NAPA RED Toyota coolant
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"Same AF 'type' as SLL pink, long service interval Asian Phoat AF. Same attributes. Rebranded Peak Asian OET. Is it identical inhibitors to SLL, probably not. That said, I'd use in Toyota application with no worries. Last day of sale price too.
Based on the label, I'd use it in my Toyota. At some point we have to trust aftermarket things.
IMHO, more similar to LLC Red, SLLC pink would be a longer life formula. Sure it’s good for 5 years at least.
Should be pink in color since it’s 50/50. Pure red is straight coolant. I was going to get Zerex at AZ but it was the same price as Toyota pink.
Toyota Red is the older Long Life Coolant (5 years from the factory), Toyota Pink is the newer Super Long Life Coolant (factory 10 year interval, although my xB still has the original at around 16 now!). Red is available full strength OR 50/50, Pink SLLC is ONLY 50/50 from Toyota, but Recochem does make a full strength pink concentrate in their OEM brand-IF you can find it. Pep Boys had it in the past, but not anymore (here).
Reasonably close, should have similar, or at least compatible chemistry. I use Zerex Asian myself, but this sounds good enough.
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You did indeed, and at an excellent price. Good call.
As for red vs pink tint AFs, unlike Toyota AFs the aftermarkets like topic, Peak Asian OET and ZAV make no distinction for tint. Red-ish tint is the long service interval Asian Phoat AFs similar to/same as Toyota SLL.
The older Toyota LL red, while it comes in full strength also has a shorter service interval, an OM recommended 2years/30k miles. The pink SLL and aftermarkets are ~5years/50k miles in subsequent to initial fill service.
NAPA RED says 5 years or 150k miles I think per their web site. The jug doesn't say anything about life span??. Really I don't know how long NAPA RED is good for. And yes it is made by PEAK.
Guessing all the aftermarket Toyota coolants are "close" but not exact in ingredients compared to real OEM Toyota coolant. Sure they all might work okay but not the same as OEM. Is that fair to say?
Guessing all the aftermarket Toyota coolants are "close" but not exact in ingredients compared to real OEM Toyota coolant. Sure they all might work okay but not the same as OEM. Is that fair to say?
When I said, 5years/50k miles, it's in subsequent to initial fill according to Toyota. If not following OM recommendations, judgement on miles. Topic AF does say "up to" 150k miles. I'd be confident following OM recs with topic AF.
As said in first reply, likely not identical inhibitors, but same Asian PHoat type AF with same attributes. no silicates, nitrites, amines.
As said in first reply, likely not identical inhibitors, but same Asian PHoat type AF with same attributes. no silicates, nitrites, amines.
It's the newer Toyota Pink.
If you have an older car, like I do, run the red only from Toyota. My cooling system has aluminum, iron, and brass in it and the red deals with all that perfectly. The pink coolant doesn't do that nearly as well.
If you have an older car, like I do, run the red only from Toyota. My cooling system has aluminum, iron, and brass in it and the red deals with all that perfectly. The pink coolant doesn't do that nearly as well.
Nothing but OEM Toyota RED for the 90k mile 1UZ in the Lexus (water pump passage and #2 cylinder):
I buy the concentrate and dilute 50/50 with distilled water.
I buy the concentrate and dilute 50/50 with distilled water.
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red and blue asian coolant are by far, the greatest, no rust whatsoever.
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prestone is good too