Put a 11/32" or 3/8" hose on the radiator drain cock will eliminate all messes. Put the other end of the down into your pan or into an empty 4 litre, 1 gallon container.
Just changed my 15 highlander radiator fluid. Didn’t take off the undercarriage. Made a paper funnel to have the fluid go through the hole right beneath it. Worked fine. )I’m 6,3” and have long arms and could easily reach it from up above).
Did you flush it or just changed the fluid by dranning it. I am not understanding the use of distilled water not sure how to flush it using that from the engine block and heating system.
@@adnansyed1847 The owner's manual says to drain and refill. It says nothing about flushing. Toyota Super Long Life coolant is premixed. You don't add water to it.But 2 jugs.
This is NOT how you drain and fill the 2GR-FE V6 Toyota engine coolant system! Go over to the Car Care Nut UA-cam channel to learn how to properly perform this task.
The owner's manual says to drain and refill. It says nothing about doing a flush. However, if it's way overdue if there's some other reason to flush it, it can't hurt
Well two jugs of Super Long Life coolant from the dealer us $50 by itself. Their labor rate is $100 to $150 an hour. So I wouldn't complain. But when they charge $80 or more to change a $20 cabin air filter that takes five minutes... There's something to complain about.
@@joehowto The manual says 13 qts, how you've done it with 6 qts? Also, I didn't see a bleeding procedure. Are you a mechanic? Do you really know what you were doing? Looking at that funnel tells me you're not.
@@alexlewarex4815 I m not a mechanic. Drain and refill doesn't take 13 q. When I top off the reservoir, and ran the engine, it helped to bleed the air out. It worked for me. Thanks
@@joehowto What do you mean drain and refill doesn't take 13 q, then when does it take 13 qts? I 've just checked again the manual and confirmed the capacity of cooling system for 2017-2019 Highlander with the Stop & Start system 13.0 qt. (12.3 L, 10.8 Imp. qt.)
@@alexlewarex4815 When you drain and fill, there is still lots of fluid remaining inside the engine and transmission system. Only a portion of the fluid drain out.
It is always good to also turn on the heater so when you flush with distilled water so that this old coolant gets flushed from there also.
Put a 11/32" or 3/8" hose on the radiator drain cock will eliminate all messes. Put the other end of the down into your pan or into an empty 4 litre, 1 gallon container.
This is so helpful, thank you for the video!
Just changed my 15 highlander radiator fluid. Didn’t take off the undercarriage. Made a paper funnel to have the fluid go through the hole right beneath it. Worked fine. )I’m 6,3” and have long arms and could easily reach it from up above).
Did you flush it or just changed the fluid by dranning it. I am not understanding the use of distilled water not sure how to flush it using that from the engine block and heating system.
@@adnansyed1847
The owner's manual says to drain and refill. It says nothing about flushing. Toyota Super Long Life coolant is premixed. You don't add water to it.But 2 jugs.
Thank you, great video! i need to do the same on my highlander.
Hi mate, thank you for your useful information. Could you indicate how to do the bleeding and remove air.
You dont open the bleeding valve, this system have micro bubbles
Thank You
This is NOT how you drain and fill the 2GR-FE V6 Toyota engine coolant system! Go over to the Car Care Nut UA-cam channel to learn how to properly perform this task.
Correct coolant is Toyota Super Long Life coolant which is Pink, not Red (I think he called it red in video).
do you flush with another liquid before adding new coolant?
I did it 3 times with distilled water which was not shown in the video
The owner's manual says to drain and refill. It says nothing about doing a flush. However, if it's way overdue if there's some other reason to flush it, it can't hurt
All, you MUST bleed the system. This procedure is incomplete.
I kept he engine running for a while and it removed air in the system. After that, just added more coolants
Did you drain the coolant that's in the engine block?
I didn't see that!
No I didn't
This is so simple, so why does the dealer want $150?
Well two jugs of Super Long Life coolant from the dealer us $50 by itself. Their labor rate is $100 to $150 an hour. So I wouldn't complain. But when they charge $80 or more to change a $20 cabin air filter that takes five minutes... There's something to complain about.
@@njsongwriter yeah the filter thing is BS. I do mine and they take 3-5 minutes for both.
Because the dealer exchanges ALL the coolant in the system, not just a drain and fill of the radiator as seen in this video.
Proper dealerships also have a machine that flushes coolant through the system.
you didnt bleed the air out of the system bro
I know. I let the reservoir to do the bleeding job
How much coolant did you use? 2 whole gallons ?
I don't remember eactly and it is about 1.5 gallons.
@@joehowto The manual says 13 qts, how you've done it with 6 qts? Also, I didn't see a bleeding procedure. Are you a mechanic? Do you really know what you were doing? Looking at that funnel tells me you're not.
@@alexlewarex4815 I m not a mechanic. Drain and refill doesn't take 13 q. When I top off the reservoir, and ran the engine, it helped to bleed the air out. It worked for me. Thanks
@@joehowto What do you mean drain and refill doesn't take 13 q, then when does it take 13 qts? I 've just checked again the manual and confirmed the capacity of cooling system for 2017-2019 Highlander with the Stop & Start system 13.0 qt. (12.3 L, 10.8 Imp. qt.)
@@alexlewarex4815 When you drain and fill, there is still lots of fluid remaining inside the engine and transmission system. Only a portion of the fluid drain out.
Hi, is it possible to open petcock without removing the bottom? Can we reach inside from the top?
If your arm is long enough
That's not how you replace your coolant on a Toyota bro. There is a bleeding procedure that you need to follow to avoid problems.
I filled up the reservoir with coolant and let the reservoir do the bleeding. I also left the cap open while running the engine.