Prius engine coolant change: Part 1, drain and refill

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @jontrimble5581
    @jontrimble5581 3 года назад +10

    Even if I didn't need advice to change my coolant, it's awesome seeing a dad being a dad. This is the good stuff. Thanks for sharing the information and entertainment of heart:)

  • @poof0poop
    @poof0poop 8 лет назад +5

    Thanks for your videos. Helped me change my inverter and engine coolant. Like you I replaced 1.5gal in my engine coolant (took a while to drain, but wasn't too bad). My inverter coolant was around 0.5gal (or a little short). Here are the tricks that I found (no bleeder hoses needed). Just pour the coolant in, and when it is hard for it to naturally flow, just squeeze your tubes. Then when that is "full" and can't be burped, use the motor to run the fluid through the system. Whether that is the one for the engine coolant (and the relay short) or turning the inverter on by pushing the power button twice. It only take a few seconds maybe twice of doing and doesn't kill your 12v much. Then pour and burp the hose. Still make sure to open the bleeder tubes, but not like you have to drain a whole bunch. And after a day of driving, I will likely top off my inverter coolant. After doing this and taking 3 hours, I would say it could be done in an hour, and only consuming 2 gallons of the Toyota SLLC2 50/50 coolant. Hope this helps!

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      @hime1248 8 лет назад

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  • @bishopforme
    @bishopforme 2 года назад +2

    Very informative, just bought an 08 P2 with 150K miles. Will be doing this & ATF changed soin

  • @christopherhuber2517
    @christopherhuber2517 Год назад +1

    Thank you for showing the location. So many people dont show the location

  • @kvjackal7980
    @kvjackal7980 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much. Really appreciate the vid. Tell your son thanks for filming, it helped me out a lot. 🙂

  • @mark52111
    @mark52111 8 лет назад +2

    Excellent video! Thank you for posting. Your input made this job much much easier. Not including research and parts procurement time, I was able to complete the job in 2 hours. Jacking up the passenger side seemed to help a lot with draining and filling. Drain time was about 30 minutes for me. Refill was a breeze using the "hot wired" coolant tank pump and bleed valve. I ran the pump roughly a half dozen times. I drained 1.5 gallons as shown in video. Only mistake I made was not reconnecting coolant tank heat sensor before startup which threw a code on startup. I cleared the code w no problems using my minivtech and laptop. Also, as I posted earlier, the bleed hose should be smaller than 1/4" inside diameter. I made an adapter to get the 1/4" tubing to work. Also, I only needed to remove 3 "wood" screws and one plastic clip to gain access to bottom of canister/drain valve and sensor. Jack that side of car up to do this, makes it much easier.

    • @FreedominChristtheLord
      @FreedominChristtheLord 5 лет назад +1

      My check engine light came on. Is there a way to turn off the light without a minivtech laptop?

  • @scottjames9739
    @scottjames9739 6 лет назад +1

    Just wanted to add my thanks. This is definitely the most helpful video on this process out there. Saved about 400$ doing the engine and inverter coolant with your help. Freaked out a little when the engine light came on, but then I remembered I hadn’t reconnected the electric plug under the coolant drain. Did a battery disconnect to clear the code and a ok after that.

    • @FreedominChristtheLord
      @FreedominChristtheLord 5 лет назад

      Scott James is ur battery in the truck of the car ? Is there a video on how to do that ? I can’t turn of my check engine light off.

  • @ypaut
    @ypaut Год назад

    Hello, thanks a lot for the video! Little tip I read somewhere is to plug a tube from the bleeder valve to the overflow tank so that you can see when it starts leaking coolant, without spilling it EDIT: well that's exactly what you did right after actually

  • @Typhoonbladefist
    @Typhoonbladefist 9 лет назад

    Thanks, for these two videos, it really helped me change my coolant after a dealer repair fuck up. Not only did they use the wrong coolant, they didn't even bleed it. I drained a little over a gallon and that was after I had put in half a gallon of water when I suddenly found it overheating on the road.

  • @onefixitman
    @onefixitman 4 года назад

    Only 90k views. This video is awesome. You did a great job.

  • @megajlaing
    @megajlaing 8 лет назад

    That plug at 6:20 I unscrewed the bolt you see at the base and twisted my wires up, now the temperature guage doesn't register. Loved your video though! I watched several tutorials of this process just to cross examine how different set-ups might look compared to mine. However, when it came time to the job I drew a blank on that step. The plug would not come undone even with a crecent wrench. So I moved to default, UNBOLT. I later noticed my fans didn't kick on and quickly noticed my botch-job on the wires from twisting out that plug.

  • @jerrelbailey1714
    @jerrelbailey1714 5 лет назад

    Jason, you do sound like a Goober, but that's how most instructional video narrators sound like. Lol. I just bought two 2007 Priuses and your video has set me on a path to maintaining my cars at a low cost. I'd like to send you a gift. I'll private message your channel to make arrangements. I'm placing this message in the comments to get other viewers that have benefitted to do the same. I'll also send you some suggestions, as problems come up. Maybe I could sponsor some future videos. Thanks.

  • @donutworry
    @donutworry 4 года назад

    Where can I buy his favorite tool at time 2:15 - the socket wrench that swivels into ratcheting screwdriver-type wrench? Anybody know?

  • @edyounot55
    @edyounot55 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you and great job at being a Dad.

  • @jorgediaz-kb3dd
    @jorgediaz-kb3dd 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks. It's a great video.

  • @ginakim4706
    @ginakim4706 6 лет назад +1

    should I drain the reservoir coolant fluid first? can't I just refill the new coolant fluid over the old one in the inverter coolant tank?

  • @recentmuslim01
    @recentmuslim01 9 лет назад +1

    thanks a lot for sharing it with us
    MAY GOD Bless you and your family

    • @lmbb20
      @lmbb20 9 лет назад

      recentmuslim01 god has blessed him now for sure, he will receive 70 virgins upon death.

  • @fluxquantum1404
    @fluxquantum1404 4 года назад

    @reedjasond Thanks so much for putting this together. I was wondering, if I'm just trying to top off the coolant, do I need to worry about bleeding air from the line?

  • @rajivrooneysharma9056
    @rajivrooneysharma9056 3 года назад

    In
    A great video, Would be nice to see complete video of work done.

  • @kumara5492
    @kumara5492 3 года назад +1

    Nice Video. I wanted to do this for my Prius V 2013 , but not sure where the drain plug is located Can someone please confirm how to get to the engine coolant drain plug on Toyota Prius V 2013. Thank you. I subscribed

  • @James-mw4sh
    @James-mw4sh Год назад

    How hard is it to flush the system before refilling?

  • @Sammie_E_Tellem
    @Sammie_E_Tellem 4 года назад

    Is the car on while refilling?

  • @richarddavis5603
    @richarddavis5603 9 лет назад

    is there a difference in how this is done on a 2010 prius there is no radiator cap. Is there also a bleeder on the 2010 like the one in videp

  • @keithandrew3079
    @keithandrew3079 7 лет назад

    thanks for sharing this video, wee have a 2002 gen 1 prius, left hand drive here in New Zealand, but most of the info was great for us, but could not find bleed valve on this model? any other info would be appreciated, maybe we will have to burp ours by squeezing the hoses ect,

    • @sanelatutaris15
      @sanelatutaris15 Месяц назад

      There is no bleed valve but you don’t need it.

  • @anouarhemmouch2073
    @anouarhemmouch2073 6 лет назад +1

    Hey I’m looking for the bleeder I don’t have one in my car I literally checked every corner

    • @robertjara2744
      @robertjara2744 5 лет назад

      I have an '04 and also have the same problem, is this model specific or should we just dump coolant everywhere?

  • @victorrader4349
    @victorrader4349 6 лет назад +3

    FYI, there are 3 drain locations: Radiator, the one shown, and one at the back of the engine.
    ruclips.net/video/0V6PwXXs7HQ/видео.html

  • @farmerinchico
    @farmerinchico 10 лет назад

    Very helpful. Thanks for posting this video!

  • @mackuss
    @mackuss 9 лет назад

    Wait so, engine coolant and inverter coolant aren't the same thing? Isn't that what the 3 way coolant control valve does? It's the hub point between both halves of the engine? It's an entire system isn't it?

    • @RyanJordanrwj
      @RyanJordanrwj 8 лет назад +1

      two different systems. I'd recommend checking out Lucious Garage on youtube.

  • @amealnet2495
    @amealnet2495 3 года назад

    Car ramps might make it more accessible.

  • @renmedia
    @renmedia Год назад

    It`s an old video, but he mixed up engine coolant with hybrid coolant big time.

  • @AdrienneShianne
    @AdrienneShianne 7 лет назад +1

    I felt like I was here lol thank you !

  • @recentmuslim01
    @recentmuslim01 9 лет назад

    very grateful for your video

  • @peng28
    @peng28 2 года назад

    thanks you so much

  • @PakReviewMachine
    @PakReviewMachine 6 лет назад

    Very Well done.

  • @modified93tc
    @modified93tc 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you for this video my friend....

  • @Kay-dx8vm
    @Kay-dx8vm 5 лет назад

    Thanks for making this video. So we use this coolant for both engine and inverter?

    • @cdgregOG
      @cdgregOG 5 лет назад +1

      Yes, both the ICE and inverter use the pink Toyota sllc.

  • @karlinamillion
    @karlinamillion 8 лет назад +1

    I am changing the water pump, could I save & reuse the coolant, as it's not due a change?

    • @UnitedPebbles
      @UnitedPebbles 5 лет назад

      It is a $80 bottle at the dealership. If it clean but you know these thing changed when it heated and then expose to air also changed the chemical?? I would not reuse it if it expose to that much air after heated?? I am just guessing based on engine oil concept.

  • @blue52851
    @blue52851 9 лет назад

    Thank you. This is great.

  • @squirrelgray945
    @squirrelgray945 6 лет назад

    Thanks for the info.

  • @gp1003
    @gp1003 5 лет назад

    you forgot to flush the radiator. There is a small yellow valve at the bottom of it as well.

  • @MIAH700
    @MIAH700 8 лет назад

    Great video....

  • @danbeavers8387
    @danbeavers8387 9 лет назад

    See comments on part 2!

    • @danbeavers8387
      @danbeavers8387 9 лет назад +1

      Dan Beavers Also, using an amp meter to power the pump is a great idea. Mine was a little over 4 amps with no air being pumped. It would be a good idea to measure the amps before draining to have a target value to compare to when you think you are done.

  • @Bk2fut100
    @Bk2fut100 9 лет назад

    thanks!!!

  • @moeajarmah2954
    @moeajarmah2954 3 года назад

    This part is not exist in my car

  • @Ddoglatin
    @Ddoglatin 5 лет назад

    Like it

  • @schoc13
    @schoc13 Год назад

    This is funny! :). But thanks!

  • @BawdSpeellar
    @BawdSpeellar 9 лет назад +1

    Make sure to taste it to make sure it's the right stuff.

  • @jimmyharris2006
    @jimmyharris2006 8 лет назад

    speak a litle louder on next , but thanks for the video

  • @cbnx82703
    @cbnx82703 6 лет назад

    Can you do a Brain surgery video for us as well? You can use your camera person as the subject!

  • @archypop
    @archypop 9 лет назад

    wow dude please learn how to use a ratchet first ....damn