Coolant

[A3Kent]

Hi All

My Coolant level is below the minimum level (not by much) - had a warning come up on the dash yesterday.

The owner manual says to get some G13 so I've located a bottle on eBay (genuine stuff from a proper Audi dealer eBay user).

The owner manual suggests a mix ratio of 40/45 coolant and the rest water. They have advised a 50/50 mix ratio as it works down to -36 degrees.

Does this all sound OK to you guys?

 

[S3_Blue]

Hi All

My Coolant level is below the minimum level (not by much) - had a warning come up on the dash yesterday.

The owner manual says to get some G13 so I've located a bottle on eBay (genuine stuff from a proper Audi dealer eBay user).

The owner manual suggests a mix ratio of 40/45 coolant and the rest water. They have advised a 50/50 mix ratio as it works down to -36 degrees.

Does this all sound OK to you guys?

Does the manual actually suggest normal water ?, my old Golf R specifically stated distilled water (not tap water), its also worth keeping an eye on it as my R had a leaking water pump.

 

[A3Kent]

Does the manual actually suggest normal water ?, my old Golf R specifically stated distilled water (not tap water), its also worth keeping an eye on it as my R had a leaking water pump.

Yes, you are right. It says distilled water. - I guess i need this as well - http://www.halfords.com/workshop-to...ery-chargers/halfords-battery-top-up-water-1l

 

[A3Kent]

It's due a service soon so i'll get them to check it then but in the meantime i'll top it up.

 

[S32B]

Yes, you are right. It says distilled water. - I guess i need this as well - http://www.halfords.com/workshop-to...ery-chargers/halfords-battery-top-up-water-1l

or http://www.eurocarparts.com/deionised-water

or ready mixed http://www.eurocarparts.com/red-antifreeze/searchkeyword/G13

 

[Phill_]

Just had to top-up my S4, bought some ready mixed stuff from Opie:
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-89821-motul-inugel-g13-37c-vw-car-antifreeze-coolant-ready-to-use.aspx

 

[A3Kent]

Just had to top-up my S4, bought some ready mixed stuff from Opie:
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-89821-motul-inugel-g13-37c-vw-car-antifreeze-coolant-ready-to-use.aspx

Wish i saw this earlier, just paid £12 for a bottle of genuine Audi concentrate and so I'll need to spend another couple of quid on some distilled water.

 

[S32B]

information for anyone else: I just called Audi up and they said that this stuff is fine http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...creenwash/red-antifreeze/?523770522&0&cc5_866
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...creenwash/red-antifreeze/?523770522&0&cc5_866
The main thing to look for is the G13.

 

[testcard]

Picked up a 1.5 litre bottle of G13 coolant concentrate from my dealer this morning for £12.53 which seemed reasonable.

 

[Nikon]

Dunno about what you guys think but in my opinion modern cars should not loose coolant unless there is a problem. I've recently had the water pump changed because of coolant loss as have quite a few others on here. The S3 is a private purchase but all the company cars I've had in the past and the hundreds of thousands of miles driven I have never had to top up the coolant in any of them.

 

[A3Kent]

Mines topped up now. I will be monitoring it and it will be reported when it goes in for it's first service in October.

 

[davc]

Mine was drinking coolant for a while. The last time it went in, the tech filled it about 2cm above the Max level as per the TSB and it hasn't used a drop since.

Both times it went in it was tested and no leaks were found. Done over 10k miles now since it was topped up.

 

[Migwire]

Mine was at Audi for loss of coolant on Monday, got it back Tuesday with a new radiator. Apparently the one it had in it was leaking at the seams.

 

[jaypers777]

Mine did this for about 6 months from new........never gave me a warning but went lower than expected. Suddenly stopped doing it. I'm convinced it's an air lock type issue out of the factory.