The "dex-cool" type is what my mechanic recommended - he said it didn't
matter which brand.  Zerex seems to be a brand name for Valvoline, applied
to a number of different products.  Any idea whether people are using all
Zerex products, or just the "Dex-cool" variant?

Joy

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:02 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Joy, this is reported to be available in Canada, and it is phosphate free.
>  Whether it is equivalent to VW blue antifreeze, I could not say, but I do
> know that some vanagon owners use it.  If the only criterion is phosphate
> free, this should make the grade:
>
> http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:
> > It appears that it's no longer possible to buy phosphate-free coolant, at
> > least in Canada.  VW no longer carries it.  They say that their "aluminum
> > core compatible" coolant is a suitable replacement.  My mechanic said
> > something similar.
> >
> > What do folks here think?
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
>
> --
> David McNeely
>