Kizashi Club

SAEED_KIZZY wrote:

SamirD wrote:A good rule of thumb is to never mix coolant colors since they are of a different makeup. Also, don't try to fix what isn't broken--if your coolant still looks blue, doesn't look dirty, and seems to be in good shape, just leave it alone. Our cars have a lot of things that are well built and don't need as much servicing.

Yes SamirD it still blue I took some sample while ago and it is dark blue and so far no overheat problem with my car

I would leave it alone and enjoy the drive.

SamirD wrote:I would leave it alone and enjoy the drive.

OK thanks SamirD

SAEED_KIZZY wrote:

KuroNekko wrote:As for the type of coolant to get, you won't have to worry about mixing if you're doing a proper flush. You essentially want to drain the old coolant, refill with water, run the engine, and then flush. Repeat a few times until the drained fluid is quite clear to show most of the old coolant has been flushed out and it's now mostly water. You then put in the coolant of your choice (Super Blue is the recommended type).

thanks to all for useful info about kizashi coolant.my car is around 100K mile and I think it's time to change coolant I am original owner of car and current coolant is SLL blue OEM from factory. my problem is that there is no reliable blue coolant in my area.Is it OK (with proper flush that KuroNekko explained) to use SLL coolant from toyota and lexus?
toyota SLL coolant is RED I believe.

In this specific instance, the Suzuki (Nissan / Honda / Subaru / Mazda / Kia) blue coolant and the Toyota red coolant are the same chemistry. The only difference is the dye. You can mix them, the coolant will look terrible, but perform normally. A full flush and change would certainly be preferable regardless of the coolant choice. Here they recommend the first change at 90 months / 150000km (90000mi).

bdleonard wrote: In this specific instance, the Suzuki (Nissan / Honda / Subaru / Mazda / Kia) blue coolant and the Toyota red coolant are the same chemistry. The only difference is the dye. You can mix them, the coolant will look terrible, but perform normally. A full flush and change would certainly be preferable regardless of the coolant choice. Here they recommend the first change at 90 months / 150000km (90000mi).

thanks bdleonard in theory yes but do you actually use red coolant for example toyota coolant in kizashi?

I wouldn't. There's no price difference, so I'd stick with the Subaru stuff like what I got.

Extended Life Blue/Super Blue cannot be hard to find. It's literally what all other Japanese vehicles now use as coolant other than those from Toyota/Lexus. I think the Korean cars also use the same blue coolant.

SAEED_KIZZY wrote:

bdleonard wrote: In this specific instance, the Suzuki (Nissan / Honda / Subaru / Mazda / Kia) blue coolant and the Toyota red coolant are the same chemistry. The only difference is the dye. You can mix them, the coolant will look terrible, but perform normally. A full flush and change would certainly be preferable regardless of the coolant choice. Here they recommend the first change at 90 months / 150000km (90000mi).

thanks bdleonard in theory yes but do you actually use red coolant for example toyota coolant in kizashi?

I do not, because I have a wide variety of OEM and aftermarket blue coolants available. If all I had available was the Toyota coolant, I would use it without hesitation. I would do a full flush and fill so that I could reliably inspect the color of the coolant during services to look for degradation, oil contamination, etc. assuming that was an affordable option. As I said, the chemistry is the same silicate free, phosphated, HOAT long life coolant, only the dye is different.

thanks bdleonard I think I have to use Toyota red coolant sooner or later

Ok time is come to change kizashi coolant after 9 years(150,000Km) still original coolant from factory.
I decided to change with SLLC Toyota red coolant just before that 2 time flush with radiator water(green) and some photos off course

My coolant reservoir cap got lost and as a result my coolant level is basically zero (oops). I'm amazed the car has been driving OK like this for a while, though I've noticed my AC doesn't work properly at speed, which probably relates to the engine overheating.

First I needed a cap, which proved impossible online, but I found a pill-bottle cap that fits perfectly. Hope it won't melt!

Now I need to top up the fluid. The level is so low, I honestly can't tell the colour, but it looks blue.

Looking at using this option to top it up, which Crappy Tire (here in Canadia) claims will work with the car. It's cheap, but do you think it will be good enough?

OEM 50/50 Premixed Anti-Freeze/Coolant, Honda/Acura/Subaru, 3.78-L

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/oem- ... 93080.html

I also might need two bottles to fill it. Not sure of the volume of the reservoir.