Oil Change on the Turbo Yaris

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Nice. I took this time to change the coolant on my Yaris yesterday since it's past 100k miles.

Ah ha. That reminds me. I should do that too. I think my current coolant only has a couple thousand kms and about a year on it as well. It's probably fine, but I do like fresh fluids in the spring. Brake fluid flush is slated for tomorrow, unless I get diverted onto restoring the new (used) set of wheels I picked up today.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Ah ha. That reminds me. I should do that too. I think my current coolant only has a couple thousand kms and about a year on it as well. It's probably fine, but I do like fresh fluids in the spring. Brake fluid flush is slated for tomorrow, unless I get diverted onto restoring the new (used) set of wheels I picked up today.

Yeah, I wouldn't bother with the coolant if it's that new still.

Brake fluid is something most people don't ever change or even look at. What do you use? I like DOT3/4 (Amsoil brand for me). I've tried Torque RT700 (DOT 4), but it didn't last long before starting to absorb water...but then again, I think the shop I went to botched it up (actually, a couple years later, admitted to it, but that's another story). Figure, the one time I let someone else work on my car...

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Yeah, I wouldn't bother with the coolant if it's that new still.

Brake fluid is something most people don't ever change or even look at. What do you use? I like DOT3/4 (Amsoil brand for me). I've tried Torque RT700 (DOT 4), but it didn't last long before starting to absorb water...but then again, I think the shop I went to botched it up (actually, a couple years later, admitted to it, but that's another story). Figure, the one time I let someone else work on my car...

Sorry, I missed this. Yeah, I've seen some pretty dark fluid in cars that come into our school shop. I'm sure that a lot of brake jobs (caliper replacement) could have been avoided even with very occasional brake flushing. I just use SuperTech (blue bottle) DOT3.

I totally get doing your own work. It's not always that techs are not skilled, but probably a little more cavalier as it's not their own personal vehicle. Even dealerships I've talk to will often use un-approved fluids. I'm still surprised when speaking with dealerships that they don't even always use their stocked OEM fluids. I was speaking with Kia and VW about what's involved in their transmission fluid replacement and they use a universal fluid, Wynns or something. I would actually have to 'request' that they use OEM fluid.