What type of anit-freeze should I use?

[nogard]

I have a '99 camry sedan with auto. and 5S-FE. Right now it has the "stock?" style in it, the red. I believe this car has an aluminum radiator. So is that why they use the red? Is this the same as the dex-cool GM uses?

Can I just us the normal green, and change it more offen, like the recommended 2 years? I would like to use the green if I can since that is what every thing else I have takes, and then I would only need to have one type on hand.

What are the pros and cons if any? Thanks.

[CharmCityES]

id just advise using the red toyota coolant....it does not contain ethylene glycol like the standard green coolant, and thus it wont rot the insides of your engine, as the green coolant can do....remember you drive an asian car, with a unique design and it rusn best under the conditions setup by the factory, and thus using oem toyota coolant, filters and atf fluid is advisable
make sure not to mix the types of coolant....it could harm your engine down the road.

[nogard]

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[touringcamry]

Toyota red is not Dex-Cool.

There are different formulations of green coolant. The Toyota red is a similar formulation to some of the green coolants out there. I ran green for about 50000 miles with tap water, 20000 of that on hard tap water (not a good thing) in my 2000 Camry. I can't tell you if that affected my engine any since the car was totaled.

You could also use Zerex G-05 which is a good coolant.

Just make sure if you switch types, that you flush all the old stuff out. You don't want to mix different formulations.

[95PimpingCamry]

I'm using Texaco green concentrate mixed with distilled water. No problems.

[steve97]

I used to be real cautious with the coolant. I always used only Toyota red during my annual fall drain and fill. Then I had the water pump changed out at the Toyota dealer, and they replaced coolant with green.

[secrecyguy]

Since you brought this up, the Toyota Red coolant is only available at the dealership? Right?

The green coolant should work fine if you flush out the old coolant right?

[renmike]

Originally Posted by touringcamry

Toyota red is not Dex-Cool.

There are different formulations of green coolant. The Toyota red is a similar formulation to some of the green coolants out there. I ran green for about 50000 miles with tap water, 20000 of that on hard tap water (not a good thing) in my 2000 Camry. I can't tell you if that affected my engine any since the car was totaled.

You could also use Zerex G-05 which is a good coolant.

Just make sure if you switch types, that you flush all the old stuff out. You don't want to mix different formulations.

I can second touringcamry's recommendation of the G-05 coolant, it states that it's compatible with Toyotas made after 1995 and is probably about 2/3 the price of the Toyota Red coolant if not less.