Unfortunatly the dealer is the only place to get the special coolant. I have found that using GM's orange coolant is pretty well to top it off a little. Its at AutoZone/AdvancedAuto in a grey 1gal jug. HTH.

 

How much are you using? Why not just fill with some H2O. I'm sure it's not going to freeze over this weekend.
Why are you in need of antifreeze, a leak?

 

Try asking your local VW dealership. Here in Vancouver, Canada a jug of G12 is about $13 CAN and then you just need to add soem distilled water!

 

A) why, I didn't seat an o-ring in the temp sender that I replaced well, and it spewed it all over (have MAYBE 1/4 left) so I need more than just water

B) I'd love to ask a VW dealer, none in the state of Colorado are open until TUESDAY.

Rian

 

Oh yeah with the long weekend and all. Know of any local shops or tuners who would do you the favor to open up the shop just for you?

Some VW's dealerships are open on Saturdays but only in the morning 9am to 1pm.

 

I don't know where you can get some, but I was just at Stevens Creek here in California and they wanted $21 for a gallon of the stuff. $13 CAN - thats like a nickel, eh? :lol: Talk about markup.

If you look in the manual, it says that G12 is an additive, isn't it just added to water to make it so that the water won't freeze. That plus to inhibit rust.

Brett

 

Whatever you do... DO NOT ADD PLAIN TAP WATER TO THE G12!

You may not realize it but there are small minerals in normal tap water and that over time can build up in your coolant system and may cause possible problems with the system in the long run.

USE DISTILLED WATER... it's so cheap... like merely a buck or so to buy.

 

Unfortunatly the dealer is the only place to get the special coolant. I have found that using GM's orange coolant is pretty well to top it off a little. Its at AutoZone/AdvancedAuto in a grey 1gal jug. HTH.

you will F*** yourself in the long run by doing that......it turns into clumps elsewhere in the cooling system.....and trust me...i wanted to know what happened, so i put G12 in a bottle with the orange crap....and some green later....nasty....


also, it wont kill you to run PURE water in the entire system for WEEKS provided it wont freeze over.....

i use 2 liters of G12/G11 in the entire cooling system...the rest is distilled water......

it makes for about a 40/60 mix....


just add water, and worry about something else that could break

 

Unfortunatly the dealer is the only place to get the special coolant. I have found that using GM's orange coolant is pretty well to top it off a little. Its at AutoZone/AdvancedAuto in a grey 1gal jug. HTH.

Oh man... I just dare you do it... ha ha ha... clumping shiet... ha ha ha

Geez... just run straight water then...

 

Whoa, you make it sound like I put a whole gallon in it when it did that. It was a temp fix until I got the real stuff, enough to carry me over a few days. RELAX fella's.

 

Rian_Colorado - If you're really desperate, I have a gallon I bought yesterday. Plan was to use it to replace any I lost when I change the water temperature sending unit. I'm Littleton, but I'm sure there's a way to get it to you. Running straight water (and possibly some Water Wetter) over the weekend shouldn't hurt anything.

 

Whoa, you make it sound like I put a whole gallon in it when it did that. It was a temp fix until I got the real stuff, enough to carry me over a few days. RELAX fella's.

do you did a complete flush afterward?

 

Yes sir. Getting ready to do another flush once I replace my coolant tank with some custom paint work.

 

Rian, I said three times to get the oring!!

Just use water. Don't worry about it until you can get to the dealer. I wouldn't even bother with WaterWetter. Haul off to the grocery, grab some distilled water, and go for it.

AND - if you can't get to the grocery, the amount of minerals in tap water is not going to kill the engine. It won't even notice. If you were racing the car and charging and draining very hard tap water on a monthly basis, then you would notice some build up after a year or so. But one 3/4 charge in a Passat that gets drained out after a few days of driving the kids around will be undetectable even to the best electron microscope, even one with EDAX.

 

Thanks Kathy

I actually did get the O-ring, and use it. I just put it ON the sensor, instead of IN The connector, and it didn't seat the way it was suppose to. After driving around the block I had a mild fountain effect under the hood

Sweet talked a sales guy at a dealer to raiding the parts department for me. 20$ a bottle for this stuff is WAY too much, but what else am I gonna do! all in all it works, and I'm happy! thanks for the help all

Rian