How to change the coolant 2011-2017 Toyota Camry

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Open the hood

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Turn off your vehicle’s ignition, set the parking brake, pull the hood release handle and open the hood.

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This will allow you to see the radiator cap as well as the coolant reservoir.

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Lift the vehicle

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Lift the front of your vehicle.

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Place the vehicle on the jack stands.

Chapter 3:

Informations

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When completely bleeding your cooling system, we advise you to do it when the engine is cold.

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Get a fluid collection container to collect the coolant that will flow out.

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To facilitate the flow of liquid while draining, open the radiator cap.

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Bleed the cooling system

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On this vehicle, the radiator is equipped with a bleed screw, which you access from the underside of the vehicle, on the driver side.

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Connect a plastic tube to the bleed port to collect the coolant directly in the collection container.

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You can then unscrew the bleed screw to let the coolant flow.

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Open the coolant reservoir cap.

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Clean the coolant reservoir

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Using a ratchet, an extender and a 10 mm socket, unscrew the 2 coolant reservoir retaining bolts. Then remove the reservoir.

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When completely bleeding the coolant, we advise you to completely empty the coolant from the reservoir.

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Also, clean it with demineralized water so as to clean the impurities remaining in the reservoir.

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Once cleaned, put it back in place. Close the cap.

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Clean the cooling system

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Before adding coolant, we advise you to completely clean the coolant circuit by filling the circuit with demineralized water through the radiator cap.

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Once the circuit is full, close the radiator cap.

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Warm up to operating temperature

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Start your vehicle.

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Make sure the air conditioning is turned off. Then turn the ventilation and heating to maximum in order to circulate the liquid in the heater core.

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You can maintain the acceleration around 2,000 rpm to accelerate the engine warm-up.

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Once the engine is at operating temperature, with the engine temperature rising, the thermostat should open.

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Check that the hose coming out of the thermostat is hot; this means that the thermostat is in the open position and the liquid is circulating through the engine.

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Also check that the heater core supply hoses are hot, and that hot air is coming out of the ventilation; this means that the liquid is circulating freely through the heating circuit.

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You can then turn off the ignition and wait about ten minutes for the engine temperature to cool down.

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Bleed the system

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Once the engine is cold, open the radiator cap and repeat the bleeding operation.

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Once the demineralized water has been bled, close the bleed screw. Remove the plastic tube.

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Fill the cooling system with coolant

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Fill the circuit with coolant.

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Also fill the coolant reservoir to the minimum level.

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Squeeze the coolant hoses several times to help expel air bubbles from the cooling system. Close the cap.

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Warm up to operating temperature

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Start your vehicle.

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Make sure the air conditioning is turned off. Then turn the ventilation and heating to maximum in order to circulate the liquid in the heater core.

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Once the engine is at operating temperature, check the opening of the thermostat by making sure the hose coming out of the thermostat is hot; this means that the thermostat is in the open position and the liquid is circulating through the engine.

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Also check that the heater core supply hoses are hot, and that hot air is coming out of the ventilation; this means that the liquid is circulating freely through the heating circuit and air bubbles are not obstructing the circulation.

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Turn off your vehicle’s ignition.

Chapter 11:

Readjust the coolant

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Also fill the coolant reservoir to the maximum level.

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Tips

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We advise you to check the general condition of the cooling hoses to make sure there are no cracks or leaks.

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During the first few miles of driving, pay special attention to your coolant level, which will have to be readjusted if necessary. Also check regularly for leaks on the ground.

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Operation complete.