94 camry repairs
Posted:
Thu May 30, 2002 11:28 amby Waltherone
My mom just got her car back from the dealership, haha theyre SO screwing her on costs, so I told her I'll do some of it. got a couple questions tho. They said her tranny and coolant fluids need flushing and replaced, what do they mean FLUSHED?
Anyway the real question is, if I just disconnect the bottom hose of her radiator, will that drain all the coolant or will there still be some left in her engine?
Thanks guys
Posted:
Fri Jun 07, 2002 9:41 amby 2VZ-FE -- E52
Tranny flush: where they hook up a machine to the transmission filler tube and pump and recirculate new ATF. A simple drain and refill only replaces roughly 80% of old fluid. I personally recommend getting the pan dropped and have them clean the pan, & replace the transmission filter. That should cost around $100, and it's worth the money and effort.
Coolant flush: By draining at the radiator, you drain only the coolant at the radiator, not the engine. There are coolant plugs at the engine that needs to to loosened so it can drain. The usual way to flush is done by draining the radiator, refill with water, run the engine, and repeat until the stuff drained out is clear. Then the new coolant is refilled and topped of as necessary. Make sure the OE Toyota Red coolant is used. Other formulation such as DexCool, Prestone, etc may not be compatible.[/b]