What type/kind of antifreeze do i use in 05 Corolla?

[empirefalls]

Is Prestone antifreeze ok to use in a 05 corrolla? or is a special type of antifreeze i need to use?

[mikered30]

Super long life coolant from the dealer is best, it is $20 and comes pre mixed in a gallon. If prestone claims to meet the specifications of toyota cooling systems, you will have to do a complete flush of the system.

[rainking1978]

Stick with the pink stuff from the dealer.

[JasonA]

Roger that, I'd use only the Toyota coolant.

[impala409]

Prestone 50/50 is quite compatible. Do a thorough flush. including sucking out everything from the overflow tank. Look around for what NAME BRAND stuff is on sale, don't use cheapo product. Prestone, Peak, Toyota,
etc.

[PhatRoyale]

prestone's fine.

just be sure to do a thorough flush before changing.

[JasonA]

Does the Prestone bottle specifically say that it's certified by Toyota? I wouldn't use it. From their website:

Prestone® Extended Life Antifreeze/Coolant is compatible with ANY antifreeze/ coolant – regardless of color – for use in ALL makes and models of cars and light duty trucks. This patented formula provides a high degree of performance durability and carefully balanced protection against temperature extremes and rust corrosion of all cooling system metals, including aluminum.

Sorry, Prestone, negatory. My Chrysler uses a low-silicate coolant. My Dodge uses a fully-silicated coolant. My Toyota uses a silicate-free coolant. If one coolant could satisfy every need, then there wouldn't be the different formulations that there are out there. Is the Prestone coolant silicated? If so, I wouldn't put it in the Corolla. If Toyota wanted silicates in the system, they'd be in Toyota's coolant. If the Prestone doesn't have silicates, I wouldn't put in the Chrysler. If they wanted a silicate-free coolant in there, they'd have done that.

Prestone's claim is lame. It doesn't list any certification, no Toyota material specification, not even a mention of "Toyota" in general. Advertising yourself as a "one size fits all" product turns me off. It may be GREAT for one type of system out there. Which one? Who knows. At best, it's a compromise designed to fit all, and that's not something that I'd be interested in messing with. To answer the original question, yes, it's probably "okay". But not optimal.

[tarbasd]

It probably wouldn't ruin the car, but I still wouldn't use it. Maybe it will make your water pump break 20,000 miles earlier, and you will never know it was the coolant, because it won't happen for another few years. But it is not worth it just to save some $10.

[REN69]

Originally Posted by empirefalls

Is Prestone antifreeze ok to use in a 05 corrolla? or is a special type of antifreeze i need to use?

better question is, what colour is the antifreeze on your car?