Went to dealership for coolant change and they filled it with water - Toyota Yaris Forums

jmandawg · 03-04-2015, 08:32 PM

I called the dealer and they ended up giving me a refund. I'm still really curious as to what they actually did.

I got one of those cheap hand pumps at harbor freight and pumped most of the water out of the overflow reservoir. Just to check I pumped some of the coolant out through the radiator cap and it was pink and looked clean. So at this point I don't know if they changed it and then topped off the overflow with water or if they didn't do anything but add water to the overflow. It didn't look like there was any fresh coolant residue in the plastic area under the drain valve.

Should I just change it myself?

03-04-2015, 08:32 PM	#14
jmandawg Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Tampa Posts: 21	I called the dealer and they ended up giving me a refund. I'm still really curious as to what they actually did. I got one of those cheap hand pumps at harbor freight and pumped most of the water out of the overflow reservoir. Just to check I pumped some of the coolant out through the radiator cap and it was pink and looked clean. So at this point I don't know if they changed it and then topped off the overflow with water or if they didn't do anything but add water to the overflow. It didn't look like there was any fresh coolant residue in the plastic area under the drain valve. Should I just change it myself? Last edited by jmandawg; 03-04-2015 at 09:24 PM.