Proper coolant level? - Toyota Yaris Forums

jay · 03-22-2009, 02:15 PM

Forgive the cluelessness, but what should the proper coolant level be? I just popped a look around my engine, and my coolant level seems much lower vs. where I last remember it (last summer).

Temp-wise right now, it's around freezing outside, and the level is ~1/2 way b/w the "full" and "low" marks. Is this normal, or should I be adding more fluid? I have no idea where the fluid could've went, there are zero fluid leaks on the garage floor. I've been using the block heater for ~2.5hrs in the morning, all winter long - but I've been doing that since I got the car years ago.

supmet · 03-22-2009, 02:22 PM

"The coolant level is satisfactory if it is between the "FULL" and "LOW" lines on the resevoir."

page 260 of the 2007 yaris sedan manual.

jay · 03-22-2009, 03:48 PM

Thanks for the confirmation supmet. In the strictest sense the level is OK, and there is no reason for immediate concern.

However, is this scenario similar to engine oil level - where > min is OK, but level = max is the optimum. I'm also confused as to the processes behind the coolant apparently getting "consumed".

YarisPR · 03-22-2009, 04:12 PM

Mine is exactly there and I've asked the same quiestion to myself LOL

Thanks for the answers

devinlamothe · 03-22-2009, 04:23 PM

Mine was there as well, I just went to the dealership and bought a jug of the premixed coolant and topped it off.

The manual states you shouldn't have to flush until 160,000km I believe.

03-22-2009, 04:12 PM	#4
YarisPR Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MayaWest, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,574	Mine is exactly there and I've asked the same quiestion to myself LOL Thanks for the answers __________________ I Drive a 129whp Yaris ;)

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03-22-2009, 02:22 PM	#2
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	"The coolant level is satisfactory if it is between the "FULL" and "LOW" lines on the resevoir." page 260 of the 2007 yaris sedan manual.

03-22-2009, 03:48 PM	#3
jay Drives: 2006 Yaris LE 5dr AT Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 41	Thanks for the confirmation supmet. In the strictest sense the level is OK, and there is no reason for immediate concern. However, is this scenario similar to engine oil level - where > min is OK, but level = max is the optimum. I'm also confused as to the processes behind the coolant apparently getting "consumed".

03-22-2009, 04:23 PM	#5
devinlamothe Drives: '07 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sudbury, Canada Posts: 520	Mine was there as well, I just went to the dealership and bought a jug of the premixed coolant and topped it off. The manual states you shouldn't have to flush until 160,000km I believe.