Is Prestone coolant good to use on g13 specified Vag vehicle
Is Prestone coolant good to use on g13 specified Vag vehicle
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ToMeToYou

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530 posts

207 months

Thursday 21st August
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As per title

Picked up a 3.0 tdi 2016 q7 4m and after a week or so, the coolant is very low.

No real stains on the floor. Not sure what's happened, unless there is a common problem with these.

Anyway, Prestone green coolant. OK to use?

E-bmw

11,225 posts

168 months

Thursday 21st August
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If it is specified as G13 then I personally would only use G13.

Get a 5-litre drum & do a full coolant swap just in case something else has been used would be my best advice, others may well disagree but generally if in doubt I would do as above.

richhead

2,657 posts

27 months

Friday 22nd August
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Mixing different coolants can be a big problem, they can react with each other and turn to jelly, im not sure what prestone coolant is, i assume its a brand name, worth asking them, but my guess is dont risk.