red or green antifreeze in my 1995?

[Shootist]

Going to hopefully replace my radiator tomorrow. Can anyone tell me if I need red or green antifreeze in my 1995?

 

[Gumby]

Lots of discussion about the merits of both.

Many prefer Toyota Red, what came in your truck.

Myself, Robbie, and others have problems with OAT coolants and run silicate lubricates.

Look in the FAQ, then do a search, read up, and decide for yerself. I found the FAQ discussion limited.

 

[cary]

Short answer, either one with a slight preference for red. Whichever you run make sure the old one is FULLY flushed before you switch.

 

[Lavarock64]

What do you do to ensure it is "fully" flushed?

 

[IdahoDoug]

search

 

[scottm]

I've got Dexcool in mine (shame on me), I'll be flushing multiple times, then running with water, changing out the water after a couple cycles of running up to temp, maybe doing that a couple times. I expect it to take a week or two, I don't drive it that often if the weather is dry. I think I'll try Zerez G-05 this time, it seems safer than anything else I can find. I've read that mixing fluids can cause big problems. I've also read that phosphates can cause "gelatinous precipitate that blocks the tubes". So I'm going with a phosphate free this time.

http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1h/bl815h.htm

http://autorepair.about.com/cs/productreviews/l/aa052601a.htm

 

[cary]

Since plain old green is getting hard to find, I would agree with Scottm about running G-05 if I weren't to run the Factory Red.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Read the article that Raventai linked in this thread https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=98064&highlight=coolant

It's more than you'll ever want to know about coolant.
basically, if you're not going to use the Toy red, choose your green carefully. They are not all the same.
I'm running Peak green