brian1258

Can we use any autozone or kragen kind ( green color) or OEM just from dealer?

CLRH2O

There are more answers to this than you'd imagine - the but the quick and easy way to go about it is - run over to the Toyota Dealership and grab the standard "Toyota Red" style stuff. It's what you need and is way cheaper @ the toyota dealership than at the Lexus dealer.

If your interested in *why* the toyota red and not other types - do a search on threads started by me and find the one about "Technical discussion on Ethyl Glycol based coolants" or something like that, I cant remember the actual thread title off the top of my head anymore But that is only if you want to read up on the subject for purely curiosity reasons.

One note - DO NOT mix the new coolant with the old, specifically if you have green coolant in there now. If you need to flush your coolant system out to put the new correct T-R coolant in, run over to the EXCELLENT "LexLS" website run by our own "LexLS" here on the boards and read the "coolant flush" tutorial.

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/cooling/coolant.html is the direct link.


One note, you will notice that LexLS happens to mention a different kind of coolant. (and in fact one which is widely regarded as death on wheels for our motors based on the "dextron" solution which eats up rubberized seal in the worst case) Disregard the type of coolant he happens to reference, stick to your Toyota Red and just follow the technical instructions he gives. They are spot on in all those actual process regards.

Cheers Ah, and the standard disclaimer: if anyone has extra info for the original poster, or even revisions to my own info - please do provide it.

Lexmex

I agree, Toyota Red is the way to go. There is also a Toyota Pink that is a premixed 50% coolant/50% water. 1 bottle of Redline WaterWetter is also a good idea to add to that mix, especially for an older vehicle.

brian1258

I'm running low on coolant, do i have to flush and drain? or can i just refill it? damn 25 bucks for 1 gallon at Lexus dealer

mitsuguy

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standard green stuff works just fine as well, so long as it's clean, the correct proportions are used, and it's not mixed with anything else...

so, green (ethylene glycol) or toyota red (a ethylene glycol base) and make sure you match what is in the system... they can be mixed, it just makes neither as efficient...

Chenzo26

In the owner's manual is specifically says not to use ethylene glycol based coolant. Is this just BS or what?

plex

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I use Toyota Red with water wetter no thermostat