I believe the red is long life (five year change interval) and blue is two year interval. Mixing the two still protects from freezing, but makes it a two year coolant! Stick with Zerex. I use the G-05 now but also used Dexcool for about ten years. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Palmer Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Coolant colour Did I miss the memo? Is vw coolant now red instead of blue? Can they be mixed? Thanks Jeff = |
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