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slowbrz 07-10-2014 06:14 PM

No coolant light
 
I noticed I have no more coolant in my coolant container but why hasnt my low coolant light turned on? Is it normal for coolant to fully drain after 1.5 years of having the car? I only have 16k miles

bjun 07-10-2014 06:19 PM

my coolant seems to disappear after few thousand miles too. i think it's normal on 86 bc i don't see/smell any leaks
Mine goes empty 5-10k miles

mav1178 07-10-2014 06:20 PM

1) because your system is still full...
2) it does need to be replenished regularly (the overflow tank)

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JDKane527 07-10-2014 06:22 PM

There's no low coolant light. You'll just see your coolant temp gauge go really high or the ECU will throw a CEL for low voltage on coolant temp sensor if it's dangerously low. If not just top off with Subaru/Toyota OEM BLUE coolant or distilled water and should be good to go. Reason I know is I've had my engine nearly overheat twice due to a leaking radiator where it was dumping coolant.

slowbrz 07-10-2014 06:24 PM

My temp gauge has been looking normal. I wasnt aware this car doesnt have a low coolant light.

N1rve 07-27-2014 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowbrz (Post 1839856)
My temp gauge has been looking normal. I wasnt aware this car doesnt have a low coolant light.

Did you also know there's no maintenance light? LOL

07jazzrs5gt86 09-22-2014 08:24 PM

What kind of coolant be used?
I just notice the reserve tank is empty so i was planning on getting peak coolant

JB86'd 09-22-2014 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 07jazzrs5gt86 (Post 1956988)
What kind of coolant be used?
I just notice the reserve tank is empty so i was planning on getting peak coolant

Can you not read 3 posts above yours?

Estey 09-23-2014 12:12 AM

Just top it off with distilled water. It seems that the water is evaporating from the coolant reservoir, so the concentration of coolant remains the same. If you added more coolant it would just create a higher concentration


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