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![]() ![]() Please verify any information in question with a sales representative. While every reasonable effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this data, we are not responsible for any errors or omissions contained on these pages. Specifications, features, equipment, technical data, performance figures, options, and color and trim are based upon information available at time of publication, are subject to change without notice, and are for mainland U.S.A. Location: Los Angeles, California, United States. Please see your participating Toyota dealer for details. Electric Inverter Coolant Pump G9040-52010 Toyota Prius 12-15 on. WarrantyThe Toyota Genuine Accessory Warranty will only apply when the installation is performed by a trained Toyota-approved installer. Refilling with a P-OAT is probably overkill, but the service manual will be followed and I won't have to deal with it again for a long time.Data AgreementSpecifications, features, equipment, technical data, performance figures, options, and color and trim are based upon information available at time of publication, are subject to change without notice, and are for mainland U.S.A. On Saturday I bought a gallon of normal concentration Motorcraft Specialty Green coolant from the local Ford parts counter to mix my own. ![]() I bet both methods are perfectly fine, and I'll take a grain of salt with any advice from somone selling me two four-quart jugs of premixed at $50 w/ tax or shipping to fill a system with a max capacity of around five quarts. ![]() Since no one will drink the anti-freeze and the bacterial/organic content doesn't have to meet drinking requirements, antifreeze manufacturers will use whatever method is cheapest to mass-produce a water base with sufficiently low metal content. Anyone else researched compatible coolants?ĭistilled water from the jug at Walmart may be cleaner than what goes into the "demineralized" water mentioned on the jug of premixed.ĭistillation specifically boils and leaves behind metals, and "demineralized" can imply any number of filters or processes. When the time comes, I'm going to flush the OE pink coolant out and mix my own with distilled water from the Motorcraft concentrate. Should I get the dealer to do it or local shop Firestone at 151. The Motorcraft coolant should in theory be available at any local Ford parts counter. Maybe the coolant is lifetime too Dealer said it will be due at 100k miles and it will be 180. Motorcraft Specialty Green Engine Coolant - PN# VC-10-A premixed, VC-10-A2 concentrated.Zerex Asian - can only find as pre-mixed 50/50 gallon ( Tech bulletin here).Mazda FL22 - only sold as pre-mixed 55/45 gallon.If you want the same life/wear characteristics as prescribed by OEM, you can also apparently go with: ![]() I found that a Japanese company called "CCI" engineered and apparently contract-produces the correct type of coolant for late-model Toyotas, and it has been adopted by several other manufacturers. The factory service manual calls for a coolant with "nonsilicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, and non-borate engine coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technology." While most anti-freeze is similar at the basic level, the corrosion inhibitors used can be very different. The dealer route is annoying, as it's expensive and the car's capacity is about five quarts - a gallon jug is only four quarts. My girlfriend's '07 Yaris is piling on the miles, and I was researching alternatives to the OEM "pink" Super Long Life coolant/antifreeze that seems to only be sold pre-mixed in 50/50 concentration. ![]()
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