Toyota Yaris - Toyota Coolant - Which one?

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Mon 5 Jul 2010 20:44
Toyota Yaris - Toyota Coolant - Which one? - corax

Hi,

We have a Toyota Yaris that is due to be serviced. It's an '05 model petrol 1.3 and it will be serviced at the excellent local garage. I have a question regarding coolant. The service sheet says that there are two types of coolant,

Long Life Coolant (LLC) - changed every 3 years or 40000 miles (whichever is sooner), thereafter every 2 years or 20000 miles

Super Long Life Coolant (S-LLC) - every 10 years or 100000 miles (whichever is sooner)

The car has done 36000 miles. If the coolant is S-LLC then obviously I don't have to worry, but can these 2 coolants be recognised visually by colour? I'm not sure which one it has.

Thanks in advance.

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Mon 5 Jul 2010 21:21
Toyota Yaris - Toyota Coolant - Which one? - madf

Pink = Super LLC

Red = LLC..

See: http://jaytec-lubricants.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_63_73

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Mon 5 Jul 2010 22:12
Toyota Yaris - Toyota Coolant - Which one? - corax

Thanks madf. Mystery solved!

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