Coolant and ATF fluid changes on Toyota

Miles or operating hours, it is a moot point with me.

You may remember the old reliable Nalcool 2000 product was a dark red in color. That was due to phenolphthalein, IIRC. When the glycol oxidation caused the pH to drop below about 8, the product cleared up to a colorless or light yellow liquid, indicating it was time to change.

Nowadays, the colors are, I guess, just there to warn the consumer that he should stay with the product that the car producer supplied.

Hype reigns supreme with some of these products and their marketing.

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Helicoil usually isn't the best for high stress situations. For head bolts and spark plug holes, usually a solid insert, like Time-sert

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is used. But for the Toyota 2.4L engines, I heard some questions as to having enough metal to put in a Time-sert. However, heard people Time-serted with good results.

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