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Coolant for 996 turbo

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YOUR RESEARCHCoolant for 996 turbo

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Use following my recent clutch

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That is what my mechanic has used following my recent clutch change and engine out stuff.
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Coolant for 996 turbo

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Replace equation

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eg yeah buying that coolant standalone may be expensive, but chuck in you other service parts and that changes the equation
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Use genuine

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Last time we used genuine but it is expensive.
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My mechanic reckons lots of people have add issues with aftermarket coolant and we should keep using genuine.
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Replace equation

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eg yeah buying that coolant standalone may be expensive, but chuck in you other service parts and that changes the equation
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Use on a 996 turbo

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Does anyone have any suggestions on what coolant to use on a 996 turbo?
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eg yeah buying that coolant standalone may be expensive, but chuck in you other service parts and that changes the equation
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Coolant for 996 turbo

Use following my recent clutch

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That is what my mechanic has used following my recent clutch change and engine out stuff.
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Coolant for 996 turbo

Use genuine

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Last time we used genuine but it is expensive.
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Coolant for 996 turbo

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My mechanic reckons lots of people have add issues with aftermarket coolant and we should keep using genuine.
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Coolant for 996 turbo

Use on a 996 turbo

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Does anyone have any suggestions on what coolant to use on a 996 turbo?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi all. Does anyone have any suggestions on what coolant to use on a 996 turbo? Last time we used genuine but it is expensive. It looks like Penrite Blue might be suitable? My mechanic reckons lots of people have add issues with aftermarket coolant and we should keep using genuine. TIA

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That is what my mechanic has used following my recent clutch change and engine out stuff. Of course a complete flush is required to remove all traces of the pink stuff in case of any potential incompatibility....

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Whats the definition of expensive given our turbo's have probably up 20-30% on paper. each to their own on where you get your part from, but if you that spend a bit of time playing around with cart and getting a shipping price ( refer to link below, (I given you 50% of the lead and done the hard work for you) and throw in genuine air filters, cabin, oil etc , until the shipping cost bumps up to the next volumetric charge rate you reckon thats expensive as a package for GENUINE porsche parts even allowing for usd fx and shipping. My experience is the premium for genuine porsche parts if you know where to purchase, can be had nearly for circa 10-15% more than local OE stuff. ( aboun 30%-40 difference delear pricing) You just need to dollar cost average your shipping . eg yeah buying that coolant standalone may be expensive, but chuck in you other service parts and that changes the equation https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/porsche-engine-coolant-antifreeze-97143001001

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