 choosing the right coolant, this is a good read from popular mechanics ! |
 May 26, 2010 - 8:55 AM
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I've seen some water pumps failed in a matter of 4 months ( OEM pump on a camry 2001 ) and some engine badly corroded for something as simple as topping off your coolant with the wrong stuff,.
I know a lot of you already know this, but for those who don't and a reminder for the ones who have forgotten. READ ! --------------------  |
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May 29, 2010 - 2:26 PM
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I choose to got the dealership and get the TOYOTA FOR LIFE COOLANT.
dark red with metalic flakey stuff in it. Specifically MADE for our cars. 
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May 30, 2010 - 8:06 PM
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QUOTE (D-Man @ May 29, 2010 - 3:26 PM) I choose to got the dealership and get the TOYOTA FOR LIFE COOLANT. dark red with metalic flakey stuff in it. Specifically MADE for our cars. lol... thats a good nickname for it. But just for the record the Toyota red stuff is called Toyota Long-Life Coolant and should be flushed every 30k miles although (depending on conditions of course) is usually good for longer than that. The new stuff they make is pink and its called Toyota Super Long-Life Coolant, it comes in 1gal pre-mixed containers of 50/50 coolant/distilled water. Costs about the same as 1gal of the red stuff even though its diluted already, but the replacement interval is 100k miles. It actually looks just like the water wetter I put in my inter-cooler that's supposed to reduce intake temps. I agree its the best stuff you can put in a Toyota. Its made for them. I got this a long time ago at a University of Toyota class I had to go to for work... 
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