mikki 0 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 How about do i drain the radiator?? i have bought some new g12 coolant... 2 bottles and want 2 fill it up ...where is the draining plug ? I was told 2 bottles g12 and the rest water..cheers Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Pull bottom hose off......and refill with 3 bottles of G12+ then it should be 3 bottles of water....if you use the G12+ bottles that is Link to post Share on other sites
mikki 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 i dont know if i have pulled the right one off when i took it off a yellow kind of oil liquid gushed out? and there is still coolant in the coolant bottle Link to post Share on other sites
Karr-Man 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 this is the hose u should have disconnected[img width=640]http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk53/Karr-Man/P9150024.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
mikki 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Oh my god now what have i pulled out...i pulled out a pipe that was next 2 the dip stick bottom of car underneathit looked like oil gushing out is that what it was???.... Link to post Share on other sites
Karr-Man 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 ok i reckon its either power steering or air conditioning... if u look at my picture the power steering pipe is the one rinning across the front crossmember and curling underneath on the left of the picture...my car doesnt have A/C so im not sure where the piping for that runs... Link to post Share on other sites
mikki 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 it was power steering lol Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 What is this g12 iv heard about it but dont actually know what it does, can you mix anti freeze with it? if so how many parts and where do u get it from? Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 What is this g12 iv heard about it but dont actually know what it does' date=' can you mix anti freeze with it? if so how many parts and where do u get it from?[/quote']G12 is the VW designation for antifreeze. Although these days VW is selling G12++. G12+ is available from GSF / eurocar parts.one important, if not obsolete, warning is not to mix G12 ( pink / purple ) with older G11 ( blue ). The plus versions are fine to mix. Link to post Share on other sites
krave 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 it is coolant.check your pm's kie-dub Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Im just using half water half anti freeze :s oops!ok krave will do Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Im just using half water half anti freeze :s oops!you are meant to - Nige was saying don't mix the blue and red versions Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 So im ok using water and anti freeze mixed then aslong as its the same brand... Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 If you have G11 still in your system for some strange reason then flush it out and replace it with G12++. Usually 3 bottles of G12++ then top up with water....about 3 bottles as well if using G12 bottles Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 So im ok using water and anti freeze mixed then aslong as its the same brand...yes mate Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 ok cheers, fitting a new radiator within the next 2 weeks as i hit the bottom on a curb and crackd it :@ so think ill put g12 in then Link to post Share on other sites
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