killatc171

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ok i searched didnt really find the answer i was looking for. is there any other place that sells the pink antifreeze other then the dealership?. i just need to top off and wondering cause i dont really have a dealer close to me. so i was wondering if like pepboys, autozone, advanced auto parts sells it?

supercharged07tc

advance auto parts should have it, check out their website before u go to the store.

killatc171

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ok will do is there a certian name of it i should be looking for or somthing.

killatc171

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nevermind i guess im just going to have to take the drive to the dealer. just got done calling around to everyone no one sells it supposdly. so thanks for the reply.

BZinn1

yeah for some reason I cannot find it anywhere either........think it is a dealership item only.

killatc171

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yea thats what the guy at advanced said it was a dealer only item.

killatc171

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so i mean to be honest i can just walk into any toyota dealer and just buy it? i mean they just keep it instock i mean.

emptystreets130

Only at the dealer. It's Toyota's special blend. Be sure you pick up the right pink stuff from Toyota. They have the lifetime pink and the regular pink used in the early 00's vehicle. If you're topping off, water will be fine until you do the proper flush.

draxcaliber

yeah, but it isn't like the tc MUST have pink coolant, i've been running green coolant from my b&g radiator flush for over year now and my tc stays cool as can be, weathter in traffic, supercharged, autocrossing or my 2000 mile round trip to florida. sure, toyota's long life pink coolant is great stuff, but your not going to suffer a melt down using any other quality coolant.

emptystreets130

You can use the green stuff if your complete flush the system. Meaning that everything in the radiator, block and the heater core has to be flushed.

Yes they should have it in stock.

killatc171

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well according to 3 different ones they dont sell it down here. so i dont know

killatc171

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and yea i know i dont really need to use the toyota stuff. but im just going to stick with what came with the car. dont feel like doing a flush and all that.

emptystreets130

Are you topping off the reservoir? If so, just put water in it.

killatc171

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yea thats all im doing. but i was told def not to put water.

SFTifoso

I'm pretty sure if you just put water in it won't hurt anything. Just make sure it's not tap water. You can also order the Motul orange concentrated mix. It's free of all the chemicals Toyota says (Nitrite free / Amine free / Phosphate free / Borate free / Silicate free)

BZinn1

does anyone know for sure if it stillhas to be dionized water or distilled water in the system,I ask cause the reason I thought it was not to use tap water was it created a static charge in iron blocks using steele heads and led to corrosion.Been so long I do not remember,I still use dionized water to this day though.

since we have an all aluminum block it should not have the same problems right......

XIEmperorIX

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how often do you guys flush your coolant? I'm at 32k miles on my tC and haven't flushed it yet?

car temps are ok but I know that shouldn't be my only indicator lol

GammaTNT

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coolant are suppose to be change at 100k miles.

TcPrincess

just put water in it. the only cars you cant use water in are the hybrids.

killatc171

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ok well let me ask one more question. ive seen antifreeze at walmart and stuff that says you can add to any color and any make or model cant i just use that?