95 ES300 Coolant type
12-13-05, 01:32 AM
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95 ES300 Coolant type
Since the coolant is a nice shade of RUST, I cannot tell which coolant type the 95 is supposed to take Green or Orange. I am guessing Green.
12-13-05, 06:52 AM
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Is your engine block aluminum or cast iron? If it is iron, Prestone yellow bottle (green) with distilled water. If the engine block is aluminum, then Toyota Red Long Life Coolant (LLC) with distilled water. The newer Toyota Pink Super Long Life Coolant (SLLC) is compatable with the older red type. Don't let it get too old as the head gaskets, sensors, radiator/heater cores corrode and fail.
12-13-05, 10:10 AM
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Having an ES 300 you have an all aluminum 1mz-fe, if you had a Windom - it'd still come with the iron block 3vz-fe. You can run whatever you want - provided you flush the **** out of it before you go swapping your anti-freeze choice around.
Mixing Toyota Red with any normal fluid will break the inhibitors down quickly turning it into a highly corrosive mess that then turns into a very hard gel. (Think hammer & a chisel to clean it - in the best case kiss a Radiator goodbye.)
So don't mix anything with Toyota red. Make a choice & stick with it.
Toyota has had problems with it's Red anti-freeze exactly like everyone else pushing long life anti-freeze. It's aggressive, and breaks down long before the "rated" life of the fluid - turning it into a nasty corrosive mess that sludge/gels in the cooling system.
They've had many problems with shut / burst radiators from following their schedule. I've seen them in person & they normally weigh like 60lbs drained when they should weigh 15-20.
Unlike oil, where the "time tested" schedule is just to get money (3 months / 3,000 miles), the "normal" 24 months between coolant flushes is for real & should be followed. Following that schedule, nothing is going to work better than anything else.
If you're gonna change it every other year - it really doesn't matter what you use.
Mixing Toyota Red with any normal fluid will break the inhibitors down quickly turning it into a highly corrosive mess that then turns into a very hard gel. (Think hammer & a chisel to clean it - in the best case kiss a Radiator goodbye.)
So don't mix anything with Toyota red. Make a choice & stick with it.
Toyota has had problems with it's Red anti-freeze exactly like everyone else pushing long life anti-freeze. It's aggressive, and breaks down long before the "rated" life of the fluid - turning it into a nasty corrosive mess that sludge/gels in the cooling system.
They've had many problems with shut / burst radiators from following their schedule. I've seen them in person & they normally weigh like 60lbs drained when they should weigh 15-20.
Unlike oil, where the "time tested" schedule is just to get money (3 months / 3,000 miles), the "normal" 24 months between coolant flushes is for real & should be followed. Following that schedule, nothing is going to work better than anything else.
If you're gonna change it every other year - it really doesn't matter what you use.
12-13-05, 10:49 PM
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I like the factory Toyota Red fluid. It has a lower freezing point and a higher boiling point tolerance compared to the conventional green fluid you're used to. Now these longer/extended life fluids are much better, but im comfortable with flushing the system on a regular basis to avoid problems later down the road.
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