Dann's 92 Subaru L Series Build

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:15 pm

Brumby Kid wrote:Subaru coolant? Why would you need that as aposed to a normal high end coolant?

I can send you pics of the difference.. Subaru coolant is higher grade than the stuff you call normal high end.

Don't get me wrong, I use Techoloy Gold in many cars but after seeing first hand the differences in the water jackets of many Subaru engines. I'm sticking to Subaru Coolant for my car. The Subaru Coolant is highest grade I've found around. I give my customers the option of either but IMO nothing comes close to it.

Most aftermaket ones recommend changing a lot earlier than the 100,000kms that Subaru put on thiers. I personally change mine earlier but thats because I flush out radiators every few years.

This is just my opinion and it come from owning and working on Subaru's from 1987

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:15 pm

haha yeah he hasn't oops,

But anyway what is the cost of the subaru coolant and where do you get it from??

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:33 pm

Dann wrote:haha yeah he hasn't oops,

But anyway what is the cost of the subaru coolant and where do you get it from??

You get it from subaru and its about $50 a 5L bottle, maybe more can't remember. I had to use two because of my twin core:(
You can also buy smaller 1 or 1.5L bottles:)

If your going that way i can get some for you, I get trade price now from the parts man there:p
Some might get them even cheaper.... anyone??

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:50 pm

is it subaru only or can it be used in anything ?

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:03 pm

guyph_01 wrote:You get it from subaru and its about $50 a 5L bottle, maybe more can't remember. I had to use two because of my twin core:(
You can also buy smaller 1 or 1.5L bottles:)

If your going that way i can get some for you, I get trade price now from the parts man there:p
Some might get them even cheaper.... anyone??

mmm yeah thats sounds pretty good, would you mind getting a quote price on it,

mud_king91 wrote:is it subaru only or can it be used in anything ?

And i wouldn't say that it HAS to only be used in subarus?? (correct if wrong)

Looks like I'm going to get 2 bottles cause it's about 5.9 litres in the ej22 cooling system

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:09 pm

hey does anyone know if it has to be any special power steering liquid you have to use or is it just the standard liquid???

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:41 pm

Pretty sure it's just standard auto tranny fluid, that's what I use in mine.

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:37 am

i think there's is two types like dexron 1 or 2... and 2.2 engines using 2 i believe

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:56 am

Brumby Kid wrote:Subaru coolant? Why would you need that as aposed to a normal high end coolant?

i used tectalloy in the mercedes... turns out they dont recomend using anything but specialised mercedes coolant... i know have to spend a week pulling the motor to bits so i can replace the headgasket and possibly head

d_generate · Post by **d_generate** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:16 pm

Provided it's rated over 90 you can use anything in a Subi though the factory stuff is good, Tectalloy is fine.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:37 pm

I have tectalloy 90 atm. and tectaloy 100 on the shelf ready.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:28 pm

Normal ATF fluid will do fine in your powersteering Dann. I use Dextron III only because that's the one the Subaru's use in thier autos.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:13 pm

Brumby Kid wrote:I have tectalloy 90 atm. and tectaloy 100 on the shelf ready.

I've used the anti boil, anti freeze this season by tectalloy, goes well so far, no freezing and no boiling between the snow and the sand

RSR 555 wrote:Normal ATF fluid will do fine in your powersteering Dann. I use Dextron III only because that's the one the Subaru's use in thier autos.

I nicked some of dad's auto fluid and used that. Going well so far, but I now have to replace some seals as it's leaking a little bit

Probably due to old age...

Cheers

Bennie

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:42 pm

El_Freddo wrote:I nicked some of dad's auto fluid and used that. Going well so far, but I now have to replace some seals as it's leaking a little bit Probably due to old age...

Cheers

Bennie

That's usually where you can find the cheapest ATF

BTW Bennie.. do you have the Liberty or L rack in Ruby?

( sorry Dann for the highjack

)

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:28 pm

haha thats ok paul,
So this is the last weekend with the EA82 in my subie, gonna take it up to two rocks tomorrow, give it one last thrash haha, but yeah beening waiting so patiently for so long now, AND NOW IT"S TIME

Also got my HID driving lights off guy this week, love them, they are so much difference than the stock normal ones, will get a pic up soon even though most of you know what they look like, i'll still pop one up. Might try a before and after shot.

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:00 pm

Ok guys after swapping back to the old globes for abit of a photo shoot, heres the before and after shoots as promised,

HID lights by Dann_Evans, on Flickr

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:02 pm

i'm guessing your happy with them:)

Shame i didn't get before shots to compare as i now have 4 hid high beams:)

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:14 pm

Yeah i'm so happy with them, but the thing I realized driving home, was that because I've got civic springs in the back it tilts the whole car down, and the light look like they or high beam already, so when I lift the front up they going to be in peoples eyes, I'm pretty sure you can adjust them though can't you??

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:06 am

yeah you can. That long screw thing i think on the back of the headlight. Park the car facing a wall with so distance at night and play with it keeping in mind the further away the lower its gonna be:)

I've got to do the same. I was at the lights and some guys the was at the opposite stop light and got pissed at me thinking my low beam were actually high beams. So he put his on high for a few seconds. I didn't do anything so he decided to start flashing from low to high at me. So i flashed once with my 4 high beams. Needless to say he stopped flashing because i think he went partially blind for a few seconds lol, so i turned the low beams down to park lights until the green light went on and we went our separate ways:)

Ouupssss:p

taza · Post by **taza** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:19 am

Guyph and Dann have both you only done you headlights or spotties aswell?