yaris sits in sw desert condo underground parking garage 6/12 months at various intervals, i.e. not in one continuous period. on a battery tender when sitting. semisynthetic 12-18mo oci at 3000 miles. car is now at 58000 miles, bought from hertz in 2016 at 43000 miles. when i bought it i saw (wasn’t allowed to copy) completed work order from local car care franchise noting that all fluid changes were done.
when checking fluids this time after it was sitting noticed that coolant reservoir level is halfway between min and max. maybe it was that way before, unsure, but i am anal about peering under the hood. i like my fluids near max level. what’s unusual is that my trip to sw desert locale was delayed due to virus, so unlike other times i am driving in summer 110+f heat. no leaks noted at all. car runs fine. thanks in advance for your insight!
1. when to do a coolant (with brake and auto transmission) fluid flush? i have read that the yaris can wait to 100,000 miles that will occur in 13 years in the future at my current useage, which seems way too long.
2. am i ok with coolant at midpoint level for time being?
3. should i just topup with distilled water, maybe one cup is all that is needed?
4. current coolant seems orange, not pink. for a topup is this (or another) universal coolant ok: CARQUEST Oil & Fluids Extended Life 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant, part 401
when checking fluids this time after it was sitting noticed that coolant reservoir level is halfway between min and max. maybe it was that way before, unsure, but i am anal about peering under the hood. i like my fluids near max level. what’s unusual is that my trip to sw desert locale was delayed due to virus, so unlike other times i am driving in summer 110+f heat. no leaks noted at all. car runs fine. thanks in advance for your insight!
1. when to do a coolant (with brake and auto transmission) fluid flush? i have read that the yaris can wait to 100,000 miles that will occur in 13 years in the future at my current useage, which seems way too long.
2. am i ok with coolant at midpoint level for time being?
3. should i just topup with distilled water, maybe one cup is all that is needed?
4. current coolant seems orange, not pink. for a topup is this (or another) universal coolant ok: CARQUEST Oil & Fluids Extended Life 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant, part 401