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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [geodrive]
by terceltom
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Jun 21, 2009 (6:31 pm)
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Replying to: geodrive (Jun 21, 2009 6:21 pm)
Well unfortunately it's only available at a Toyota Dealership, it's what is in your car right now. A 50/50 mixture of quality Prestone Coolant would be my second choice. Yes it's just fine to add a different quality coolant (formulated for todays cars) to your existing Toyota coolant. The reason I suggested to return to the dealer was just to be sure there was not a problem as it's quite unusual for a new car to be needing coolant already. I have a 2001 Corolla along with my new 2009 and I have not added coolant to my 2001 until it was seven years old when I first did a flush and refill.
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- #3339 of 3491
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [terceltom]
by geodrive
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Jun 21, 2009 (7:33 pm)
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Replying to: terceltom (Jun 21, 2009 6:31 pm)
thanks a lot for your advise man...I think I will visit the dealership and ask them to double-check the coolant.
Recently I visited Canadian Tire...they also suggested me Prestone 50/50.
Can you also give advise about buying winter tires for corolla 09?
Which brand is good...expected cost...mileage.
My new car has all season but I am planning for winter tires to add bit more safety in canadian winter...
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [geodrive]
by kiawah
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Jun 22, 2009 (2:57 am)
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Replying to: geodrive (Jun 21, 2009 7:33 pm)
Take your vehicle back to the dealership for the coolant. From a warranty perspective, you want to establish the date and mileage that this 'symptom' first occurred. This underlying 'problem' might be nothing serious, but who knows...you may have an engine headgasket problem that will show up a year from now.
Go to www.tirerack.com, and it will be easy to do research on tires. Don't forget that your vehicle has TPMS system, which has sensor's on the wheels that monitor the pressure and communicate with the computer.
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- #3341 of 3491
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [kiawah]
by terceltom
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Jun 22, 2009 (5:54 am)
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Replying to: kiawah (Jun 22, 2009 2:57 am)
Go to www.tirerack.com, and it will be easy to do research on tires. Don't forget that your vehicle has TPMS system, which has sensor's on the wheels that monitor the pressure and communicate with the computer.
I'm curious, is this relevant to purchasing tires?
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- #3342 of 3491
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [terceltom]
by grandtotal
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Jun 22, 2009 (7:05 am)
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Replying to: terceltom (Jun 22, 2009 5:54 am)
It may not even be relevant. If the poster bought a 2009 Corolla CE then it was not fitted with TPMS.
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- #3343 of 3491
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [terceltom]
by kiawah
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Jun 22, 2009 (7:10 am)
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Replying to: terceltom (Jun 22, 2009 5:54 am)
Question was, what is a good winter tire.
Go to tirerack, and read the reviews and ratings for the different tires, can make decision on which TIRE to buy.
If one is buying a 2nd set of tires for winter, then the next obvious question is.....so how does one intend to use them?
- If they are going to be mounted on the standard rims, and then in the spring re-mount the original tires for the summer....then there are mount,dis-mount, and balance charges twice a year.
- Most people would buy spare rims instead. If you buy spare rims and mount the the winter tires on the rims, then you have to address the TPMS problem. You'll need to buy TPMS sensors that mount in those rims, or live with the error messages while your winter rims/tires are on.
So the point of the response, if you are thinking about getting winter tires, think it all of the way through.
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [geodrive]
by mnf
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Jun 23, 2009 (8:45 pm)
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Replying to: geodrive (Jun 21, 2009 7:33 pm)
I use Michelin X-Ice Xi2 stud less tires on my 09 Corolla and went through a hard winter of over 100 inches for the year. I have a set for my wifes 00 RX300 and had a set on my 06CRV. Very good tire for winter.
Good Luck
MNF
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [mnf]
by geodrive
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Jun 24, 2009 (5:25 am)
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Replying to: mnf (Jun 23, 2009 8:45 pm)
Thx for the suggestion man...I am also looking for the same tires. Response is very good...any idea of the price range ?? orr any promotions ?
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- #3346 of 3491
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [terceltom]
by JDM5LugHatch
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Jun 24, 2009 (5:37 am)
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Replying to: terceltom (Jun 21, 2009 6:31 pm)
Actually it's quite normal for there to be little to no coolant on a new car in the overflow tank. When dealers get a new car in the have to PDI them which is a basic inspection of everything on the car with a long checklist of items. At this time they are supposed to check the body for damage, make sure electrical items such as lights, horn, radio, a/c etc. work, and they are also supposed to top off all fluids. Well as you can imagine this process is usually rushed a lot of times and they don't top off the coolant overflow tank. My car brand new wasn't topped off and I did so myself. Also, around the break-in period it's not uncommon for you to use some coolant as everything starts to settle in. After the break-in period you shouldn't have to touch it again for a long time.
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Re: Best Coolant for 09 corolla ? [grandtotal]
by terceltom
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Jun 24, 2009 (5:43 am)
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Replying to: grandtotal (Jun 22, 2009 7:05 am)
In 2009 Toyota didn't make the CE model and even the 2009 base model is equipped with TPMS.
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