engine coolant?

[TRD GT-S]

My engine coolant is running low. I remember someone saying on the boards that you could use water? Also what brands or types do you guys recommend? Thanks in advance!

[WillyWonka]

Dasani, Aquafina, and tap work well. ;) Honestly, I topped mine with water yesterday.

[gdog1982]

you should just go to the toyota dealer and pick up some coolant, its not that expensive. and then use the coolant with water (50/50 split)

[Kerion]

Originally posted by WillyWonka
Dasani, Aquafina, and tap work well. ;) Honestly, I topped mine with water yesterday.

Haha, I prefer Dasani myself...it has a nice flavor and my car agrees ;)

[TRD GT-S]

ttt

[EzRidA]

Stick to the real stuff. Using water can and will rust your radiator eventually, along with the thermostat, and water pump. Just spend the 5-10 dollars the sh!t costs.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by gdog1982
you should just go to the toyota dealer and pick up some coolant, its not that expensive. and then use the coolant with water (50/50 split)

the dealer around me sell's the toyota coolent for $18.99+tax:AF: :AF:

after i gave the parts guy a ":wtf:" look, i went and got some coolent from an auto store!! i could not find any red coolent so i got another kinda....i forgot the make though:ugh:

i didn't add any water to mine....i toped it off w/ coolent

[trdcelicaaa]

toyota uses regular coolant, gmc use special coolent that is red. What toyota does is that they add a die in the coolent reservor to make it look red.

[JaxCD]

look inside and see what color is ur coolant right now

then go to store and buy exact same color coolant and mix it with tap water 50-50 and u should be good to go

i heard about long-life coolants, that supposevely last for 100K, but i never tried them myself...

i am sticking to blue color coolant to match my silver/blue color schema:D

[gdog1982]

Yo TRD StreetRacing, let me guess you went to Westbury Toyota, they love ripping people off. I got a gallon for like 12 or 13 dollars from my dealer.

[TRD StreetRacing]

i don't go to westbury any more. after they screwed me over BIG time, i never went to them again(since last july). they keep calling and i keep hanging up on them. Plus that place looks like sh<i></i>it now

i went to the hampstead dealer and saw it for $18.99:AF: :AF:

[gdog1982]

i don't go to westbury any more. after they screwed me over BIG time, i never went to them again(since last july). they keep calling and i keep hanging up on them. Plus that place looks like **** now


I go to neil toyota in lynbrook, they aint the best at pricing parts but compared to other long island dealers there prices are decent. Plus they renovated westbury toyota, it looks pretty nice, and they have really overpriced trd parts, ex. TRD Exhaust $650 w/o tax.