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12-09-2010, 08:23 AM | #1 |
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Drives: 2009 1.3 VVT MT Join Date: Dec 2010
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Change antifreeze fluid?
Hi there,
Having been driving 1.3L MT version Yaris for nearly a year from brand new. Not if I need to change the antifreeze fluid. I checked some reference mentioning after 150,000km.... Any advice is welcome. Thanks. |
12-10-2010, 10:29 PM | #2 |
Drives: Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007
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I think word is 100,000 miles/3 years.
Cost $23 for a gallon of Toyota pink original pre-mix. It takes just under a gallon. I flushed with some distiller water, just took a five minute drive with the pure water. There's a drain plug on the bottom of the reservoir, you can fit a bottle underneath to collect. Don't make the mistake I did of replenishing the reservoir instead of the coolant hose. |
12-11-2010, 02:44 AM | #3 |
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12-11-2010, 11:15 AM | #4 |
Drives: 2008 yaris, stripped, red Join Date: Jan 2009
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if it's nasty change it. otherwise, wait till it's nasty.
if its not pink put pink in it. |
12-11-2010, 03:14 PM | #5 |
Drives: Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Central Alabama, GOD BLESS AMERICA
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Well if we're voting, my vote is: its just $20. Skip a meal. If it makes you feel any better, do it. Just don't pay $250 for it at the dealership.
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12-11-2010, 09:10 PM | #6 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Tampa, FL
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If you only have 1 year on that antifreeze, I wouldn't change it. The long life anti-freeze we use today should last for years. Not only would you be wasting money, but anytime you do an unnecessary repair on your car, you run the risk of something going wrong.
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