coolant drain & fill from dealership

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I just did mine yesterday. maybe 30 minutes total and that was farting around taking my time. I didn't spill anything this time unlike my last oil change

 

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Anytime you find Toyota Super Long Life coolant under $20 dollars a jug you are doing good.

https://autoparts.sandmountaintoyot...MI35Skp6WojQMVqiCtBh3rvwADEAQYASABEgKytvD_BwE

Price on the above link at the time of posting is $19.70 in case the price changes.

 

^Seems affordable @ .0002 cents a mile.
I might even get financially reckless and pay $30 again..

 

A couple of years ago, I bought a couple of jugs on Amazon. You will still be under $55 dollar for the convenience.

https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Scion...id=13746744386488477452-B018Y2WQRK-&hvexpln=0

I believe mine was shipped from Toyota of North Miami back then too.

 

^^ This.

Piece of cake with the vertical drain on the rad and nice engine block petcock.

Just did mine a couple weeks back.

 

I drained the SLLC from the radiator bottom drain valve and only got about 2 quarts in the drain pan including what was in the reservoir. I took the radiator cap off. I am thinking I should have got at least 6 quarts from the radiator alone. I even jacked the truck up on one side to get more out. I watched TeamOil Drop video on YT and he got 7 quarts. Can't figure out why only a few quarts drained for the radiator. Thoughts?

 

IIRC, Last time I got about a gallon. Almost dead nuts.
I had a gallon on hand, and had to add back maybe a few ounces of the old stuff.

 

I was thinking maybe the bottom drain valve is was partially plugged?

 

Soo . . . do I dare ask how you all dispose of the used antifreeze?
Last year I had a local shop do a bunch of work, including changing most of the fluids. They wouldn't do the coolant because he didn't have a good disposal method.

 

The only other type of clamp I'm aware of is the kind you tighten with a screw. Those are a pain in tight spaces. The oem clamps automatically pinch closed. Stay with oem imo.

Your local city should have a hazardous waste collection program.

 

I bring all the old fluids (including antifreeze) to the local recycling center that is next to the landfill. The hazardous waste center, also next to the landfill, is where you can get rid of items like paint, thinner, etc. (Engine oil can be picked up curb-side with trash and recycling in my area...which is nice when you have more than one rig.)

Cheers

 

Welcome to the forum

Use the block drain on the passenger side of the engine, see my post on page 1 of this thread for a step by step.

 

My town’s recycling center doesn’t accept coolant - except for 1 day a year, which usually ends up on a day I’m out of town. I’ll have to find another option.

 

Same here. Ours was a couple weekends ago where I got rid of old paint, brake fluid and antifreeze. Luckily our landfill and auto stores take motor oil, gear oil and atf.