Toyota Coolent & Subaru Long Life Super Coolant Interchangeable?
 

Hi, I was wondering if I can use Subaru Long Life Super Coolant with my FRS? Are the Toyota Super Long Life Coolant the same as the Subaru's Long Life Super Coolant? Thanks.

Hi @davithedork ......and welcome to ...... The Forum ...........:clap:

Here ya go;

What do you see .... ??

However, I'd stick with what the owners manual says ..... :)


humfrz

Subie stuff is blue so it's cooler. :D

Thank you for the warm welcome and quick reply. I guess I'll stick with the owners manual. :)

There's actually another Toyota Long Life coolant, it's blue. According to a master tech at Longo, it's the same coolant used in the Tesla's (I asked because I saw him top off my coolant with a jug labeled "Tesla")

This is the one you want, and it is equivalent to the Subie blue long life coolant:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Toyota-Fluid-00272-GTBC1-Coolant/dp/B00AKYP114/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1451637664&sr= 1-1&keywords=toyota+long+life+coolant+blue"]Amazon.com: Genuine Toyota Fluid 00272-GTBC1 Blue Super Long Life Coolant - 1 Gallon: Automotive[/ame]

Oh nice. Thanks for the amazon link to the coolant I needed :)

Toyota Super Longlife Coolant C0009-00120(Pink) is not the same product as the FR-S Super Longlife Blue C0009-00122. The Super Longlife Blue is the same coolant Subaru uses.

Yeah you can buy it from Toyota but it is blue and cost like $25 a jug lol!

It's cheaper at Subaru lol

Haha! good to know!!

If you want all those fluids and other stuff, 90% of the time, Subie dealership is cheaper.

Thanks!! I will keep that in mind!

It's 2 better. :D

But seriously, are they incompatible? That's the real question. :iono:

Wow ... Toyota dealership near me is charging 40 for 1 gallon. What a rip off.

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I doubt they are incompatible (chemically) ........ but, they were formulated to be more compatible with different elements of different cooling systems.


humfrz

Get it off Amazon. Like $23 last I ordered mine.

I'm pretty sure they have different %'s of rust inhibitors / acids / and stuff, and if they are mixed, the commonly held belief is that the service interval is drastically shortened/sped up because of negative interactions.

I think we are saying about the same thing.

All the different "colored" coolants have different ingredients and/or percentages of ingredients.

In most of the coolants, ethylene glycol is the base ingredient.

The second largest ingredient is water.

The rest of the stuff in the jug can be generally classified as corrosion inhibitors and buffers.

Then we confuse the mix with a dash of phosphates and organic acids and some mixes exclude amines, silicates and borates.

Now, what I mean by “compatibility” is the old “jar test” ….. put a little of each in and shake it up and see what happens.

However, although the two may get along fine in the jar, doesn’t mean they will get along well with the different parts of different engines.

That is where and why the different manufactures have different formulas (colors) specifically designed to protect the parts of their specific engines, that come in contact with the coolant.

So, what to do ….. simply read and follow the owner’s manual ….. ;)

Now, back in the day (ya’ll knew this was coming), life was simpler …… in the fall, before first frost, one would drain out all the old rusty water and re-fill the cooling system with well water and alcohol (half & half).


humfrz