Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:15:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction
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Actually, the MB coolant is made in the USA.  Says so on the bottle.
Perhaps BASF has a plant here or someone makes it for them under contract.

Cheers,

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Doktor Tim
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction


At 04:00 PM 10/16/2003, you wrote:
>I've started using the factory Mercedes Benz coolant in my WBX'ers... and
>it's pale yellow.  So now you have blue, green, orange and yellow.

The Mercedes yellow is the same, made by BASF Germany for Mercedes. The
Jaguar blue, same-0-same-o. No green I have ever seen is without
phosphates. Never use green, verify all others as no phosphates e-glycol.
And even more important, complete change for new yearly to be sure
corrosion can NEVER GET STARTED. Keep the motor clean as well and you may
just get 200,000 miles from a WasserBoxer before the hoses get hard from 20
years of age and the first leak starts, but still no corrosion at all.