Coolant: Service and Repair

REPLACEMENT
1. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT





a. Remove the radiator cap

CAUTION: To avoid the danger of being burned, do not remove the radiator cap while the engine and radiator are still hot, as fluid and steam can be blown out under pressure.





b. Loosen the 2 drain plugs (for the engine and radiator), and drain the coolant.

HINT: To prevent the coolant from spraying over the cylinder block, connect the rubber hose (inside diameter 6 - 8 mm) in the market to the union pipe under the drain plug.

c. Close the drain plugs.
Torque: 30 Nm (300 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.) for engine
2. FILL ENGINE COOLANT
a. Slowly fill the system with coolant.

NOTICE: Do not use plain water alone.

HINT:
- Use of improper coolants may damage the engine cooling system.
- Use "Toyota Super Long Life Coolant" or similar high quality ethylene glycol based non-silicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, and non-borate coolant with longlife hybrid organic acid technology.
- New Toyota vehicles are filled with Toyota Super Long Life Coolant (color is pink, premixed ethylene glycol concentration is approximately 50 % and freezing temperature is 35°C (31°F)). When replacing the coolant, Toyota Super long Life Coolant is recommended.
- Observe the coolant level inside the radiator by pressing the inlet and outlet radiator hoses several times by hand. If the coolant level goes down, add the coolant.

Capacity (w/ Heater): 7.7 liters (8.1 US qts, 6.8 Imp. qts.)
b. Install the radiator cap.
c. Start the engine, and bleed the cooling system.
d. Refill the reservoir with coolant until it reaches the "FULL line.
3. CHECK ENGINE COOLANT FOR LEAKS
4. CHECK ENGINE COOLANT SPECIFIC GRAVITY CORRECTLY