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10-02-2005, 12:31 PM
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Jetta. It overheated on Fri. I hobbled home. Some steam from behind the coolant reservoir, and leaked some coolant when I stopped and popped the hood. I only have green coolant. The reservoir is half full. Should I just top it off w/ distilled and hobble it to the dealer? ( 7 mi).
10-02-2005, 08:54 PM
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top off with distilled - DON"T use the green stuff...
i soiled once and made the mistake of using green coolant to top off (i know, i know, dumb mistake....) and i had to get the coolant system flushed...well, in addition to the "i'm a dumbass feeling", it cost me $80 to get the coolant system flushed, so don't make the same mistake i did
that said, tap water can be used to top off to get to the dealer, but if its leaking, it may overheat en route anyway
that said, tap water can be used to top off to get to the dealer, but if its leaking, it may overheat en route anyway
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10-03-2005, 03:42 PM
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Re: use water
DO NOT USE GREEN COOLANT...or any coolant besides audi/vw coolant for that matter...I just had my car in the shop for a coolant leak and they had to flush my whole system to remove the green/audi coolant mix. The dealership said something about the two gelling when mixed because the audi coolant is a special mineral-based mix. Just my .02
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