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Thank you very much for the answers. As suggested, I went for a full flush.
Strange thing is that it took only 1L non mixed coolant to refill it all, is that okay?
Obviously the mixture and refilling has been done by a mechanic.

Hi all,

I own a Polo 1.2 Bluemotion (Diesel) (year 2011). This is the registration number in case it's necessary (FY11OWF).
I noticed my headlights for dipped beam are really low intensity, and in the dark I don't really see much.
I wanted to understand what are the most powerful one that I can fit ...

My car had pink colour anti freeze, I filled it up with some blue general anti freeze from Asda.
Is this a problem? Do I need to ask a mechanic to flush it off completely? If so, which is the correct anti freeze to buy?

Regards,
Moksud

1: yes a diesel takes longer to warm up.
2: only if your set it to recirculation
4: perhaps you need to digitally reset the service interval reminder with a diagnostic tool
6: that's ok

The other questions are too vague to answer


Hi there, thank you very much for the response.
For the 2nd ...

Hello to everyone.

This is my first car, I bought a 2011 Polo 1.2 TDI Bluemotion that has 88k miles on it.
I was looking online for some guides/tutorials on how to maintain my car.
Also I was looking for suggestions on how to keep the car in the best way possible.

At the moment I have the ...