went to Toyota parts....asked how much anti-freeze coolant my 2016 takes. Parts guy looked it up and said 13 quarts ...... Then looked up cooling system in my owners manual, and it tells me for capacity: 6.2 quarts (gasoline engine) and 1.5 quarts (power control unit). I'm confused.....I want to drain coolant and fill up with new coolant. Simple. I asked them about discrepancy and they and they honestly were mystified....not slightly off...it's double! Help appreciated, thanks!
I think it's mechanically similar to gen 3, at least for coolant volumes. From my notes when I changed both circuits: engine coolant drain: 4.25 liters roughly inverter coolant drain: 1.5 liter roughly
I usually keep two 1 gallon Toyota SLLC on hand when I drain and fill both, then get a little bit left over for topping up…
So my manual (not the dealer) says 6.2 qt (5.9 L) for engine, 1.5 qt (1.4 L) for power control unit (inverter I presume). that is .3 shy of two gallons ......I'll do this. The dealer insisted, even after I showed him the manual, engine takes 13 qts!!! (3 gallons + 1 qt) I have to remember this is the same dealer who did the recall on my gen 2 steering column linkage, and the steering wheel subsequently became detached from steering column when driving! Thanks all!
Yep you might get half out when draining. BUT if it ends up being just half why not drive it for about a week and do the same drain and fill service? (That's what I like to do in my Tundra because the only way to drain more coolant is to use the little drain plugs on the block and no way am I brave enough to mess with those things....break one and it's a very expensive lesson!)
I'm actually not set up to work on it....I have a trusted auto mechanic...I'll give them a couple gallons of Toyota coolant and let them do it.
You want to ask for: Toyota Super Long Life Coolant In the states it comes pre-mixed 50/50 with water. (In Canada the pre-mix is 55/45)
Toyota Dealer actually charges less for trans fluid change, coolant change and spark plug change than the non dealer I usually frequent! I'm in shock! Dealer for 3 services: $840-......non dealer: $1,047-
