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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Do i have to use toyota red antifreeze fluid in my car if it already has red in it? Can i mix green with the red? Can i buy red antifreeze fluid at any parts store?
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use Toyota red or anything that says it's compatible with it.

don't mix, and don't use green.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Basically, use the Toyota stuff. There is the long life and super long life (premixed).
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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I change my Toyota antifreez every two years I mix it 50/50 with distilled water and my hoses and radiator are all original at 19 years and 246,000 miles I also have my air conditioner drained every 4 years and refilled with new oil and use my old R 12 fluid and the system is still pumping out cold on a hot day -36 degrees at the vents and I also use all synthetic oil through out the car going for 400,000 miles everything is stll original and working great so far......
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Dowd
I change my Toyota antifreez every two years I mix it 50/50 with distilled water and my hoses and radiator are all original at 19 years and 246,000 miles I also have my air conditioner drained every 4 years and refilled with new oil and use my old R 12 fluid and the system is still pumping out cold on a hot day -36 degrees at the vents and I also use all synthetic oil through out the car going for 400,000 miles everything is stll original and working great so far......
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Would you mind sharing your full maintenance schedule and what brands your using? Motor oil, tranny fluid, PS fluid, differential, brake fluid, filters, anti-freeze, can't think of anything else! Have you owned the car since new?
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