Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Cooling / Coolant
Toyota Corolla (E120): Coolant
Replacement
1. Drain coolant
Caution
: to avoid the danger of being burned, do not remove the radiator cap while the engine and radiator are still hot, as fluid and steam can be blown out under pressure.
- remove the radiator cap.
- loosen the radiator and engine drain plugs, and drain the coolant.
- close the drain plugs.
Torque: 13 nvm (130 Kgf·cm, 9 ft·lbf) for engine
2. Add coolant
- Slowly fill the system with coolant.
Hint
:
- use of improper coolants may damage engine cooling system.
- Use ”toyota long life coolant” or equivalent and mix it with plain water according to the manufacturer’s directions.
- Using of coolant with includes more than 50 % (freezing protection down to –35 c (–31 f) or 60 % (freezing protection down to –50 c (–58 f)) of ethylene–glycol is recommended but not more than 70 %.
Notice
:
- do not use an alcohol type coolant or plain water alone.
- The coolant should be mixed with plain water (preferably
demineralized water).
Capacity: 6.5 Liters (6.9 Us qts, 5.7 Lmp. Qts)
3. Check engine coolant leak
- fill the radiator with coolant and attach a radiator cap tester.
- pump it to 118 kpa and check leakage.
Other materials:
General information
1. Basic dimensions
(a) there are two types of dimensions in the diagram.
(1) (Three-dimensional distance)
straight-line distance between the centers of two
measuring points.
(2) (Two-dimensional distance)
horizontal distance in forward/rearward direction
between the centers o ...
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