has anyone ever overheated with there subaru

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11-24-2002, 08:47 PM

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has anyone ever overheated with there subaru

all of these venders are selling these aftermarket radiators. are they abosutely necessary. i bought one because i messed up my factory radiator.

11-24-2002, 10:18 PM

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I haven't heard of anyone overheating yet, but I guess it would be a good safety measure if you have more hp. How'd you mess up your stock radiator? The fins on mine are all bend from all the road debris. What radiator did you end up buying?

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11-25-2002, 05:47 AM

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only time I've overheated mine was when I screwed up doing the 30k service. I fixed it, runs fine. but other than that, not even close

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11-25-2002, 08:44 AM

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Slvrblt, what did you mess up on during your service? Because I had mine serviced at the dealership and ever since then everytime I drive my car and get out, I can smell coolant. I've since taken it back to the dealer and they said it was just from the overflow tank but I'm not buying it.

11-25-2002, 09:27 AM

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it was just a matter of a large- and I mean LARGE air pocket within the hoses and or radiator- I did the flush in somewhat of a hurry.

smelling coolant- sounds like they spilled it somewhere- how long ago did you get the service done?

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11-25-2002, 09:50 AM

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my dad dropped it after looking at in and then that was the end of it.

11-25-2002, 10:06 AM

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i have gotten the temp gage all the way hot once. i was also doing some off roading and was climbing an insanly steep hill. once i came back down it was fine and haven't had a problem since

11-25-2002, 10:27 AM

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I thought that they spilled some at first, but it has been at least 2 months. I'm puzzled.

11-25-2002, 02:16 PM

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The only times I ever overheated is when I had the Samco hose kits (coolant) and the coolant had to be drained and refilled, I guess it takes some time to fill all the way.

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11-25-2002, 10:47 PM

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anyone know the exact amount of coolant the subaru needs?

11-25-2002, 11:41 PM

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I have yet to overheat mine. For reference, I live in the Mojave Desert and have driven the car pretty hard in 120 degree heat. I'm sure the IC heat soaks pretty good when I stop. I also have run the AC in this heat also. But if the factory rad was messed up, I'd get a better one. My rule, something breaks or wears out on the car, a better one goes in.

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11-25-2002, 11:42 PM

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damn. i better not move there since i removed my a/c

11-26-2002, 07:07 AM

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I'd think a larger aftermarket radiator would help for road racing, hopefully keeping the ECU a little happier with cooler temps so it doesnt put a damper on the show. Adding cooling capacity in any way to a turbo car seems like a good idea.