Reservoir is on the L side, which coolant can I use? Asian vehicle Red/Pink or the european Pink? thanks.
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Yes, perfectly normal.Hey guys,
Does your coolant level fluctuate and sometimes end up above the "F" level...by about an inch? I'm wondering if I'm sleep walking and adding coolant in the middle of the night...
Last time I refilled it, I did it first thing in the morning when the vehicle had been sitting for awhile, and filled to the "F" line.
Yes, perfectly normal.
The tank off to the side is an expansion tank, not a reserve tank design where pressure is a factor (like on some Fords or German cars). As the coolant in the radiator (which is under pressure) expands due to heat, it expands or overflows into the expansion tank. When the coolant in the radiator cools, and contracts, it sucks coolant from the expansion tank back into the radiator. Most car companies don't label the E and F of their expansion tanks as a low or full on when the same temperature. Most companies say that when hot, coolant should be at the F and when cold, fluid should not be below the E. Toyota on the other hand, doesn't give that much detail, and to be honest, it doesn't matter when it comes to the F level. Because if you have too much coolant in your expansion tank (like filling it to the F when it's 50ºF out side) then you tow 8,000 lbs up mountains and it's now 100ºF outside, if the coolant will simply come out another tube and drop onto the radiator shroud, go down the side of it, and fall on your front skid plate.
So it's impossible to overfill, and hurt anything in a 200. And conversely, if the expansion tank looks really empty, but no matter how cold it gets outside, and how long the motor sits cold, as long as there is a little bit of coolant at the bottom of the expansion tank that touches the hose, they you are safe (I would still top it off, but know that no damage could of been done)
Toyota on the other hand, doesn't give that much detail, and to be honest, it doesn't matter when it comes to the F level.
Not really @gaijin they don't. They used to, but they changed it to what you just posted.Actually, Toyota goes into a great deal of detail to explain that the overflow reservoir should be at "F" when the engine is cold:
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HTH
No worries, so did mine. But becoming an ASE certified master tech (A1-A8) got me there.Thank you for this explanation! Going to take this fathers day to pass the info on to my kids...clearly my dad missed the coolant memo lol