Coolant type

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corvus

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Wednesday 30th July 2014
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I have a Forester 2.0XT.

If you go on SubaruForester.org there is a shed load of conflicting information about what coolant to use - green long life, blue super long life. And whether to add cooling system conditioner.

My car has the green coolant, and it's coming up to it's 30000 mile service. I want to have it changed using the same coolant.

Some questions.

Do I have to get the cooling system conditioner, or does this only apply to the 2.5's with their associated head gasket problems? AFAIK the 2.0 turbo is not affected.

Where can I get the coolant online? I've tried many places but can't seem to find it in the UK.

Is it only dealer stock?