FRS uses a lot of coolant?

[ahausheer]

Originally Posted by RAWR BRZ

Guys I checked my coolant after driving around with a warm engine and it is below the low line... I cant even see my coolant fluid... Just add distilled water tomorrow or go to dealer for free top up? Do dealer use a coolant mix or just pour distilled water in my car?

Dealer uses premixed coolant. Loosing that much coolant is a problem that needs immediate attention. If you top it up and your dealer is shity they wont be able to ''replicate the problem''. If you admit you drove with too little coolant they might blame other problems on you.

Best thing- call them.

[RAWR BRZ]

Originally Posted by ahausheer

Dealer uses premixed coolant. Loosing that much coolant is a problem that needs immediate attention. If you top it up and your dealer is shity they wont be able to ''replicate the problem''. If you admit you drove with too little coolant they might blame other problems on you.

Best thing- call them.

When I checked (at night) it looked as if there wasnt any because I distinctively remember seeing the coolant when it used to be in the middle of low and full... The next morning when I checked it warm was way over full... at least a good 2 inches over... It must of been so full that night that I couldnt see the line where the top of the fluid was before between low and full. I bet the dealer added coolant to full level when the car was cold while my car was there....

[Yamajee]

Mine goes a bit lower than full every once in a while (maybe every month and a half for a daily driver living in Dubai with summer heat ranging to 110 degrees). I guess it's just normal, no leaks or overflowing, temperature is below the middle as always even at colder temps.

[dabocx]

So the dealer sold me toyota pink which says it for every toyota but the FRS? Am I ok with using it?

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by dabocx

So the dealer sold me toyota pink which says it for every toyota but the FRS? Am I ok with using it?

I went to subaru to get the blue coolant. It was ~$25. I noticed that I had lost a little...nothing crazy. I've owned the car for 6 months and it just now hit the low line. When I bought it, it was about 1/2 way up to the full line.

[ronnBOi720]

Well my wife complained about some problems with the car as she drove it from san Diego California to yuma arizona. She complained about a knocking in the engine bay and feeling the gas pedal knock as well. She also complained about hearing the brakes whistle when she come to a stop. I drove the car from home to work and I only noticed the knocking noise. I checked the engine bay and everything looked fine, except for the coolant. It was looking low and the theme here alone is well past 100

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[whataboutbob]

I just swapped hoses to the Perrin ones with t-clamps a few weeks ago. Also did a coolant change at that time. Car has not "lost" any coolant since. I think that the stock hoses and clamps aren't sufficient to keep coolant from seeping out. My stock hoses always had a white residue around the ends near the fill cap.

[dabocx]

So I cant use the toyota pink? I guess ill see if I can return it and go to the subaru dealer and pick up blue.

[feldy]

Originally Posted by dabocx

So I cant use the toyota pink? I guess ill see if I can return it and go to the subaru dealer and pick up blue.

no you can no use the pink stuff. get blue from subie

[dabocx]

How much do I need assuming im doing a full swap and installing the FBM radiator?

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Laika

Well technically speaking, you don't need to heat up a container to make the water inside boil, you can just drop the pressure.

Grab a box of pasta, it should say to boil it longer if you're in a high altitude (low pressure) area.


@ahausheer's rationale seems right on the money.

To go back to my last post regarding the issue and the coolant being topped off. Scientifically speaking, it should take MORE time to get to operating temp but at the same time, the car should stay warmer LONGER after getting to operating temp and turning the car off.

I haven't really noticed a truly longer warm up time, maybe by about 10-15 seconds. On the other hand, I do notice the car staying warm longer after I let it sit. I used to come back to the car 2 hours later and have to wait for it to reach the 6oclock position on the thermostat. Now I can just get in and go it seems.

Edit: The dealership insisted on running a pressure test for me. No leaks anywhere.

Originally Posted by Zach

13k miles here - was just on a 700 mile road trip when I noticed a funny smell at a motel when i stopped for the night. Checked it in the AM and the coolant res was BONE DRY. No idea how much was in the rad but i didnt have any CEL or warning lights and had not checked since my last oil change so no idea how long its been dry.

I found a toy dealership close to me and got to spend the entire day there, the end result was a ok pressure test and them filling it back up. Not happy, keeping my eye on it.

Zach

Im at 44000 and currently going through this issue. Was bone dry on 2/25 and took it to the dealer. Since they topped it off it only took a week to get below the low line. This was all check in the late morning.

You guys have any update? Also did you pay for the pressure test or did the dealership cover it?

[leicaboss]

I just want to say that this issue was evident on my FRS as well. I was around 3k miles, and the coolant levels were surprisingly low.

[frsqc]

19.000km, its pretty cold here in montreal but checked the car after being warm for 35min,
and its barely half of low. Cold theres no coolant in the tank.... kinda odd but maybe its due to the weather, no leaks apparent anywhere.

[frsqc]

so i went to toyota today for the coolant. They checked for leaks couldn't find them... i specifically said to put The BLUE coolant but they topped it off with Pink...... am i screwed? do i have to reflush the whole system now?
i hate dealerships T_T