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03-23-2011, 01:49 PM | #1 |
Drives: Blue 3dr hatch Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NW Arkansas
Posts: 12
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Alternatives to Toyota "pink" super long life coolant
My girlfriend's '07 Yaris is piling on the miles, and I was researching alternatives to the OEM "pink" Super Long Life coolant/antifreeze that seems to only be sold pre-mixed in 50/50 concentration. The dealer route is annoying, as it's expensive and the car's capacity is about five quarts - a gallon jug is only four quarts.
The factory service manual calls for a coolant with "nonsilicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, and non-borate engine coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technology." While most anti-freeze is similar at the basic level, the corrosion inhibitors used can be very different. I found that a Japanese company called "CCI" engineered and apparently contract-produces the correct type of coolant for late-model Toyotas, and it has been adopted by several other manufacturers. If you want the same life/wear characteristics as prescribed by OEM, you can also apparently go with:
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