get a second opinion....
So you're saying that the "advice" here is better or would cloud the expert advice of the porsche/audi head of service? Or what the owner's manual says ????
BTW, he did and he also called the porsche/audi head of service that said it would be fine. Just thought he would get a second opinion....
Why didn't you post that information in the first post.
You baited us here with incomplete information in the hopes you could get tertiary confirmation of a fact you already knew to be true.
As for this:
Originally Posted by yetis
I never ceases to amaze me how people spew useless advice/commentary on the internet. I guess making the people around them miserable all day, isn't good enough...
Thanks for the advice, next time, keep it to yourself.
If my pointing out that all you really needed to do was is considered useless then what do you consider a thread about a non existent problem........
Sorry if I wasted YOUR time and BTW, the people around me are quite content, thank you very much.
He could crack open his manual and see what the coolant spec is then go down to the local AutoZone (or whatever) and buy the proper coolant...... It never ceases to amaze me what people will do to their $100K vehicles simply because they are too lazy or too incompetent to RTFM.
I'm adding to this old thread, since I didn't find an answer elsewhere.
I looked deeply in the manual of our 2022, page 277, coolant is specified as Glysantin G40 or, alternatively, VW G12++.
VW doesn't sell G12 anymore; they've moved on to G13. FCP Euro (and the dealer) state that G13 is backwards compatible to G12.
The color is the same. I would assume that VW G13 is compatible with Porsche G40.
You will be perfectly fine adding G13 to your current mix as long as you know that factory coolant was used previously (and not some random coolant from the local auto store). Technically this chart is VAG focused but it's applicable to Porsche:
A big advantage of G13 over the earlier coolants is that it is glycerin based instead of glycol based and has greatly reduced toxicity, making it safer to keep in the garage for those who have pets (and little kids).
You will be perfectly fine adding G13 to your current mix as long as you know that factory coolant was used previously (and not some random coolant from the local auto store). Technically this chart is VAG focused but it's applicable to Porsche:
A big advantage of G13 over the earlier coolants is that it is glycerin based instead of glycol based and has greatly reduced toxicity, making it safer to keep in the garage for those who have pets (and little kids).
I just checked the label on a bottle of VW OEM G13. It contains ethylene glycol. Perhaps it also contains glycerin but ingredients other than glycol are not specified.
I just checked the label on a bottle of VW OEM G13. It contains ethylene glycol. Perhaps it also contains glycerin but ingredients other than glycol are not specified.
It is odd as I recall reading that it was glycerin based ...but surely doesnt read as that
It is odd as I recall reading that it was glycerin based ...but surely doesnt read as that
Per Valvoline, G40 is 90% ethylene glycol. I presume the other 10% is anti-corrosion agents.
The VW MSDS is for the 50/50 ready-mix, so of course the figure is half. (You're paying VW or Porsche prices for water).
10-31-2006 | 12:53 PM
Porsche coolant the same as Audi V8 coolant?
Or what the owner's manual says ???? 
is considered useless then what do you consider a thread about a non existent problem........
