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Hey, i got a reminder on my car that its time to replace my engine coolant. I was wondering if i only gotta stay with Toyota Super Long Life Coolant or perhaps i could just go to a local AutoZone instead of a dealer and get equivalent coolant, 50:50 pre-diluted mix instead of driving all the way to the dealer, live quite far from one.
Changed coolant at 72,000 miles ... looked almost new, with the cooling system clean as if new ... so am sold on the Toyota coolant. Order on-line with free shipping.
This is an interesting product. I wonder if it would truly extend the life of a radiator. I have 39k on my 2014 and I'll do a electrolysis test later this evening to see if I am already experiencing this degradation. If so, it would make sense to change earlier.
Do you you mean opening the radiator cap or the coolant recovery tank cap? If radiator cap...
- Defective radiator cap could have allowed fluid evaporation
- Coolant valley leak
- head gasket / how does your oil look?
- water pump - see any dried pink crust in the radiator fan area or on the underside skid plate
opened the radiator cap a couple days again and it was wet(signs of moisture), but the reservoir is bone dry.
- Defective radiator cap could have allowed fluid evaporation
its does look 'tired', it the same one used on a 4runner? ill pick one up tomorrow if they have one in stock. car has only been off for an hour so im afraid to go check now.
- Coolant valley leak
nothing in the areas others have noticed pink flakes
- head gasket / how does your oil look?
normal no cloudiness
- water pump - see any dried pink crust in the radiator fan area or on the underside skid plate
nothing
Last edited by WRD4chano; Sep 4, 2020 at 07:26 PM.
Ok soo, on Saturday I pick up some coolant and filled the reservoir tank to the full mark while the engine was at operating temp. New rad cap will be here tomorrow, still no signs of cotton candy.
My question now is, when you open the radiator, should I be able to see the coolant?
On my 2018 GX with 22K miles I noticed that the coolant reservoir is almost empty - just few ounce of pink fluid below the low level line. No dash lights, no known leak on my garage floor. Is GX known to lose coolant so much? Never flushed or topped of coolant yet. Dealer had the car for 20k service last month and after shelling $220 seems like all they did was oil change and rotation. Didn't even do fluid checks given the status of the coolant.
Should I take this for a warranty check on coolant loss or just top it off with OEM coolant from Toyota?
