Vacuum fill coolant system

Easy. Go to Amazon and search for "Uview." Or Go to Harbor Freight and get their Maddox branded equivalent.

I use it to do my coolant change in 30 minutes without going into the service mode..

 

I have the stuff to do vacuum filling. I've used it on a Prius one time, enough to say ok I've done that. I didn't find it any less fussy in the end than just using the repair manual procedure and letting the air burp out.

The difference with the vacuum business is you've got all the fussiness up front. It's like you're setting up a magic trick. If you get everything just so, then you open up the valve and say "Presto! Would you believe, ladies and gents, a perfect fill!"

And if it wasn't all just so in the setup, you end up with an imperfect fill, and get to start all over. You don't get to use the vacuum kit to finish a partial job, as it'll suck the hoses flat and spray the coolant out the vacuum generator.

 

I had no problems (on our Gen 3), no vacuum gizmo.