Morning all,

A quick question if i may, i have a 2022 Fabia 1.0 with i understand G65 coolant in it, it needed a slight top up to get from min to max, so i did what all good none thinking people do and looked at the colour (pink) and put some of my pink G40 in it, it must of been a shotglass full (if that), so a very small amount. I understand from good ole Ai that they are both from the same ' family ' of coolants ? Is this true and could this small amount cause any issues...... thank you.

If it really was that small amount if you have not started the engine since you could extract it from the coolant reserviour (turkey baster or other) and top up with correct later or if you have driven the car just forget about it.

Always best to stick to same specification and brand and make of stuff like coolants where possibly. The German's just love to have their own specifications and numbers which confuses those not German. AFAIK - (check and cross reference any information you get, especially from a bloke off the internet or car or other manufacturers (databases) as errors and ommissions are often made) - VW are still on their latest silly name and number of G12evo (following G13 off course). Your reserviour may show the VW G number on it (or may not).

Also take anything AI (artificual, yes, Intelligence, no) with a large pinch of salt, treble check and treble cross reference any AI you see, consider it might be part or all fantasy.

VW G12evo is BASF G65, G40 is Merc number. - https://ato24.de/en/kuhlmittel-finder

And the desciptions of the collants aint as I see them G12evo looks more pink to me.

VWcoolantsG12evo.PDF

HTH.

Edited 20 May20 May by nta16
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