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Old 02-10-11 | 12:43 PM
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never done a fush to lex before what are the steps, any help thanks much
Old 02-10-11 | 01:18 PM
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never done a fush to lex before what are the steps, any help thanks much
really need to search mate....
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/cooling/
Old 02-10-11 | 01:24 PM
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thats why i got you guys lol thanks homie
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so you cant use the green coolant???????
Old 02-10-11 | 02:07 PM
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so you cant use the green coolant???????
Sure you can. You can also use straight tap water. It just isn't recommended
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Sure you can. You can also use straight tap water. It just isn't recommended
It is not recommended to use tap water in a cold area since the water could get frozen. LOL
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what would happen if i use thr green coolant
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what would happen if i use thr green coolant
The terrorists win.

No, really though, the only things I know about the two is that they're different chemically, they both protect against corrosion, its bad to mix them, and the orange is longer lasting.
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i got green in my sc, dexcool in our ls... call me crazy but i flushed both and i got the coolant from work for FREE.
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never overheats
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Some guy at the shop told me its just a color no differeance??? But really would it hurt the car if i used green coolant on a lexus??????????????????????
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If you are going to do a drain, might as well swap the thermostat at the same time.

The Toyota engineers would say their formula provides the necessary properties to maintain proper function of the various components. I've seen the reservoirs of enough Toyota's filled with all kids of different coolants. My Celica has had Prestone, Valvoline, Dex Cool and when I do this next round, I'll use Toyota. For the LS, it is just as easy to buy a jug from Toyota and know this is the Toyota recommendation.
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Some guy at the shop told me its just a color no differeance??? But really would it hurt the car if i used green coolant on a lexus??????????????????????
guy at the shop is an idiot, the green and red and etc. colors are generally very different in addititves and base compositions. should NEVER mix them, and some are suited for iron/alum/plastic heads/intake.
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I think ima just go to the dealer and let them flush it and fill with proper coolant lol got to get my oil change anyways, plus im still tired from replacing the alt and plugging the acv, still aint get all the air out my ps pump
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Will it damage the motor??



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