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Old 08-29-10, 10:15 PM
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Do i have to use toyota red antifreeze fluid in my car if it already has red in it? Can i mix green with the red? Can i buy red antifreeze fluid at any parts store?
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use Toyota red or anything that says it's compatible with it.

don't mix, and don't use green.
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Basically, use the Toyota stuff. There is the long life and super long life (premixed).
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I change my Toyota antifreez every two years I mix it 50/50 with distilled water and my hoses and radiator are all original at 19 years and 246,000 miles I also have my air conditioner drained every 4 years and refilled with new oil and use my old R 12 fluid and the system is still pumping out cold on a hot day -36 degrees at the vents and I also use all synthetic oil through out the car going for 400,000 miles everything is stll original and working great so far......
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Originally Posted by Bill Dowd
I change my Toyota antifreez every two years I mix it 50/50 with distilled water and my hoses and radiator are all original at 19 years and 246,000 miles I also have my air conditioner drained every 4 years and refilled with new oil and use my old R 12 fluid and the system is still pumping out cold on a hot day -36 degrees at the vents and I also use all synthetic oil through out the car going for 400,000 miles everything is stll original and working great so far......
Bill,

Would you mind sharing your full maintenance schedule and what brands your using? Motor oil, tranny fluid, PS fluid, differential, brake fluid, filters, anti-freeze, can't think of anything else! Have you owned the car since new?
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