Yaris D4d Coolant Change

[impeygang]

Help Please How do you change the coolant on an 02 Yaris d4d?

many thanks

Mike

[clarky]

Id imagine its the same as the petrol? Theres a coolant drain ***** almost directly under the passenger side headlight - it sits just above the lower splash tray.

This allows you to drain off the coolant and you'd normally add the new stuff into the rad cap.

[alanbradley]

I guess that plug (or whatever naughty word Clarky wrote) will be behind one of the little "hatches" in the plastic undertray thingy under the engine bay.

Other than that I'm afraid I can't help...

Alan

[LittleM@n]

I won't ask your question, but I have also a question on this subject.

Considering the last days, when the temperature grow too much (more than 10 degrees in 10 days), when I start my little car in the morning (when the temperature is about 20 degrees) the engine is taking out a strange noise: when it stays without touching any pedals it's like 2 steel wheels rotating one another without having oil or something. The same noise I got this winter when someone checked my car and told me that I haven't got enough engine coolant and the water pump got out that noise until the engine got hotter. He told me he filled up my reservoir.

But now, when the noise commed again I checked my self the level of the engine coolant...and I think it's full...if I'm looking in the right place. Isn't it the white semitransparent tank near the radiator(in the right how you are looking at the engine), that writes on the black cap:Engine Coolant? And I didn't know what I had in this tank before; in the last 3 month the color changed from something blueish-green in something red now.

In case I haven't bored you yet, I'd be very greatful for your help if you can.

Anticipate thanks!

P.S.: Don't send me to Mr. T, cause I don't think if they can check even if the car is closed. Last time when I got there they got my car going worse than before (and they get every car like that). The official service here is worser than any other.