In a message dated 96-02-23 16:47:15 EST, JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu (Joel Walker) writes: > >On Fri, 23 Feb 1996 09:18:53 -0600 you said: >>regarding what to do when and I couldn't find anything that said that >>the coolant should be flushed and replaced every two years. I checked >>the owner's manual, the maintenance manual, and the Bentley shop manual. >>Does anyone know where this "recommendation" came from? > >that's the really wierd part ... VW never says it!!! but if you call the >number for the tech help of BASF, the people who make the coolant, THEY >tell you to replace it every two years. also, Robert Sikorsky says to do >it in his several books about "How to Drive Your Car Forever" (and some >other books i can't remember the title of). > >joel Wow. I'd heard this so often, I assumed it was one of the items listed in the maintenaince booklet that comes with the car. I'm gonna double check mine. 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg
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