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Old 03-12-10, 03:17 PM
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Default coolant type?

Just wondering what coolant was used for the 07gs350... im located in california.. do we stick with the same color coolant as what kragens said....
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Use OEM. It's not expensive.
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Last times when i went to the Longo Lexus..the guy at the dealership told me that the coolant in GS is Life Time Coolant.. so its better stick to OEM coolant.. Dont Mixed anything w/it..
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I use tomato sauce.
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use what ever the dealership gives. Its got to be easier to get it there than anywhere else
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ONLY use the Toyota Red Coolant, do not use the other type you can buy at Kragen that is Green or mix it with the Red coolant.

When I was modifying Supras, we only used the Red toyota Coolant, we did experiment with using the Penske green coolant, but caused premature failure of the stock headgasket.

For some odd reason, the toyota engines weirdly only accept the Red coolant.

That just my opinion and experience with the Toyota Red, supposbly it just runs alot cooler and better.
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thanks... my oem coolant is yellow/orange right now... not red... ill go to lexus or toyota and buy from them
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Originally Posted by Gs350Lola
thanks... my oem coolant is yellow/orange right now... not red... ill go to lexus or toyota and buy from them
Coolant loses it's co lour over time. It was probably a deeper red when it was first put in.
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Originally Posted by BinaryJay
I use tomato sauce.
Priceless! I'm a Greek so I add cinnamon to that sauce.
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