time to flush coolant???

by **oompah2788** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:53 am

well i opened up my hood and looked at the coolant reservoir and found crust all over the rim of the filler of the reservoir..... kinda like dried up fluid....... i opened the reservoir and the fluid inside was like a dark brownish color......i dont know what the original color or the coolant so im not sure if its really dirty or what but does this mean i have to replace, flush my coolant and replace with some new coolant?? help me out.. THANKS!

by **offthahook** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:38 am

oompah2788 wrote:well i opened up my hood and looked at the coolant reservoir and found crust all over the rim of the filler of the reservoir..... kinda like dried up fluid....... i opened the reservoir and the fluid inside was like a dark brownish color......i dont know what the original color or the coolant so im not sure if its really dirty or what but does this mean i have to replace, flush my coolant and replace with some new coolant?? help me out.. THANKS!

If you're asking, change it. Well worth it, esp. the way it is all corroded.

by **michaels artic frost** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:47 am

Get it completely flushed out if you haven't done it already. From what you're describing, the coolant has been in there for a while.

by **bronzemaxell** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:13 am

i've just done mine, it was easy but time consuming if you want to do a good job or take it to the shop if you don't have time and space to do it, but shops normally rush it through, and might still leave a little old coolant in.

by **hari-bhari** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:30 am

check the DIY section for full instructions. its easy. make sure u get red coolant. dont waste ur money at a shop

by **Astro** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:26 am

Definately time to change. If you can't tell what the original color of the coolant was, it's well overdue.

by **SC V6** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:31 am

I had coolant once that was chunky.. but still the same color.. wahts the chunks from?

by **oompah2788** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:41 pm

cool thanks.... the red coolant..... is there a specific one or just any coolant thats red??? haha........ or is that the one thats listed in the manual??? Thanks

by **bronzemaxell** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:53 pm

oompah2788 wrote:cool thanks.... the red coolant..... is there a specific one or just any coolant thats red??? haha........ or is that the one thats listed in the manual??? Thanks

not sure how much you can save on non-toyota coolant
but if you go to a toyota dealer, give them your model, engine and year, they will tell you wut kinda you need, mine cost me $15.
i've seem some pink or red one at kmart for $10.

by **Yanks0114** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:22 pm

The chunks are just from dried up coolant. I have found that the lid on the coolant tank does not hold well and sometimes extra coolant will escape and dry up.

by **bassthrive** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:06 pm

Yanks0114 wrote:The chunks are just from dried up coolant. I have found that the lid on the coolant tank does not hold well and sometimes extra coolant will escape and dry up.

Yeah I have the same issue so I just wipe it off when it starts to cake up on the top of the reservior.

- Paul

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