The stuff in the bottle is chemical based and just for the radiator-TRDUSA2002 said:Has anyone used those coolant flushing machines from the dealer? Is it better than using prestone cooling system flush in a bottle? Thanks.
Awesome thanks for the advise. My 40K is comming up soon and ill do it then.grillmasterp said:The stuff in the bottle is chemical based and just for the radiator-
The flush from the dealer is suppose to back flush the engine block & radiator
I would have the dealer perform the flush over the bottle stuff.
Personally, I believe in simple frequent drain & refills.
You don't need a machine. It really does not do anything other then speed things up.TRDUSA2002 said:Has anyone used those coolant flushing machines from the dealer? Is it better than using prestone cooling system flush in a bottle? Thanks.
hey gadget,Gadget said:You don't need a machine. It really does not do anything other then speed things up.
What you should do it use professional chemicals. Pro stuff is much stronger then the store bought stuff and works much better. I use the BG Products line and find their stuff second to none. The cooling system flush chemical is two parts. One you put in and run for a while then drain out. Then I fill back up with distilled water and run it to rinse everything, then drain and refill with fresh Toyota Red coolant and distilled water. The second part of the BG kit gets put in on your final fill.
You will be amazed at how clean my cooling systems are. This is the way to go and you don't need to pay someone to do it for you.
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Gadget,Gadget said:I get my stuff from the BG man that comes by.
You can click here and find a professional shop near you to get yours:
http://www.bgfindashop.com/unitedstates/index.php
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I have a different take on it, but then again I don't know this BG stuff.Gadget said:You don't need a machine. It really does not do anything other then speed things up.
What you should do it use professional chemicals. Pro stuff is much stronger then the store bought stuff and works much better. I use the BG Products line and find their stuff second to none. The cooling system flush chemical is two parts. One you put in and run for a while then drain out. Then I fill back up with distilled water and run it to rinse everything, then drain and refill with fresh Toyota Red coolant and distilled water. The second part of the BG kit gets put in on your final fill.
You will be amazed at how clean my cooling systems are. This is the way to go and you don't need to pay someone to do it for you.
Gadget
www.GadgetOnline.com
I bought my last 2 gallons of the stright red stuff for $10.99 /gal- That will provide enough to make 4 gals of 50/50 mix-k47k said:Im about to change my coolant for the first time, from what ive read the 04 3.4l manual takes a little over 2.5 gallons. Guess this means i gotta buy two jugs of the toyota coolant @ $25 / gallon? sucks.
Many of the places that accept motor oil don't accept coolantcamaddy said:I've been putting off doing a coolant flush because I don't want to mess around with disposing of the used coolant. What do you all do with the stuff- take it to get recycled or something?
If you are on city sewer you can dump it down the drain (NOT the storm sewer.) If you have a septic tank don't put it down your drain.camaddy said:I've been putting off doing a coolant flush because I don't want to mess around with disposing of the used coolant. What do you all do with the stuff- take it to get recycled or something?