Radiator????Pepsi color???

terd · #1 05-20-2004, 04:47 PM

Ok...Today I checked my radiator and noticed it was the color of pepsi. I am going to flush the system now, but what the H$ll would cause this??

ToyotaTech · #2 05-20-2004, 09:58 PM

How old is your coolant?

terd · #3 05-21-2004, 06:26 AM

I am not really sure about that to be honest, maybe 2 years I am thinking. I drained out the radiator and ran water through it and was just wasn't clearing up still a pepsi color. I filled her up and will see how it looks today. All suggestions welcomed.

C-DUBYA · #4 05-21-2004, 11:53 AM

What do you drive? It's possible you may have oil in the coolant, but 2 yrs is to long to go without a coolan flush, don't just run water through, have a proper flush done, it's cheap and it'll get rig of junk and corrosion in your rad.

terd · #5 05-25-2004, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C-DUBYA

What do you drive? It's possible you may have oil in the coolant, but 2 yrs is to long to go without a coolan flush, don't just run water through, have a proper flush done, it's cheap and it'll get rig of junk and corrosion in your rad.

I drive a 97 4runner V6 4x4. What would cause the Oil to be in the coolant??

TY

95ragtop · #6 05-25-2004, 05:01 PM

bad Intake gasket or head gasket are most common problem. If you see oil in the coolant...get it fixed fast. Eventually you'll also have coolant in the oil, then it's too late.

terd · #7 05-25-2004, 06:13 PM

no whitish residue on oil dip stick and coolant didn't look like it had oil in it.no whitish residue on radiator cap either,the coolant kinda looked like dark tranny fluid.no white stuff on trans stick.could it be because i used a cheap coolant the last time??i have owned alot of junks and always had cooling problems but i have never seen anything like this!

thanks all for help

ToyotaTech · #8 05-25-2004, 11:27 PM

Toyota coolant is normal red after time it does look like cola color. just go to your local dealer and get the toyota red for your vehicle. change every 30k miles

C-DUBYA · #9 05-26-2004, 12:22 PM

No not all coolant is red, some makes and years had green, my 95 4runner has green coolant and was told by dealers that was what i needed, cause when i bought the thing i thought it needed red as well.

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