Hello, I had to ask around when I serviced a 2003 Camry this Summer.
The same "timeline of coolant transition" as outlined in these last posts is what I learned.
That the red coolant had faded from everyone's memory didn't help gathering intel.
I used Zerex Asian pink coolant. It went into the cleanest system east of the Mississippi.
In my old age I've come to the realization that establishing a solid, continuously revised base of information-either in the owner's manual or that used for purchasing at parts departments-is a weak point in the automotive industry.
I honestly believe editing an owner's manual or establishing guidelines for parts dept. purchases requires someone to "stick their head up" and the corporate culture teaches everyone to do the exact opposite.
MY FAVORITE: A local Volvo dealer kept using Castrol transmission fluid in power steering units years after the switch to pale green Pentosin sourced fluid was on the assembly line as well as in liter bottles bearing the Volvo name.
Of course nobody knew nothin' Stupid bimbos. Kira
The same "timeline of coolant transition" as outlined in these last posts is what I learned.
That the red coolant had faded from everyone's memory didn't help gathering intel.
I used Zerex Asian pink coolant. It went into the cleanest system east of the Mississippi.
In my old age I've come to the realization that establishing a solid, continuously revised base of information-either in the owner's manual or that used for purchasing at parts departments-is a weak point in the automotive industry.
I honestly believe editing an owner's manual or establishing guidelines for parts dept. purchases requires someone to "stick their head up" and the corporate culture teaches everyone to do the exact opposite.
MY FAVORITE: A local Volvo dealer kept using Castrol transmission fluid in power steering units years after the switch to pale green Pentosin sourced fluid was on the assembly line as well as in liter bottles bearing the Volvo name.
Of course nobody knew nothin' Stupid bimbos. Kira