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Car Forum / Toyota / Camry / July 2007Battery update
I stopped by my local Toy dealer, asked about ; . jumping a bat . swopping out a bat . 'red' Toy antifreeze -Jump- In my case, I used a lo_rate charger , same 'effect' as a jumper battery. . ign key to LOCK . charger switched off, or discon from 110vac . att grnd cble to bat grnd(neg)/blk . att pos cble to bat pos/red . turn chgr on for reqd time ( rtfm the chgr manual ) -Swop- . ingn key to LOCK . discon the gnd(neg) cbl(blk) , discon the pos cbl(red) . remove rplace bat units . att pos bat cbl . att gnd(neg) bat cbl Per the Toy dealership ... radio/clock settings will be lost, ECU running parameters =wont= be lost . -Antifreeze- Mixing Toy 'red' antifreeze with 'green' simply produces a muddy 'brown' coolant color ... no more, or less, effects. Toy antifreeze is simply colored 'red' [.] No 'magic' in the red, nor the green. Ed > Mixing Toy 'red' antifreeze with 'green' simply > produces a muddy 'brown' coolant color ... > no more, or less, effects. > Toy antifreeze is simply colored 'red' [.] > > No 'magic' in the red, nor the green. Wrong, wrong, wrong. http://www.aa1car.com/library/2004/cm120450.htm I think what you tried to tell us was that you put in a new battery and jumpered it to save your radio settings and computer settings.. Maybe you did not ask the right questions about Toyota Coolant let me guess you asked the service advisor about the coolant? Probably the person less likely to have a clue. At my dealers these guys have no clue how to look up a TSB even... The Toyo Red is a long life coolant that will provide proper lubrication to your water pump and not break down like the cheap green crap. Read the info from the post below. snip > -Antifreeze- > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Ed The Toy red antifreeze is a long-life coolant. When mixed with the green and the muddy brown color stuff appears you have lost the long-life ability of your cooling system. So, if you ever change to only red you still won't have a long-life system. For no more difference there is in the price between Toy red and a GOOD quality green it's a good investment and peace of mind to go with Toy. Just my .02 worth, davidj92 Don't mix the coolant. Google it. Toy Red is low silicate as called for in their service manual. Mix the wrong stuff in can cause gelling or formation of some pretty solid stuff. Why gamble?  Signatureamerikim ~ ~Don't mix the coolant. Google it. Toy Red is low silicate as called for ~in their service manual. Mix the wrong stuff in can cause gelling or ~formation of some pretty solid stuff. ~ ~Why gamble? Well, it's -25°C (-13°F) here now, so I'm not about to change my coolant. The dealer only drains the fluid, no flush, so whatever was in the car now (I bought it used 2 years ago) will still be half there after a darin. If it's not Red, what do you think the dealer will do, add Red, or get some Green from the local autozone? > If it's not Red, what do you think the dealer will do, > add Red, or get some Green from the local autozone? A Toyota dealer? They'll put Toyota coolant in it. "Travis Jordan" <no.one@no.net> scribblednews:CDfkf.248516$dZ.74374 @fe02.news.easynews.com: >> If it's not Red, what do you think the dealer will do, >> add Red, or get some Green from the local autozone? > > A Toyota dealer? They'll put Toyota coolant in it. Yah, that's that "special" coolent. It's diferent from those "other" coolents. Dealers also sell special air filters, oil filters, oil, and also put their special air into your special tires that are formulated especially to fit your Toyo. Signature"Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one. Invoking his self interest give you more leverage." Robert Heinlein > Yah, that's that "special" coolent. It's diferent from those "other" > coolents. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > special air into your special tires that are formulated especially to fit > your Toyo. The Toyota red coolant is different than most other "red" colored coolants. It is not necessarily different than any other coolant, just not the same as other red coolants. Unfortunately, the industry started the trend of identifying the type of coolant based on the color, but it does not hold true for Toyota brand red coolant. The Toyota red coolant lacks the silicates and other chemicals used to prolong the life of the coolant, because these chemicals can cause excessive wear in the water pump and other cooling system parts. So the net is that you can pay for more frequent coolant changes with Toyota Red, or buy a long-lasting coolant and replace your water pump more often. BTW, the Toyota Red claims to be long-life, but that is BS. You should change it according to the manufacturer specs, which I believe is 2 years or 30K miles. ...snip... > If it's not Red, what do you think the dealer will do, > add Red, or get some Green from the local autozone? Without =specific= RO instruction, the dealer probably just adds Toy 'red. You "could" specify a dealer total system flush, 'till =clear=, and use Toy 'red' as the re_fill. DIY involves the proper dsposal of the old coolant, and the 'flush'. Ed. |
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