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I have searched every possible word combination on the forum looking for coolant information. What is the recommended/required coolant/anti-freeze for the LS 460?
Dennis
Last edited by RA40; 11-20-18 at 09:19 AM.
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No but for similar price i rather use the toyota/Lexus red fluid.
as long as the bottle says formulated for asian cars or some wording like that you should be ok also, I believe some Lexus mechanic once told me that the fluid must be red . Make sure you completely flush what ever crap was in there.
Toyota has at least two red long life coolant fluids. I'd pay a little more and get it at the dealer and get the correct one. Definitely don't use Prestone green!
Interesting question? Something I've never thought about because I have my LS serviced at a Toyota dealer and they always add fluids if needed. I would buy Toyota/Lexus brand coolant if i had to add it myself. All coolants aren't the same and who knows what brand we may be getting?
I would ONLY use the OEM Toyota/Lexus branded long life coolant. Just the easiest way to make sure its the right coolant.
My mechanic for instance uses aftermarket fluids, he uses Idemitsu oil for instance, but he uses all OEM filters...and he uses the OEM coolant for that very reason. Wrong coolant can gum up the cooling system, shorten life of the radiator and the sensors, etc.
My old 2003 ES300 is still in the family, and my mechanic just did a huge overhaul of it at 198,000 miles. Replaced the timing belt for the second time, replaced the front right axle (boot was torn and all the grease was out), transmission pan gasket, also replaced the radiator. Always serviced by Lexus or him with the proper Toyota coolant, the radiator had just started to seep a little at 15.5 years old and 198k miles, the water pump was replaced when I did the first timing belt at 90k, so 108k on that water pump and no leaks. All things considered, I'd assume the proper coolant contributed to that.
If you can get OEM that's what you should go with but don't be afraid to use an aftermarket coolant if it is spec'd for Aisin vehicles. And no I don't mean spec'd buy Toyota/Lexus. Price is not a factor since SLL is only a couple bucks more and you should always change out the coolant at the recommended interval. Just a heads up, it's better to use google sometimes rather than searching the forum. You get better results IMO plus everything in the forum will come up anyway.
11-19-18, 02:48 PM
Correct Coolant
