cookci Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 mine is currently brown... it was changed last year with yellow which staying nice and clean for a couple of months! did i use the wrong colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Use the Toyota premixed stuff mate. Red colour. I would flush it all out properly and start again. Part no. 08889-80002. A1G1 Coolant – 2 x 5 litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 if you're not using the toyota coolant which as mentioned is red, then it's not the colour you want to be concerned with but what it's actually made with. as long as it's an ethylene glycol based coolant and you used demineralised / destilled water then that should be fine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookci Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 what difference does the destilled water make? is that the same as battery top up water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 what difference does the destilled water make? is that the same as battery top up water? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz supra Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You must use the correct coolant as other or wrong Antifreeze can cause corrosion to the Alloy parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You must use the correct coolant as other or wrong Antifreeze can cause corrosion to the Alloy parts can you clarify exactly what is the right and what is the wrong coolant then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz supra Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 can you clarify exactly what is the right and what is the wrong coolant then? Only use Toyotas own, Something to do with there being two types( not sure of exact names) Ethlyn glycol being one not sure of the other But you find this alot with coolants used in vehicles with Alloy parts or cylinder heads in particular, The correct ones usually come pre-mixed and use Distilled water in the mix. I always thought it was just a Manufacturer con to get you to buy their own over priced coolant, but it does matter which type you use, This is usually why they are coloured, I rember when working for Fords they were blue standard Antifreeze, Red for something else later replaced by yellow and they couldn't be mixed, the latter ones being used in the Fiesta etc with 1.25 Zetec ( yamaha) all Alloy engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz supra Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Here are the two types ethylene glycol propylene glycol Toyota's new extended life coolant is dyed red. Intermix any of the above and its hard to tell what color the coolant may become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I've just flushed and changed my coolant, i used Toyota red coolant. Easy job made easy with Thorins guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwoody1 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 i think i heard that if you mix these two ethylene glycol propylene glycol it goes to a hard substance and locks the water system up they can not be mixed so i was told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I suspect he's probably made his mind up in the 18 months since this thread was last active Interesting input though, sounds like it could be a worry if it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 LOL! i thought, here we go again with the antifreeze debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robzki Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I thought most antifreeze these days was ethylene glycol?. used to be hard to get hold of yrs ago when most engine parts were cast. now I figured it had gone the other way. and ethylene glycol is now the norm. Its what I'm putting in at the weekend. afaik the only bonus with the toyota 4life is the colour change when its reached the end of its useful life. but I am possibly(more than likely) wrong. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I suspect he's probably made his mind up in the 18 months since this thread was last active Interesting input though, sounds like it could be a worry if it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Who ordered the time machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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