Coolant: Testing and Inspection

2AR-FE COOLING: COOLANT: ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION

1. REMOVE FRONT WHEEL OPENING EXTENSION PAD RH

2. REMOVE FRONT WHEEL OPENING EXTENSION PAD LH

3. REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER LH

4. REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER RH

5. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT

NOTICE:
Do not remove the radiator cap sub-assembly while the engine and radiator are still hot. Pressurized, hot engine coolant and steam may be released and cause serious burns.

(a) Loosen the radiator drain cock plug.

(b) Remove the radiator cap sub-assembly from the radiator assembly.

(c) Loosen the cylinder block drain cock plug, then drain the coolant.





HINT
Collect the coolant in a container and dispose of it according to the regulations in your area.

6. ADD ENGINE COOLANT

(a) Tighten the radiator drain cock plug by hand.

(b) Tighten the cylinder block drain cock plug.

Torque : 13 Nm (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft-lbf)

(c) Slowly fill the radiator with TOYOTA Super Long Life Coolant (SLLC).

NOTICE:
Never use water as a substitute for engine coolant.

Specified capacity:

7.1 liters (7.5 US qts, 6.2 Imp. qts)

HINT
* TOYOTA vehicles are filled with TOYOTA SLLC at the factory. In order to avoid damage to the engine cooling system and other technical problems, only use TOYOTA SLLC or similar high quality ethylene glycol based non-silicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, non-borate coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technology (coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technology is a combination of low phosphates and organic acids).
* Contact your TOYOTA dealer for further details.

(d) Slowly pour coolant into the radiator reservoir tank until it reaches the full line.

(e) Press the inlet and outlet radiator hoses several times by hand, and then check the level of the coolant.

If the coolant level is low, add coolant.

(f) Install the radiator cap sub-assembly and reservoir tank cap.

(g) Start the engine, and warm it up.

HINT
Adjust the air conditioner temperature to the maximum hot setting.

(h) Stop the engine, and wait until the engine coolant cools down.

(i) Add engine coolant to the full line on the radiator reservoir.

7. INSPECT FOR COOLANT LEAK Testing and Inspection

8. INSTALL ENGINE UNDER COVER RH

9. INSTALL ENGINE UNDER COVER LH

10. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL OPENING EXTENSION PAD LH

11. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL OPENING EXTENSION PAD RH