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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
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
Pentosin Pentofrost
Vehicle:
BMW
I use the blue antifreeze (G11) that was specified for my 1987 16V. I am currently running 10W40 synthetic oil.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Scirocco
Part number: G 001 100
I use Pentofrost (Pentosin is the OEM supplier to Porsche). Our local NAPA carries it even.
Pros: OEM supplier to Porsche
Vehicle:
Porsche
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
Pentosin is one of my trusted brands. I would not hesitate to use it.
Pros: trusted brand
Usa el G12 de Volkswagen y no lo cambies por nada. ... No te vas a arrepentir
Pros: no te vas a arrepentir
VW coolant doesn\u2019t play nice and will chemically react with parts store general coolant.
Cons: coolant chemically reacts
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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
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Which antifreeze are better — OEM Volkswagen or Pentosin?
In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze Pentosin were overall better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Pentosin received a PR Score of 96 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 73 points.
- Pentosin ranked 3 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 9.
- The average rating is higher for Pentosin (4.6) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.8).
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Antifreeze Pentosin have better feature ratings than OEM Volkswagen:
- Temperature stability - owners believe, that this property for Pentosin is better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Smell - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms Pentosin.
- Colored puddles - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to Pentosin.
Which antifreeze are more popular — Pentosin or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze Pentosin were overall more popular than OEM Volkswagen.
By vote balance, antifreeze Pentosin surpassed OEM Volkswagen:
- For Pentosin, the ratio of positive (90) to negative (3) votes is 87 votes.
- For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.
By number of reviews, antifreeze Pentosin surpassed OEM Volkswagen:
- For antifreeze Pentosin there are 31 review: 30 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.
- For antifreeze OEM Volkswagen there are 18 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.
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