Prestone VS red Toyota coolant from dealer

hi all. I asked a question a few days ago about how to properly change the coolant in a 2011 Tacoma 4.0

I got a LOT of responses to say the least and a few people say for some reason that you HAVE TO use the red coolant from the Toyota dealer and get raked over the coals for the price of it.

My question is this, I've ALMOST ALWAYS used 50/50 diluted Prestone in all my vehicles and it says right on the back of the container that you CAN mix it and use it in ANY vehicle as it's compatible.

Just wondering if anyone's done this and if they've ever had problems with Prestone VS Toyota coolant I mean it's just coolant not anything special right?

 

napa sells a red coolant for toyota, that's what i use

 

Advanced Auto also sells a red coolant for Toyota.....like $12 or something like that.

 

I've had Prestone in my 03 Camry for about 8 years and no issues yet. I just flushed it out with water before putting the Prestone in.

 

my 03 camry has the red napa coolant.

 

I bought Toyota red coolant on Amazon.

 

Like others have said, I would use the red coolant (Zerex is the name) sold at Auto Parts stores.

 

I've never seen the red flavor prestone.

I use Zerex Asian from Amazon or Valvoline Asian from Walmart. Have mixed in many a gallon of either and never the OEM stuff.

 

X5 - Red Zerex Asian Formula here.

 

I use amsoil coolant.

 

I used Prestone starting with my second car, 69 Chevelle. My first car was air cooled.
When I started buying Toyota's in 1992 I used only Toyota red. I switched to Prestone All Makes on my gen 1 Tacoma since the local dealer now wanted $19 a gallon for Toyota red and Prestone was about $8. I have never looked back.
BTW I never bought into the 100K mile coolant replacement BS either.

 

What do you mean you never bought into the 100k coolant? Its not like going to some tent to have some guy perform voodoo to cure a terminal illness.

 

Toyota Genuine Fluid 00272-SLLC2 Long Life Coolant - 1 Gallon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SL8568/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_4K1nv9thkeRKb

Buy the OEM stuff and carry on.

 

I agree 100%. there's no difference in the quality in a coolant being red to green. Thx

 

Thx!!

 

I thought the guy in the tent was pretty legit and only charged me $100 to get rid of my illness? Hope I didn't get ripped off?

 

Personally I picked up a bag of these and a bottle of radiator fluid while visiting the voodoo tent.

 

Wise purchase.

 

Same, got 4gal.... $20 each

 

Is Zerex Asian ethylene glycol like Prestone?