I use Pentosin NF mixed 50/50 with distilled water. It's the blue Pentosin.

http://amzn.to/2nZrOIG

I buy on Amazon or at Pep Boys auto parts.

Abel.

On Apr 2, 2017 9:12 AM, "Jason" <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:

> G12 is a thing of the past.  VW and coolant suppliers have moved on to
> G12+.  It is an organic hybrid that mixes with both types.  I can buy G12+
> for about the same price as G11.  More importantly is the pH of the
> system.  No one often checks that.
>
> Jason
> On Apr 2, 2017 8:40 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I use green or orange parts store coolant my TD Vanagon, at least the
> > phosphate free kind that is specified for the Vanagon. I don't know if
> you
> > are talking about a VW TDI car that came with that engine or a Vanagon
> with
> > a TDI conversion, but the TDI Jetta I have specifies G12 (pink) coolant.
> > Whether or not it is a benefit to the environment, the materials used in
> > the car or both, the Jetta anyway uses so little coolant compared to the
> > Vanagon that the difference in cost is hardly worth the risk. Using G12
> in
> > the huge Vanagon system would be another story because you need two
> gallons
> > to fill it and you can't mix the two types.
> >
> > I guess the question would be, what is pink coolant doing for you that
> > orange or green coolant isn't? It won't be the head that suffers from the
> > wrong coolant, most likely, it would be the heater core, radiator, etc.
> of
> > the TDI. We know that those components on a Vanagon don't need G12.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 1:44 AM Michael Magnani <mfmagnani@sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I'm wondering what Vanagon owners think about the name-brand pre-mixed
> > > 50/50 antifreeze sold at the local auto parts stores.
> > > I've been using it in my TDI VW's without any problems for many years.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike M
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPad
> >
>