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Toyota Camry 2004: What coolant should I use?

Asked by S. Pand.

My wife's 2004 Toyota Camry has nearly run out of coolant. Is it safe to buy coolant off the shelf and fill it? Or should I drain the existing cool and replace it? Also can I use the generic brands or only buy the Toyota brand?

Answered by CarsGuide

22 Mar 2011 CarsGuide team

There’s no problem about buying a generic brand of coolant off the shelf and filling the system, just make you mix it to the correct ratio. It is a good idea to replace coolant at times and it might well be worth doing that at this time of your wife’s car. Before doing anything, however, inspect the cooling system for leaks that might have caused your wife’s car to lose coolant.

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