In a message dated 6/1/02 7:48:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ben@KBMC.NET writes: << I disagree strongly with all those who are saying Prestone is safe, etc. Folks, VW still today only uses phosphate-free coolant in their engines, and I think they're in a better position to know about the metallurgy of their heads than we are. Changing head gaskets every few years is unnecessary. The phosphate-free stuff from the dealer is under $15 per gallon. If you ask me, saving a dollar or two for Prestone is false economy. Buy the blue, use the blue, love the blue. 122K miles on a head is NOT a good service life. Read BenT's post about heads with 256K on them (with blue), and then let's talk again. >> bmc, It's actually 286K+ miles. I get my blue Autobahn from VW shows. Got 5 gallons last year at a fire sale price of $5 a gallon. Got a couple more this year at the same price. It's amazing how cheap the stuff goes for at aircooled VW events. BenT |
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