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Is it safe to use Peak Long Life antifreeze in a 1997 Volkswagen VW Jetta?
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According to the Bentley service manual covering the 1997 Volkwagen Jetta GL (Special:Booksources), these Jettas ship from the Volkswagen factory with red G12, a "phosphate-free and also silicate-free" coolant (page 0-16).
Peak's Long Life coolant "features a phosphate-free and silicate-free formula". Furthermore, combining Long Life with G12 "will not change the current antifreeze color." I've been topping off the red G12 coolant on my 1997 Jetta for two months now. The color of the coolant is still red, and using a hydrometer to test the coolant hasn't revealed anything abnormal, like foamy deposits or dirt fragments.
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