Toyota Pink long life coolant in 5.3 LSX

[AzFireGuy79]

Thinking about switching my dads 2000 silverado 5.3 over from green to Toyota pink coolant. Has anyone here had any experience doing this? I have spoken to several respected members and it sounds like it will work just fine. I would like to here a few stories of actual use as well if at all possible. THanks!

 

[JustinC25]

I just switched my '03 Ford Windstar from Gold to Toyota Pink. All seems well, but it has only been a week.

Justin

 

[AzFireGuy79]

YEah I think I recall reading your post the other day. My main concern is that obviously this is a TOYOTA coolant and all of the engines it is utilized in are using aluminum blocks and heads. The LSX has a cast iron block and aluminum heads. Of course it does not have the coolant related issues that some of the other GM engines had using dexcool. I just want a better coolant and the toyota pink has more than impressed me in my tacoma and camry.

Who did you consult with before taking the plunge? This is the stuff that makes bitog so interesting.

 

[JustinC25]

I looked at a few other posts, and researched it through google, and read the ingredients. I was able to find out that my factory coolant (G-05 Stuff) was infact a HOAT Coolant. I was also able to find out that Toyota Pink is also a HOAT Coolant. That combined with the fact that I had no money at the time, it was an easy decision. My van has Aluminum heads, but a cast iron block. I figured that since I was already at the shop putting on my snow tires, I might as well do the coolant too.
I think you will be ok, just make sure you drain the block and hoses too. That way you get as much of the old coolant out as possible. I would flush the heater core too, by removing the hoses, and filling it with a garden hose, and switching from one hose to another until it runs clear.
You may even want to fill the truck with water and run it for 5 minutes before draining the block, and hoses again to install the Pink.

On a side note, my dad has been running Toyota Red in his 1965 Pontiac GTO for the last 15 years without a problem. It has a cast iron block, and heads.

 

[Bill in Utah]

I just switched my Toyota and GMC truck to Peak Global longlife.

The Toyota Pink is too expensive (esp for a premix) and there are other coolants that do the job just fine.

The Subaru will be next along with my Dad's Honda powered Vue.

$11 for pure coolant that will work seems to be the ticket IMO.

Why would you want to use pink in your Dad's GMC truck engine?
What are you looking for?

Take care, Bill

 

[wapacz]

Originally Posted By: AzFireGuy79
YEah I think I recall reading your post the other day. My main concern is that obviously this is a TOYOTA coolant and all of the engines it is utilized in are using aluminum blocks and heads. The LSX has a cast iron block and aluminum heads. Of course it does not have the coolant related issues that some of the other GM engines had using dexcool. I just want a better coolant and the toyota pink has more than impressed me in my tacoma and camry.

Who did you consult with before taking the plunge? This is the stuff that makes bitog so interesting.


Just as a note some of the new LSX put in the truck and suvs are aluminum block now. Pretty sure it has to be the 4 wheel drive version and is used to remove some weight from the front of the truck.


This engine has no coolant passing through the intake so there will never be a problem like the 3.1s and 3.4s. For what its worth I hear dexcool works great when its in a system that isn't prone to leakage. If you look around you will see posts by where people comment that when they drained the dexcool they found the system spotless and the dexcool looking like it was new.

Pretty much saying don't jump to conclusions to fast on changing out to toyota pink. Look around read and come up with a path to take.

 

[Sayjac]

If I were going to pick a Toyota coolant I'd go with the Red Long Life. It's full strength as opposed to the pink which is a 50/50 premix. If switching coolant types, IMO you should do a total flush and get most of the old out. Very difficult to get the right concentration(~50%) unless you find block drains.

That said, if I were switching from the recommended Dex I'd likely try to find Peak Global Life full strength and add distilled to the proper concentration. Toyota coolants are relatively expensive.

 

[JustinC25]

I'm not a big fan of the "Red" Coolant. I've seen a lot of water pump failures on Toyota's with it. One of them a 2001 Camry with only 51k. The coolant was still in by mileage standards.
However, dad has never had an issue in the GTO running Toyota Red.
It has the same stuff in there that we used 15 years ago.
The car is only get driven about 600 miles a year.