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Not that low because I topped it off before it got to that point but yeah it’s normal for our cars. It should only be the initial settling though, top it off engine cold with vw g12 evo 50/50 or distilled water and keep an eye on it. It shouldn’t drop any more once topped off for a while anyway.
Pros: normal for our cars
Cons: needs to be topped off
I only use honda coolant. My 2003 crv has almost 300k on the original water pump.
Pros: original water pump
Vehicle:
Honda
Mileage: 300000 km
These tsi motors tend to run hotter then standard engines. I would top off the car (once cooled typically around a hour) open it up and take it to the line above minimum, that\u2019ll be your maximum. Watch it over the next few weeks. If it goes below minimum again, you have some sort of leak.
Pros: tsi motors run hotter
Cons: potential coolant leak
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Maybe I'm wrong, here, but that looks like rust to me.
Did the mech use green coolant, and not the factory VW red/pink/purple stuff? That would cause the cast iron short block to rust out in short order.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Use the OEM honda stuff. It's really nice.
Pros: really nice
I'm running Honda type 2 coolant in my 94 sonoma. Flushing helped but it seems getting a good P-HOAT coolant stopped or at least paused the rusting while offering better protection.
Pros: stopped rusting, better protection
VW coolant doesn\u2019t play nice and will chemically react with parts store general coolant.
Cons: coolant chemically reacts
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
My 2029 Alltrack has developed the same problem at 50K miles. Drops about 1” for every two hours driven. You can see and smell the antifreeze.
Pros: can see antifreeze
Cons: drops quickly, smell antifreeze
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 80467 km
I see your reservoir says G13 mit Silikat. Would recommend getting rid of G13 and removing the bag. G13 causes corrosion (resulting in a leak at the shaft of the water pump), leaves deposits (clogging the heater core and resulting in engine overheating), etc. Flush the system a couple times with distilled water and then fill up with G12evo coolant which doesn\u2019t have these issues.
Pros: G12evo coolant better
Cons: G13 causes corrosion
Yes, the documents say they are compatible - at the cost of losing some corrosion protection. Don\u2019t use G13 if you have a choice. G13 becomes acidic and causes leaks, and leaves deposits in the system which cause clogging. VW switched to G12evo for a reason.
Pros: compatible according to documents
Cons: losing corrosion protection
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Which antifreeze to choose — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Honda?
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Which antifreeze are better — OEM Honda or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze OEM Honda were overall better than OEM Volkswagen.
- OEM Volkswagen received a PR Score of 73 out of 100, and OEM Honda scored 100 points.
- OEM Volkswagen ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and OEM Honda ranked 5.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Honda (4.8) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.8).
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Which antifreeze are more popular — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Honda?
Antifreeze OEM Volkswagen and OEM Honda were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, antifreeze OEM Honda surpassed OEM Volkswagen:
- For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.
- For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (33) to negative (0) votes is 33 votes.
By number of reviews, antifreeze OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Honda:
- For antifreeze OEM Volkswagen there are 18 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.
- For antifreeze OEM Honda there are 11 reviews: 11 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative.
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