xkazik Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I just noticed that my coolant in my 09 legacy gt is not original Subaru, since i did some reading i know its not good to put any other coolant . My question is , how do i remove the coolant from the filler tank on the side of the engine ? will it drain when i turn the plug on the bottom of my radiator ? or is there another way of draining it ? thx in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordchilly Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 What do you mean its the wrong coolant? I think your year it should be blue. But....for the overflow tank, you have to popped it out of the little clip. Lift it out and pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkazik Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Mine is green and I'm flushing it out for blue. I mean the filler tank on the left side of the engine. Not the over flow tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes, all of the coolant will drain out of the system through the bottom of the radiator. Be aware that if going from green to blue subaru coolant you must abide by the service interval of the green coolant until you flush again since some of the old green will remain this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkazik Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 thx a lot guys , really appreciate the help Heres how i plan to do it , First im drain the old coolant then i will add Preston coolant system scanner , top out the radiator with distilled water , let it run for 10 min then drain it again , fill up with water , let it run , drain and finally add blue coolant . scoobyscoodle do you still think i will need to bide by the service interval of the green coolant until i flush again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmrider Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Glad you found the right forum LOL, the post in Classified is garning some amusing responses. As for your query, there really is only one type of coolant you should NOT use and that's the orange GM Dex-Cool. Lots of threads floating around about it, Cliff Note version is the OAT additive ( organic acid technology ) that extended the service life of the coolant. You'll see plenty of sludge/goo stories around including one from Import Tuner mag about their EJ20 rebuild. So wait for the next scheduled interval IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkazik Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yea sorry about that , Figured there willl be some amusing responses, but i wasn't sure how to delete it .I successfully switched to blue Subaru coolant without any problems since i already gotten it. Flushed it about 2 times plus ran some extra water through it, blue coolant looks nice and clean . Thx for all the help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_ster Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 green coolant is fine Now that's thinking out of the boxer! fyi all 05 + legacy's have built in code reader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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