Bryan,

  I was a former Porsche tech and a VW tech (and I'm selling Audi's now).
 if the coolant bottle still has fluid in it, go ahead and top it off with
some distilled water.    If the coolant tank is empty, grab a bottle of G-12
and toss it in straight (do not mix with water).  At all cost do NOT use
other coolant.  It's not so much that the VW/AUDI stuff is "magical" but
when mixed with traditional coolants, it gels up and we made a lot of money
at the dealer flushing cooling systems and refilling.  It wasn't pretty and
I felt bad for the folks.  Hey, I didn't design it!

TJ

(Now if I could just figure out why my WBX is giving me $#!& I'd be happy.)

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:37:09 -0500
From: B Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject: Quick Audi Question - NVC

My wife's 98 A4 is a little low on coolant. Can I just add some water to top
it off or do I need to add only the magic coolant found at the Audi dealer?

Please p-mail me off list.

Thanks,
Bryan

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