[Coolant Change Help]

i've booked it in at VW to get a coolant flush and change, im hearing mixed opinions on the oat vs g12 so im just going to get it changed to G12, the £40 better than having to, worst case, get a new car eventually!

[Coolant Change Help]

Hi all,

I've recently done a coolant change in my Seat Arosa 1L as its 8 years old, done 30k miles and never been changed, so while i was servicing it i thought i'd do the coolant too.

I put a flush through the system and flushed it out, then ran a hose for a few minuits via the expansion tank to clear the rest out.

What came out was red coolant, but i was advised that the system would take 5.5L, and when refilling with Uniparts Super OAT 5 year red coolant, it only took about 4.5/5L,

So, as some of the old coolant has mixed with the new coolant, also, im reading it should have been G12 coolant?

When i went back to unipart and ask them they said there red super oat coolant is suitable for German engines and he asumes it is a g12 as its got anti corrosion properties, but can it be mixed with the old g12?

What has anyone else added to the system if they have done a change?

Please calm my nerves as its a new car and im worried i will do a crap load of damage!

Cheers : )

also, in the expansion tank, the coolant is still red, not brown!

[Lupo GTi Seats]

Hi all,

Just in the process of facelifting my Arosa from poverty look, to something more acceptable ; )

I managed to grab a pair of front Lupo GTi seats via here off Piers, there cloth, but there 100% better, more comfortable, as they hold you in place, as i do alot of night driving, when i get tired, with the Arosa spoungy seats i end up slouching, so if your considering getting a seat upgrade, look into the GTi seats!

Also want help for changing them, give me a shout, took me 10 mins to change both seats!

peace ; )

[induction kit]

i can understand how pointless they are on a 1 litre without changing your outlet manifold, exhaust and possibly de-cat'ing it, and extreme re mapping, im i have a 1l arosa and im putting my k&n cone filter in tomorrow simply for laughs and i enjoy the roar it makes, more of the piss take of the local chavs and the simple saving im making on buying normal disposable air filters

so take that into consideration, when you service your car, it will cost you a tenner a pop for 2 disposable air filters, so in 2-3 years it pays for its self as you just wash and clean it,

Also, it's been proven due to the 'better breathing' of a k&n air filter, at normal use, as gear changed are made lower and idling isn't so burdening, you end up saving more fuel

[Arosa sport seats. Cookie cutters]

still got the seats?

[Lupo Gti seats]

would you take 70 collected? and would they fit into an arosa? im in nottingham