[oldnick]

Originally Posted by laketahoequattro

Yes however, that is for the new 2005+ engines. I have a 2003 belt 4.2. It does not have the electric thermostat like that FSI one.

This is me: http://www.kpematop.com/S6/V8-5VEngine.pdf

aha , always a good idea to state exactly what you have


http://www.cpp.edu/~bvnorum/ebahn/c5...drain_fill.pdf

but according to this you should WARM the engine to around 100 when filling or topping up , which still suggests to me that that is the correct tick over temperature , and that the only difference with the later engine is that it doesn't have the anti knock temperature reduction programme

personally I would still be content with what you have , but you pay your money and make your choice !