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Date:         Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:45:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
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From:         Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction
Comments: To: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
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At 07:56 PM 10/17/2003, you wrote:

>"Non phosphate e-glycol" is not a spec.

Yes it is. Read your Bentley or your owner's manual. Non Phospate E-glycol is specified distinctly and clearly and in just that simple of words. Same words are used in the Mercedes and Jaguar and Volvo and Saab and Porsche and Audi and BMW manuals. When you look up fluids and lubricants, non-phosphate e-glycol is specified, ergo, it is spec.

You cannot and never will find VW specs outside the VW literature. Just another statement of fact. Pipe that in your smoke and put it where it feels good. Read all the other industry engineers you want, and they still won't change VW specs.

Will Sierra hurt my car????? I don't know. I don't know means the only way to know is run the experiment. I don't experiment with my or my clients metallurgy. You however may do as you will, with my advise remaining use spec, whether you like it or not.


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