coolant change

right i have just bought 9 litres of coolant from toyota ( the pink stuff ) they said it needs to be 50/50 mix is this right or did i miss something in the geman to english translation ?

also ive dropped the coolant via a little white knob at the bottom of the rad is there anywhere else to drain from ?

and when its fully drained i just fill up the rad and resivour tank with the 9 litres and then run for 3mins with the heaters on full blast

can anyone just clear some things up for me please its the first time ive done this

cheers

steve

if its for "life coolant" it is to be used neat (do not water it down)

there is a drain plug on the engine, brake cylinder side, towards rear of engine

right cheers mate, any one got any pics of the drain plug or can shown me on a tech diagram or something?

this coolant is like syrup but it is defo neat

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Changing the rad friday so every little bit of knowledge helps.

It's labelled "pre-mixed" if it doesn't need to be diluted with water.

How did you get 9L??? they only sell the 5L jars?? (they do in my toyota dealer anyway).

If its the same as I got 08889-80002 (Toyota part no) then you dont need to mix it. Plus its not pink, its red.

Im replacing mine when i do the cam belt - going to take the rad out and flush it while the belts are off and then put in the new coolant.

Syrup doesn't sound right - the '4life' premixed coolant (sold in 5 litre cans, as has been said) has the consistency of water.

Just to add I picked some up the other day from Mr T. £17.50ish per 5L Bottle

Here we go;

did mine a few months back but i used comma "xtream" green. i attached a pic of the drain bolt on the engine block

When re-filling, where is the best place to fill from?

Had the coolant drained partially due to a leaking pipe. Pipe has been replaced but they have filled the system through the rad only!

My heaters are now worse than they were......

Is it better to break the pipe just under the wipers and top up from there??

H.

Dude why did you not ask me to do it for you! Would have of done a better job They will have brimmed it to the top of the rad and overflow tank and probly not blead it leaving it full of air locks. Use the bleeding nipples on the system to bleed the system of air or do I have to do it for you?

When re-filling, where is the best place to fill from?

 

Had the coolant drained partially due to a leaking pipe. Pipe has been replaced but they have filled the system through the rad only!

 

My heaters are now worse than they were......

 

Is it better to break the pipe just under the wipers and top up from there??

 

H.

i found it fine to add the new coolant through the rad, and that was after draining all of the old stuff out. If i remember right, i added as much as possible in to the rad, started her up and put the heaters on full, then just kept topping it up at the rad.

the heaters were cold (even when the engine was at normal temp.) until i had added all the coolant and it had fully circulated.

also i remember putting some flushing fluid through the system before draining it and adding the new stuff

Dude why did you not ask me to do it for you! Would have of done a better job They will have brimmed it to the top of the rad and overflow tank and probly not blead it leaving it full of air locks. Use the bleeding nipples on the system to bleed the system of air or do I have to do it for you?

I think you know the answer to that one....

Anything else I should know bout?

(Dips head into repair manual)

right guys did this this morning, well finished it off best thing to do and ibrar told me is park on a hill nose pointing up so all the air rises to the front and fill the rad i did used to stuff neat in the end as i dont think it will cause it any damage

Anything else I should know bout?

(Dips head into repair manual)

How good are you with washing machines??

H.

right guys did this this morning, well finished it off best thing to do and ibrar told me is park on a hill nose pointing up so all the air rises to the front and fill the rad i did used to stuff neat in the end as i dont think it will cause it any damage

And??

well ive just drove from germany to the UK and its ok

well ive just drove from germany to the UK and its ok

Heaters nice and warm??

yeah as normal

My heater does not seem as hot as it used to be, could this be an issue with coolant..? If so might have a go at this myself

dont know but had to play with the pipes at the back of the engine to get rid of a bit of air

did mine a few months back but i used comma "xtream" green. i attached a pic of the drain bolt on the engine block

Isnt the extreem green for UK only cars?

Where are the bleedin nipples? got nothing in the upper pipe from the matrix... which is clear.. Apart from parking on a steep incline, surely they must have a proper way of doing this in the factory..