coolant additvie question

[86subaru]

my 2000 outback is leaking again ,but i have not bought the stuff from the dealer yet , should i go ahead and get it ? and put it in ? the headgasket was replaced 20,000 mi ago , 36,000 mi , do they have to put it in ? or can i ?

[northguy]

I don't know how long your warranty is, but if it's still in effect, by all means, have them do it. If no longer in effect, you can put the oatmeal-based fluid in, but it seems to be a bandaid on the artery approach to solving the problem. If the vehicle was overheated, there may be an extensive bill waiting to repair the problem.

[Crashton]

I have 85K on my Forester. The dealer put the miricle mouse milk in my radiator & put a rear spiffy new sticker saying that they did it on the radiator core support. I feel this is at most a bandaide. It's free & it's a recall so why not I say? The only reason I had this done is because now the warranty on my head gaskets has been extended to 8 years or 100,000 miles. Keep your paper work though. It's been raining here for a week & the sticker is about unreadable. Total time to have this done was 20 minutes. I'd also bet that they replace your head gaskets again....for free.

[brus brother]

Ditto on getting them to replace your gaskets again/ resurface heads and THEN put the oatmeal in for good measure! Show no mercy, they admit they have a problem now. Did you have to pay the first time around as I think they are reimbursing those who paid themselves before they admitted the problem. Good luck.

[86subaru]

no did not have to pay, i called the dealer and it is still under warranty ,