SubieTrav Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Is the Subaru Life Long Coolant better than regular coolants, can it be mixed with regular coolant. Does it have the conditioner added to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb21 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Do you mean the new (2008-and up) "Super" Blue long life coolant? Or the regular stuff? I believe as long as it's a silicate free coolant it should pretty much be ok. Some interesting reading here, too bad the endwrench article isn't around anymore.. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=994313 http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=29981772 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieTrav Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://tinyurl.com/au35bbl This is the ad I saw on Craig's List and thought maybe it would be a better coolant. But after reading the bob is the oil guy I guess it is about the same as regular that I bought at Auto Zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb21 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yea that CL ad is for the regular 'green type' coolant. I believe the blue extended drain stuff has the words 'super' on the bottle. I wonder if the SOA stuff is pre-mixed 50/50? If it isn't that's probably a good price. IMO, changing the coolant on schedule is more important than the brand name. I've used the regular prestone stuff, and one of the peak types in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 The dye is certainly different but I don't think its worth extra money. For $10 you can't go wrong. Its a real pretty color of green compared to a traditional gallon of Prestone or other house brand antifreeze. That jug is the Full Strength stuff so you need to mix it with distilled water to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieTrav Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks guys, I'm always looking for a bargain on stuff I like to keep on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortlid Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 so in my '03Leg GT with EJ253 regular old Prestone "yellow now" that is Phosphate and silicate free will work. Or should I use the Zerex HOAT Asian vehicle stuff for my Toyota? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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