How To Make Your Toyota Last Over 300,000 Miles Part 2 : Coolant
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- How To Make Your Toyota Last Over 300,000 Miles Part 2 : Coolant
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No harm in replacing fluids early, be it oil, transmission fluid or coolant.
But there is harm in replacing them late.
There is harm by replacing tranny fluid too often
Cheap insurance
Did some research and it’s definitely a bad thing to replace the tranny fluid too often
@@humbertoestrada140 depend on the transmission I guess
@@humbertoestrada140 rubbish, it's bad to replace it if its been neglected for years. replace it every 50,000km.
Getting close to that magic 300,000 miles. Actual miles on my 2015 Corolla...275,000. Not a single problem yet.
Thanks again for these shorts, you’re a great and honest mechanic
I have 257K miles on my my 04 camry. I change coolant every 50 k miles. Water pump has been in the car since 90 k miles and it doesn't leak. I use the OEM coolant call for in the owners manual.
I have the same car, but I cheap out with zerex 😅
The active ingredient in coolants is ethylene glycol so this applies to all vehicles. Just don't use the pink stuff in your Ford or Chevy. You can't mix your OATS.
My wife's 2006 Highlander Hybrid has 193k miles. I replace the engine and inverter coolant myself. The total cost is $26/gal * 3 gallons + a $1.50 crush washer = $79.50. I purchase the pink coolant at my local Toyota dealer here in Oakland, CA. Very easy DIY job.
How do you flush the coolant? Do you mix it with distilled water?
@@KhaledTheSaudiHawkII - When you drain the INVERTER coolant pretty much 100% of the coolant drains out, so it's not necessary to flush or "wash out" the remaining coolant. If you drain the ENGINE coolant then you do not drain out 100%, however it's OK if the new coolant is mixed with the old coolant, similar to how it's recommended to only drain and fill transmission fluid instead of doing a 100% transmission flush (3 liters vs roughly 10+ liters). If you're concerned that some old engine coolant remains, you can always just repeat every couple years instead of the standard 5 years.
Do you recommend another brand of coolant instead of toyota??
this applies to all coolant...not just Toyota's
Please ONLY USE DISTILLED WATER with your Toyota Coolant. Acid water or city water with chlorine or any other contaminants will CORRODE YOUR ENGINE
so please use DISTILLED Water 💧 🙏 with your Toyota pink Coolant only
Or add pre-mixed Toyota coolant 👍🏼
It says on the bottle 50/50 PREMIXED DO NOT ADD WATER
@@michaelmuilwyk3222that’s what I’m saying
@@michaelmuilwyk3222what he meant is when topping off the reserve bottle, or flushing during coolant change.
Corolla 1.8 head gasket on my car was not due to a coolant leak. What happened is that the head gasket simply through heating and cooling after 200,000 miles simply gave away between all four cylinders. There was a leak between cylinder 1 and 2, although the gasket between 2 and 3, as well as 3 and 4 were also deteriorating. The head gasket around the coolant passageway were fine. Fortunately a check engine light illuminated, misfire in cylinder 1, verified by a compression check. No coolant in the cylinder or the oil. Very expensive to fix, most shops advise to replace the motor with a used motor. That is stupid. I did the job myself, in a storage unit. Don't believe me, I have a video with the head gasket on the floor of the storage unit. His advice on changing the coolant is excellent though. I prefer every couple of years.
@@efil4kizum 10th generation. 2009
203,000 miles. Head gasket issues are quite common on this generation. Car now has 215,000. The valve stem seals on cylinder 1 and 4 were completely shot. I swapped the valve stem seals for new ones. I run synthetic oil exclusively. That is the secret with that year of Corolla. Not too hard of a job. If I was going to charge the job would be very expensive. Talking 500 to 700. 300 parts, 150 in machining, and 200 in labor. The 700 number is if you wanted a new timing chain and water pump. Both have to come off.
@@MrWelfarehaterI'd gladly pay your price as opposed to the price of a new motor and labor.
Thank you AMD for sharing your knowledge. God bless you and your family!
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You are the best my friend.
I always watch your videos and you have saved me thousands or Rands. I now maintain my own vehicles and it’s going great so far. All thanks to you.
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We need your honesty in the Phoenix,AZ area. Thanks for the advice!!
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Thanks for replying.
That's why you get coolant leak and bad coolant thermostat. Now I'll change it every 50k mileage. Great infos...ty! Love all your video guides.
Please make a video on how to change it. I have a 2011 Corolla. Thank you! ❤
thanks for the great advice in this age of expensive vehicles
Can you show us how to do this exact coolant replace on a 2ARFE on a ‘16 RAV4? I have a feeling it’s so easy that you haven’t felt the need to make a video on it, however all the other videos I found on TH-cam are sketchy as heck. Need your advice on this one CCN! 😖 Should be a quick video 😅
On the bottom of your radiator there's a drain plug. You just open it up and let it drain out into a bucket or bowl. Open the radiator cap. And most importantly, do it first thing in the morning. Not when hot!
@@nevinkuser9892i understand what you’re saying, Snake Juice, I’ve seen people do more than just Drain n Fill. Is it really that easy?
My wife's 06 corolla 300k, original coolant. No issues
Wow sounds like you need to do a flush! Refresh the cooling system this summer to keep your wife's car running another 100k + miles
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Luk-E. You're driving on borrowed time for being cheap.
@sa-nn1ny she's cheap. Sold it now she has a 23 Lexus es350 and it's paid off because she's cheap. She'll have this one 20 years too.
God bless this guy
if it was every 5 years fair enough.
I do about 30k a year and have 4 cars in my household, adds up fast.
Coolant is cheap. Drain the radiator and top it off. Done.
@@Terror1Void Maybe your car is different or you've never done the job.
I usually flush engine block, then there's bleeding the system. Resevoir comes out seperately with no drain so it goes everywhere.
I Look forward to Engine oil changes, coolant not so much.
@@chrismcgowan5180 Most radiators have a petcock on the bottom corner that drains the coolant.
@@Terror1Void yup, 2 of my cars don't. And you still need to drain the block with a hose because it wont drain from there. Again same with coolant resevoir.
I feel this, plus hardly anywhere takes old coolant so you end up with jugs laying around till you find a spot. And its so messy. I'll pay under most circumstances for coolant and brake fluid.
Do you recommend simply draining and refilling the radiator like in your video about the bleeding process for the 2GR? Or should I try to get more out using the bleeders on the block?
Good idea. I have a LS600hl and a CT200h I should get done! Same question as below if a simple drain would be good enough.
Good to know. No one ever explains why. This is valuable information to help you understand and make a decision
I’m goin to get my radiator coolant on my 2015 lifted Scion xB. And it’s on 81k+ miles on it. And it’s very low but u can still see the coolant. But i definitely need to get them change. Those lasted me since brand new. 7-8 years and I still have some coolant. Hopefully in less than two weeks I’ll get them drained completely, and refill a brand new 2 gallons of Toyota pink coolant.
Once that process is done, the life is good.
I always change my oil every 5k miles. I don’t care what anyone says. I change my AT transmission fluid at 55k miles on. That I was supposed to change between 50k-60k miles. So I’m on the money.
I already change the spark plugs 10k miles early, or 6k miles early. I already change my gas cap at 55k miles on it. So pretty much I did the maintenance way ahead of the schedule.
It’s not truly necessary but I did it and gotta keep on top for maintaining. Got my all four brakss change with new oem replacements by centric rings. Four oem rotors and four ceramic pads and it’s amazing. The serpentine belts still in good condition.
But I think I will get that replace after this winter is over. Or maybe sooner.
My 2015 lifted Scion xB is running beautifully, shifts beautifully, handles well, no noise no vibrations.
Gonna keep my lifted xB forever. Until it gave up on me. Hopefully if I have the money, I’d definitely swap to 3.5L 2GR swap for better reliability. And better hp in a natural way. That’s my dream.
But for now, I enjoy my four banger.
No oil consumption at all. Since I kept it maintain on time.
@TheCarCareNut
Instead of doing a full flush, is doing a drain and fill at the radiator every 50K-60K be good enough?
No not good enough, flush it until it completely dries otherwise why doing it in the first place? You want to do it, just do it all the way!
50k drain completely and fill
Dont need to be flushing. Drain and fill radiator. Do it again later if youre worried about it.
Factory filled coolant (full system new coolant) goes for 100k miles.
Drain and fill, which is not 100% drain out, that why good for 50k miles.
@@metzmatu8409underrated comment! Thank you!
Is it smart to use the Toyota brand coolant flush additive before changing out the coolant ?
I tested my pink coolant yesterday. The pH level was around 8 and it's cooling capacity was excellent, despite only ever topping it off occasionally since I bought it. Brake fluid also good. Low moisture content and around 30PPM of copper.
Me with all this baking soda in my pantry: I've been waiting years for this mission....
I changed mine at 100k miles along with my thermostat. It was pretty fun but it takes time flushing it out.
AMD, Do you have any advice for the RED Super High mileage RED Fluid? I completely flushed my Block and radiator coolant about 6 years ago with Distilled water at 100K miles. I replaced it with the Super long life RED Fluid. Every 30K miles. I usually
drain 1 (one) US Gallon from the Radiator and replace it with 1 Gallon of new Super long life red fluid. The 007 IS350 now has 180K and I'm still running the OEM water pump. I have not noticed and leaks from the head gasket or Water pump as of yet. I do replace the Radiator cap with a OEM every three years or so. Should I consider doing a another complete drain and fill at 180K? Thanks Jeff Grant Mooresville NC USA
We had to replace our water pump Sept 2022 and then again 10/31/23 ! Going back to original mechanic to get reimbursement for bad pump but I wonder if I should change my coolant just to make sure!
Very clear explanation. I appreciate so much your excellent advice!
Is a drain and fill enough, or add draining the block or a complete flush?
Only have to flush if it gets bad, keep up on drain and fills and you'll be fine.
Our shop uses BG Automotive products to flush they system. We have a soft water system set up so as to NOT introduce tap water, mostly filled with a variety of minerals. This changed the molecular structure of the coolant. This is what causes these leaks, degradation of seals and gaskets.
thanks for the tips. Seems like a logical intervention that doesn't get much attention.
I love this channel
Thank you Sir. You're awesome. God Bless you for all the info!
I had a van with no AC for years. It ran great so I decided to repair the AC. About two months later the head gasket started leaking. Its like the AC made it run hotter & blew the gasket.
The container should give you this information
Ive always found it strange that my owners manual for none of my Toyota hybrids ever had a recommendation for major fluid changes. Just not there.
Im always watching your videos i learn a lot from you thank you men I love my Toyota 2020 Se
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Thank you for all the good information you provide to us all, I can’t say it enough times and may god bless you with all the good that you provide with your knowledge sir.
Awesome!
I take my Lexus GS250 to the main dealer for service every year. I hope they carry out the fluid changes as per maintenance schedule.
This guy is a legend
hello AMD. i would like to suggest, get those live vidoes you did before and catalogue them and make snippets of short videos like these.a lot of good infos there but they are just to long to watch.
Thanks for the advice.
The ls430 2004+ uses this same coolant without issue. So can you share with us how the coolant suddenly eats gaskets in other cars? Perhaps Lexus used a lower grade of rubber especially considering the many problems they have already had with rubber interiors melting and rubber control arm bushings falling on the ls460. The ls430 had no issues with this coolant. That said your advice may prove beneficial but only because the rubber is the culprit, not the coolant.
I went to the dealership and requested they initially called a to be a coolant flush.
After agreeing to the $239.99 price it was suddenly called a “drain and fill “!
I was OK with that because the car being a V6 Highlander with 50,000 miles should be OK with a complete drain and fill.
I wasn’t too upset until I found out they used a single gallon of 50-50 mix coolant that I was billed for.
The cap was even left off the coolant reserve when I got the car back.
The coolant level at 50° is exactly at the same height that it was when I sent the car in there.
It’s about an inch and a half below the minimum line. Now I have doubts it was touched at all.
I also had a transmission service done and they showed using only 1 quart but for some reason changed the drain plug and charged me $15.99 when the drain plug is less than five bucks! And why would I need a new drain plug?
Bad dealers give Toyotas a bad name! I’m retired from a related automotive business, and I am very disappointed and discouraged at the service that I received at the dealership.
2021 toyota sienna hybrid,173k milles so far and counting,on my way to pass the 300k i hope..!
Since the Ethlyne Glycol doesn't degrade (per my understanding) how about just adding a can of additive every 50,000 miles?
What about brand new hybrid cars? Do you change the coolant at 100K or 50K? Thanks
Great. I just had mine replaced recently. Thank you!
How often do you recommend replacing the radiator?
Your video’s is great too thank you
I used to run some baking soda thru the system to flush it out during coolant changes... (classic V8's) Is that a good idea or not?
Is there a place or can you make a checklist for maintance intervals? Thank you.
Your owners manual and the internet is your friend
I’m hesitate on doing it myself but it seems like a process after filling like checking thermostat, holding accelerator between 1.5-2k…worth just paying the $200 at the dealership?
Must you use the Toyota brand coolant or will others do? Thinking of having my son do it for me and hate to use the wrong coolant.
I just checked pH on my Prius coolant at 120k and it was 8.0
Already done on my 2017 RZ
(Said in a hushed voice) Though I used aftermarket coolant.
Serious question, what coolant do you use on OLDER Toyotas? I'm talking OBD1 Camrys and Corollas?
Thank you!
I change oil and rotate tires every 5k miles.
I change coolant, differential, transfer case, and transmission fluid every 30k miles.
I recently got a 2000 solara and hesitate on changing the transmission fluid, i hear people say they’ve experienced slipping when changing fluid on older cars that haven’t been maintained in that way
2010 prius with 280k, original coolant tastes great 🤣🤣🤣. Probably time to change it!
When flushing coolant and adding new one should I go with Toyota coolant or aftermarket is fine? I have a 2012 Lexus es 350.
thanks for sharing you knowledge
Your owners manual says the same thing...
I do my coolant at 80k with spark plugs in my Mazda Skyactiv. Also manual trans gear oil at the same time.
Thank you
Which one is better, green or pink coolant?
I’ve got 52k miles on my ‘21 Rav4 Hybrid. I saw pink coolant on a lot of screws in the engine hood lining also on the hood cover inner border. What does this mean? I’m the only owner and I’ve been taking really good care of my car servicing regularly. Is it because my dealership added a top off coolant that maybe contaminated the original coolant? I thought I was good with original coolant for the first 100k and then every 50k. What could be the issue? I recently changed oil too been doing it every 4k miles
Can you help me step by step drain my 2021 toyota sienna xle radiator fluid? Only a little came out the drain plug. Don't know how to get the rest out.
You are the best, thank you so much.
So when we replace the coolant are we doing a coolant flush ??
Yes, a flush just means you flush out all the old and dirty fluid from the radiator, engine block, and hoses; replacing it with new coolant.
Transmission. 2012 Corolla. Took it through Valvoline instant oil change. Not thinking. Transmission flush Valvoline maxlife automatic transmission fluid. What to do. Should I take it the dealer and have it flushed in the right stuff put in. Will it run my transmission
Look at the back of the bottle/jug of the Valvoline maxlife automatic transmission fluid. It is rated for Toyota and works fine.
You know I've listened and read so much. It get you wondering. Thank you very much
It just hit 100,000
If the pink coolant turns a slight brown but car runs fine otherwise would that be a head gasket leak?
I can’t believe how easy is check it, change it and buy it so cheap and people don’t even care about it, I do mine every winter and summer
I have watched show Mary of this man TH-cam videos. He knows what he’s talking about. He is a master Toyota technician worked for Toyota for a number of years now has a phone shop and this guy years the bomb
English mf, do you speak it?!!
I own a 2021 Toyota Camry V6 I heard the recommended coolant change is that 100,000 miles and after every 50,000
How do you get out all of the old and replace it with all new coolant
If I tell you might think I am crazy and think so to I bought my 2012 toyota camry in 2017 out the lot with 115k now she's almost 272k with the same coolant
never had any issues with that car obviously with those miles I've done the regular maintenance, changed some worn out parts other than that she still a runner
Is she a 4 or six cylinder ?
@@bryanfews5295 4 cylinder
@@abesharhan86 copy got one of those too!
A question for you did you ever change the transmission fluid ?
@bryanfews5295 I have not which is crazy, I called the toyota dealer they refused to do so due to the high mileage, and I don't know who can I trust for that job
Thanks very much for taking the time teaching us how to care for our cars 🎉🫡💯
I have a 03 tundra and have red coolant, but was sold pink, is it ok to mix
Is there a difference between the changing and flushing?🤷
Can you measure the pH of the coolant to determine it's life?
Do you have any comment about using fluid test strips?..... I've been following Scotty kilmore and I would Religiously. use fluid test trips. Do not waste money....Would you confirm or deny Test strips are the ultimate test when to change Fluids.
Why is Toyota recommending 100k mile coolant service interval?
1st change is 100k and there after is every 50k
@metzmatu8409 Thanks, didn't get that from the video.
The same reason Toyota recommends changing the oil every 10k lol.
Listen to AMD
Change your oil every 5k
Coolant 50k
Transmission Fluid 60k
Even if the recommended coolant is bright green one from manufacturer manual?
I have a 2022 toyota Tacoma off road with 24,000 when should I change the coolant
I'm so doing these things.
Is all pink coolent made the same?
Thanks
Jgb .....coolant change......good.....
You aint lying my 2008 toyta rav4 has over 205,000 miles and runs SO WELL! Why? Beause i change ALL THE FLUIDS. I do a 1,2,3 rule.i change my oil ever 3000 miles.I do my transmission fluid every other oil change. Completely flush and clean my cooling system and replace the fluid every 3 oil changes. Do ONLY THIS your car will last so much longer But because your vehicle will last SO LONG you HAVE to get your breaks. Rotors. Hubs. And wheel bearings at or around 150,000 miles. Just to be safe. Any vehicle that last SO LONG you HAVE to make SURE you and your family are SAFE, also others on the rd. If one of those cosmetic issues happen its so dangerous. So please everyone. Inspect your car. Even if its eery 5 months. Take 15 minutes jack up the front. Start trying to move things around. Spin your tires. And just listen. Take aride with NO distractions and no music and JUST LISTEN TO YOUR VEHICLE. it could save your life.
Thank You
Geez. Wish I would have known that!
Toyota says change the factory coolant after 100k miles/10 years and then every 50k/5 years after that. If you have a hybrid, the inverter has an even longer interval for the factory coolant. I suppose you could do the first change early but it could be a waste. Especially because many cars run long lives and never have their coolant changed at all. You're already ahead of the game if you even are thinking about changing the coolant at all. Lol
We have a 97 Lexus with intermittent smoking and then just stops smoking. Have you come across this
I was told by some mechanic that I can use toyota red coolant on my gen 3 prius, is that true?
„Sugar“ on the plug of expansion tank is normal?