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number 9 - 31 Oct 2007 03:39 GMT

I noticed that the top 1/4 th in the overflow cannister
of the antifreez have "gellied"(sp) up. It is nearly
colour less, and have no distinctive smell or feel...

I have gotten 2-3 different answers... What do you
gays think?

Anything with the liquid coolant addative?

TIA. H.

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 31 Oct 2007 04:11 GMT

> I noticed that the top 1/4 th in the overflow cannister
> of the antifreez have "gellied"(sp) up. It is nearly
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> TIA. H.

Weird. Any chance Dexcool (deathcool) got mixed with the glycol based
stuff? It will cause problems but I've only read about it - dunno what
it looks like.

I'd get this investigated quickly.

Carl

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Frank - 01 Nov 2007 12:31 GMT

> > I noticed that the top 1/4 th in the overflow cannister
> > of the antifreez have "gellied"(sp) up. It is nearly
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> Carl

I second that. There is nothing that I can think of that would make
the glycol itself become a crosslinked polymer symptomatic of a gel.
Could be the additives oxidation products and/or metal complexes.
Whatever happened, your antifreeze has degraded and should be
replaced.

Frank

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.._.. - 01 Nov 2007 16:55 GMT

Did you just add the additive (the Subaru recommended one in the little blue
bottle)?

When I did that after the recall first was done, a yellow-ish crust appeared
on the walls of the overflow tank (the plastic translucent one).

It COULD be the coolant additive. After all, it is supposed to coat and
soak into the gastkets.

At the time you added the additive, did you change the coolant?

>I noticed that the top 1/4 th in the overflow cannister
> of the antifreez have "gellied"(sp) up. It is nearly
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>
> TIA. H.

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