Scooby forester sti help

[hairnet]

Fireman friend has import sti first shape

 

Coolant change needed

 

He's spoke to scooby and theyve said ours 100 quid a throw

 

Cos its got no acid in it apparently

 

He's like fewk DAT

 

What else can be used

 

Fanks

[rainagain]

I would say distilled water and whatever the uk engine uses would be fine.

[explosive-cabbage]

Acid? In coolant?

[Dave_Q]

Mines not an STI or owt but I've just got cheap Comma OAT (pink) coolant in.

[MrDuke]

The Forester forum's worth checking for techy info like that - plenty of import stuff there too. Sounds like the dealer's trying it on tbh.

[unclecalzone]

Sounds like they mean a coolant that isn't using organic acid technology (OAT) to me. You shouldn't go on just colour of coolant but sod it as 99% of pink coolant out there is oat so I'd avoid that stuff.

Best of looking for non oat coolants which are more commonly yellow, green or even blue in colour. I believe Prestone is non oat, Renault type d isn't oat either but anyway it'll be on the bottle what it is

I've seen that bluecol do a clear anti freeze now that mixes with anything, maybe to help cover up the the colour changing action of mixing coolants

 

 

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[hairnet]

thanks calzone ill tell him that

 

the price from subaru isnt a surprise i think honda charge something similar for their fluids

 

madness

 

being import it shouldnt run on anything more special than a uk sti surely

[Asimo]

Have a look in the handbook - always gives a spec for the coolant - cross referance to what it says on the tin.

[jonathan_dyane]

http://www.ravenol-direct.uk/ravenol-hjc-hybrid-japanese-coolant-concentrate.html

 

Any good?

[Pete-M]

I ran my Impreza Turbos on standard Comma blue stuff. That's what Subaru told me to use.

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

Have a look in the handbook.

It's a grey import.

[DodgeRover]

I would just drop what's in there, fill with water and some flushing stuff, run it for 20 mins then drop and refill with whatever.

The last red antifreeze I had said it would mix ok with all other types so it did! No nuns/ kittens have died.

 

Just a thought they don't mean it's got the non water based coolant in it do they, if so save it for reuse - it's dearer than printer ink!