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Moving on from yesterday's question I now know I need to top up both coolant and oil.

The last service info I have goes back several years and just says Anti-Freeze so I have no idea what's in there.

I can't drain it myself for various reasons so I guess I'll have to book it in for a service at the local VW Dealer (ouch!) but in the meantime I need to top up both.

Every time I wiki OIL it crashes but I did read about the various colours of coolant and so on and now I'm a tad concerned about what and where to buy what I need to get me thru the next couple of weeks.

Thanks in advance, I know that these are probably dumb and tedious questions but I'm at the bottom of a very steep learning curve!

Sarah

It's the spring so no chance of a proper freeze happening (I mean sustained day/night temps several degrees below zero) so as you are taking the van in for servicing in the next few weeks just top up with water......half to 1 litre or so of water just isn't really going to weaken off 18 litres of coolant in total, to a worrying degree.
Similarly...for the oil....any oil cheapo multigrade for a topup...Tesco's etc is good enough to get you over the next few weeks (Obviously better quality when refilling)
Martin

Thanks Martin.

I just rang the guy I bought it off and he did a complete coolant and oil change before I bought it so that's a relief! Also means a water top up should suffice for now as you say.

He said ordinary blue anti-freeze would be fine and GTX oil in the white can altho he said Quantam was better but I'll struggle to source that quickly.

Thanks again.
Sarah

Nice one...thats saved you a few quid.

Here is some interesting info on the difference in antifreeze types....

http://www.bluecol.co.uk/index.cfm?page=75" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A bonus indeed!

I have now topped up with anti-freeze and oil. Poured it all over the bumper whilst I was about it but feel stupidly pleased with myself for doing it!

I really do enjoy tinkering with small jobs, used to do all my bike oil changes etc so am looking forward to getting that Haynes manual and having a go.

At least my daughter is happy to fling herself around inside the van whilst I get on with jobs.

We had an earnest conversation today because she saw a T25 and I didn't so she was thoroughly describing it to me and telling me "it wasn't a tin top or a high top mummy, it was a pop top just like Tink." She's only 3yrs old god love her!

Well done I remember filling the oil in Hannover, oil all over the forecourt. Well i didn't know the oil filler extended. We all learn and thankfully i have come a long way since.

you must have long arms peps

Thanks Pep! I remembered half way thru that the filler extended but I think a funnel might be a good accessory to invest in too LOL.

For many reasons that are too mundane to anyone else life is proving a real challenge at the moment. Buying Tink was probably the wrong thing to do on paper but she's a lifeline to normality for us now and I really really want to look after her.

I was so stressed this morning, a long trip ahead tomorrow and I KNEW she needed oil and coolant. I'm just chuffed I sorted it even tho it's a small thing.

Thanks to the forum for humouring a novice, I do appreciate it.

Sarah

Seasider i was there for the birthday bash mate

Keep going chick you doin fine. there is no ryhme nor reason.