antifreeze/coolant?

[beezertart]

hey peeps,

i have already hit the search button on this one and come up with the general consensus that g12 is best however would like to know if G11 is really an issue in the older cars as i know G12 is good for those that reach higher temps etc etc....

as it stands the car has neat g11 in at present no problems encountered but i'm changing my coolant bottle this week as it's properly cacked up and i have about 3gallons of the blue stuff in the garage so am loath to chuck it away. will give it another flush through as got lots of crap out when it was done a couple of months ago so basically just wanting to know if i stick with the g11 am i likely to cause any probs in the longer term?? i know not to mix the 2 variants

 

[Cupra Kid]

hey peeps,

i have already hit the search button on this one and come up with the general consensus that g12 is best however would like to know if G11 is really an issue in the older cars as i know G12 is good for those that reach higher temps etc etc....

as it stands the car has neat g11 in at present no problems encountered but i'm changing my coolant bottle this week as it's properly cacked up and i have about 3gallons of the blue stuff in the garage so am loath to chuck it away. will give it another flush through as got lots of crap out when it was done a couple of months ago so basically just wanting to know if i stick with the g11 am i likely to cause any probs in the longer term?? i know not to mix the 2 variants

From memory G12 took over Mid 90's which was after the 2.0 8v was introduced, so it should be fine with G11 in. Mines run on neat G12 and unless your say keeping up with a MK3 Cupra the temp guage hardly ever hits the half way point let alone past it.

Your right though you can't mix.

 

[beezertart]

Cheers CK, now i can get on with it when the bits arrive without worrying,even though i haven't so far!