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Old 10-27-2010, 11:59 AM
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I read on here about Subaru blue coolant... is this the same as Subaru dark green coolant??!!??
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Old 10-27-2010, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cueballsi
I read on here about Subaru blue coolant... is this the same as Subaru dark green coolant??!!??
No.
Green needs replacing every 30,000 miles.
Blue gets replaced at 105k.
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How good is it to not flush your system though for 105k miles O.o
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How good is it to not flush your system though for 105k miles O.o
With the correct coolant, it's perfectly fine.
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With the correct coolant, it's perfectly fine.
Good to know! I had always gotten into the habit of flushing my cars every 40k, and my track bike every year (thats mostly due to just using water wetter and regular water though)
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I just checked my coolant level again and it's getting low, so I refilled it....I refilled it like 3 days ago, lol. Something's fishy here.....
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Originally Posted by DarkJuic3b0x
I just checked my coolant level again and it's getting low, so I refilled it....I refilled it like 3 days ago, lol. Something's fishy here.....
Do you notice leaks? Make sure your oil doesn't look like a chocolate milkshake...
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Naw, no leaks or anything. I'll fill it to the "full" mark and then after a couple days to a week, it'll go down.

LOL, no, I will never let it get that dark. I change every 3K miles - 3.5K miles
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Originally Posted by DarkJuic3b0x
I just checked my coolant level again and it's getting low, so I refilled it....I refilled it like 3 days ago, lol. Something's fishy here.....
Which cap are you checking?
How much coolant are you adding?

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Do you notice leaks? Make sure your oil doesn't look like a chocolate milkshake...
If his oil looks like that, the engine would be dead.
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The coolant cap that's towards the right side of the engine, if I remember it's yellow cap or something. Near my dipstick
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned



If his oil looks like that, the engine would be dead.
There's an idiot in my town who bought a sketchy used sti to look cool. It had overheating issues so he simply bought a koyo radiator and he said it still would overheat. I checked his coolant and it was black. I told him he should get that checked out. Instead he bought 19" rims, megan coilovers, and fake carbon fiber trim. people......

Sorry for the OT post
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What the two different coolants look like:

Blue "Lifetime" coolant:



Green "30K" Coolant:

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Thanks Paul! Time to return the green stuff!
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so which's ones better ???? or less cost effective in the long run.
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in the 2010 sti its blue i believe
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