That fluid is only available at the dealership. I believe its pink, and specially made for your vehicle.

 

There is Toyota Pink and Toyota Red. Toyota pink and red are not interchangeable; i.e. pink is not diluted red. Go back and ask them for the the pink coolant. I can never remember the name of the stuff.

The red coolant is used in older vehicles. The factory fill changed from red to pink around 2003 or 2004.

 

Would you happen to know the part number of the correct fluid? The mixture I have also says "factory filled pink fluid", so based on color description, it may be correct.

My car's a 2005, but I couldn't distinguish whether the fluid was red or pink inside the white expansion tank.

Thanks for the reply.

 

My car's a 2005, but I couldn't distinguish whether the fluid was red or pink inside the white expansion tank.

Thanks for the reply.

if your car is a 2005, super long life coolant (pink) is the correct fluid. the part number should be correct as well, that's what was listed on the bill when the dealership replaced my water pump.

 

You don't really need 'part numbers' or anything like that. Just look at the label.

The red stuff is Toyota Long Life Coolant and is used in older Toyota's.

The pink stuff is Toyota Super Long Life Coolant and is used in the newer Toyota's.

+1

All you need to know is "long life" vs. "super long life" - if you don't trust the parts guys, you can ask to see their screen after they select your year/model/trim/engine on their computer. Super Long Life Coolant is pre-mixed, as the OP found out.

I'm only at 38K miles on my Camry, so I'll be at the 7-8 year timeframe rather than 100K miles when I do a drain/refill of my coolant.

 

Another repeat, repeat thread................

 

djkor, valid assumption but it would be a lot more clear had Toyota used a part number in the manual, a reference to color in the manual and name of the product and not just one of 20 subtitles (i.e. Red Super Duper Long Life Coolant/Antifreeze; sticking with the stupid nomenclature), or even a greater difference in colors between differing products (how about green, blue, yellow). Not having seen the difference between the Toyota red and Toyota pink, I can't really distinguish. Also, there's no reference to color in the manual and I didn't notice the pink subtitle until touringcamry's post. I guess I'll go with it, but didn't feel confidence in the manual, or dealer's parts representative knowledge.

njerald, I searched and did not find. Would you happen to have any useful info. to add?

Thanks

 

djkor, valid assumption but it would be a lot more clear had Toyota used a part number in the manual, a reference to color in the manual and name of the product and not just one of 20 subtitles (i.e. Red Super Duper Long Life Coolant/Antifreeze; sticking with the stupid nomenclature), or even a greater difference in colors between differing products (how about green, blue, yellow). Not having seen the difference between the Toyota red and Toyota pink, I can't really distinguish. Also, there's no reference to color in the manual and I didn't notice the pink subtitle until touringcamry's post. I guess I'll go with it, but didn't feel confidence in the manual, or dealer's parts representative knowledge.

njerald, I searched and did not find. Would you happen to have any useful info. to add?

Thanks

No, just the same info repeated again in this thread.

 

njerald, I got my answers with no help from you. Your input was of absolutely no use and served only to annoy and take up capacity, as I'm pretty sure are the majority of your posts.

 

That must be it, I can't see worth crap. Almost forgot, red and white combined makes pink.

Cheers

 

Why did you take that as an insult?

Red and white do not make pink unless your mixing paint. If it looks pink through the container then it's pink. One looks like the color of blood and the other looks like pink lemonade. The plastic does not change the color.

If you are in this much in doubt, just pour the pink stuff in there. You can add pink to red but not the other way around.

 

Any color fluid when seen through a container that's also tinted can appear to be a different color. Another example, a yellow beer seen through a green bottle can appear brown. Red seen through a white container can seem like pink; especially so when I have never seen a Toyota red or a Toyota pink. But the point is moot, the coolant was put in following djkor's reply around 6pm today.