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View Full Version : should i change my coolant malibuda 11-10-2005, 04:26 AM yesterday i checked my coolant and it is resistant to frezzeing temp. the car is 2003 and did not change the coolant before should i change it before winter or since it is still resistant to freezing temp. should i let it as it is RUrunning 11-10-2005, 04:36 AM mileage? garie 11-10-2005, 06:09 AM Yah I would change the coolant, especially if the coolant has never been changed before. Some fresh fluids should be good. what mileage is the car? malibuda 11-10-2005, 06:32 AM mileage is 15000 miles RUrunning 11-10-2005, 07:43 AM don't bother. do it no sooner than 30k unless you want to change your coolant ratio or try a cooler t-stat or water-wetter or something. it'll be more expensive/trouble than it's worth (i am going to do it myself this weekend, but only for some of the reasons listed above ;) ) -kevin Quack 11-10-2005, 09:14 AM i changed at 30k (after the VF30 swap) and just changed it again at 60k (after the 18g intall and adding a Crucial T-stat) garie 11-10-2005, 10:45 AM 15k is fine. Change it when you hit 30k as everyone else said. the next time after that should be 60k Hayes 11-10-2005, 01:45 PM What does your owner manual suggest? I think my Forester manual said 30,000 or three years. |