Loss of Coolant

[Brett1979 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Brett1979]

Don't mix coolant types as they can gum up causing blockage. Drain one completely before re-filling with another. You don't need to by Toyota coolant as its expensive. Just buy what you can afford. The most important thing is to use demineralised water with the concentrated coolants available and to change the coolant every 2 years regardless of what it claims on the bottle.

By thermostat O Ring I meant the O Ring rubber seal. But never mind that as it wouldn't perish that quickly where you'd lose coolant at the rate you did from nothing or not much to 2 litres in 1hr.

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Thanks for your feedback - amts.
Bushbasher - no not really. I am on the coast so the worst is about 13 degrees.
Bret1979 I really appreciate your replies and thank you very much. I will keep you posted once I take my car up to the city. Keep well.

Alex

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Both my 2010 Prado V6 and 2013 corolla have pink long life Toyota coolant in them. Does Toyota use green coolant at all?

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Both my 2010 Prado V6 and 2013 corolla have pink long life Toyota coolant in them. Does Toyota use green coolant at all?

I believe it's pink coolant only.