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Best "Pink" coolant for my 997.1 2007 C2???

nickbilsborrow

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Hi guys!
I'm being very lazy and just firing this tech question out without doing any looking within old threads, sorry.
My cars water pump has gone bye bye last weekend (leaking coolant after 2hr run) and I have new pump and gasket ordered.
However I'm yet to order new coolant and just want to make sure I'm putting good stuff in. what came out was "pink" coloured just to add.

So should i go to local OPC and buy from them as this is a very key product for performance and durability or just pop to Halfords and get from there?

also what is the max volume of the system so i know how much i need to buy.

thank you
 
Hi

The Porsche coolant specced for your car is the same as a VW G12++ coolant, like these.

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-1554-vw-g12-antifreeze-tl-774-g.aspx.

A pink one would tend to mean someone has used a G13 coolant, no issue in using either in it.

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-2212-vw-g13-antifreeze-tl-774-j.aspx

There is perhaps less difference between coolants than there is with other car fluids, but it tends to be in there for a long time (something like 5-10 years I think in a 997), so I would use a decent coolant. It holds a lot though, my data says 32L.

While coolant colour is often seen as the deciding factor when picking a coolant, it's just a dye. You can have completely different spec coolants that are the same colour, or even the same coolant can be different colours in different batches. So look for the G2++ or G13 spec, rather than the colour.

Cheers

Tim
 
Thanks Tim for the info. I have now looked on the Commaoil website and they reference for my car (using cars reg) the Xstream G30 coolant & antifreeze not the ones that cone up on the links you provided? Also my car is a Jan 2007 sale car at comma dose say the G30 is for porsches up to 2008. so as you seam to know your stuff, do you see a concern with me putting the comma Xstream G30 into the car? Also just to add I have drained the system from the water pump only (with the car flat on the ground and the cap off the expan tank) and I’m quite sure I’ve only removed part of the coolant so I will be mixing old and new. I’d rather not have to evacuate the whole system.
 
Sounds like you had the standard/proper Porsche stuff in to start with Nick.

I've had my water pump replaced and I've got several bottles of the Porsche coolant from OPC and it is indeed pink in colour.
Mixed at 1:1 ratio.

It is rather expensive from OPC, and worth looking at one of the VAG alternatives if it is the same stuff as Opie says.
 
About £10 per litre for the genuine Porsche Antifreeze/coolant concentrate.

So could cost you nigh on £150 to fill it, based on it being nearly empty.
At least with the proper Porsche stuff, you know its right.
 
I called design 911 today and chatted to them about what I need. They too re assured me that the comma stuff will be ok and at half the OPC costs I’m fine with that. I’ve gone for 5 ltrs worth mixed 1:1 so that should replace the same amount to came out. Sounds like I need to also use good water and believe it or not very clean rain water is about the best I’ve heard. So I’ll be nicking some from the wifes green house water butt very soon ( I will strain it a good few times. Anyone else dared to put rain water in also??? PS: got water pump out tonight and yet shaft was toast for sure.
 
Don't forget to bleed the system afterwards. There is a Porsche procedure but leaving the bleed valve open and monitor/top-up as necessary for a few days seems to work just fine.
 
Thank you Geoff for that direct on getting the system full bled. Is there a link in the PCGB site to the official Porsche procedure? I don’t have a air line as I see quite a few Americans using a vacuum method. I’m hopping to do the job without any aid.
 
Nick,

As you say, the dealers will use a vacuum device to bleed the system. Other than leaving the bleed valve open and giving the car a decent run I’m sure I read that jacking-up the rear of the car can also help - which makes some sense - but don’t know how effective that is.

Jeff
 
Well the cars back together. Filled the coolant system with the car ass up then brough back to level after stat had opened then continued to run engine up the max heat so all fans there cycling. Tank needed a good few top ups! ill take car out tomorrow and see if this ok. It sounds quieter also so that old water pump must have been going I just did not know to link that noise to that issue. I know now!!! Thanks for all you guys help
nick
 
You shouldn’t use rainwater , should be distilled water , it’s the minerals in the water that eat into the aluminium alloys of the engine .
 

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