Welcome to all owners of Toyota Fortuner [ARCHIVED]

**HOLLOWMAN** · April 8th, 2006 02:42 AM

out of issue nako, pero balita ko lang, i got the new civic bluish silver 1.8 S kanina...happy naman n no regrets

**number001** · April 8th, 2006 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by HOLLOWMAN

out of issue nako, pero balita ko lang, i got the new civic bluish silver 1.8 S kanina...happy naman n no regrets

Congrats,ah! Pls post some pics (on the appropriate thread)!

**number001** · April 8th, 2006 10:18 AM

Need help...

1.) For daily top-ups, is it alright to simply pour water directly into either the radiator or reservoir? or both?

2.) Do you pour water only directly into the radiator or the reservoir? Or is a mixture of engine coolant with water really required/mandatory even for daily top-ups?

I read in the manual that you need to mix water with engine coolant. I think this is applicable after draining the entire radiator, but is this applicable for daily top-ups? I can see the reservoir has the pinkish engine coolant inside. Also, my previous cars received daily water top-ups through the reservoir and I never opened the radiator cap ever and it worked fine for than ten years until the car was sold.

**gregg_g** · April 8th, 2006 01:50 PM

Yes, on my end (my current ride and all of past rides) I just add water, then if the color of the coolant gets lighter, than that will be the signal for me to drain it and replace with a new coolant but with a mix of water...

**herbularyo** · April 8th, 2006 03:08 PM

On my part I don't do daily top-ups on the radiator / coolant reservoir.

I will just check the coolant level every couple of weeks, if it falls below the minimum level thats the time that I will add the manufacturer's recommended coolant at the suggested ratio. IMO if you just add water daily, the coolant concentration will be altered.

Works fine on my end but then my daily drive is only 5-10 minutes & traffic-free with occasional long drives (200Kms) every other weekend.

**Ram 001** · April 8th, 2006 03:16 PM

Just a question for everybody here, what's the normal level of the temperature gauge on ur Fortuners?

**Ram 001** · April 8th, 2006 03:34 PM

Just want to share to you what I did last week...

I tried the Ro-Ro experience Manila to Iloilo... and I would say it was a good experience and I had fun ...

By the way, I saw a lot of Fortuners newly shipped at Batangas International port, dami pa rin siguro ang order and naghihintay....

**number001** · April 8th, 2006 05:40 PM

I just asked a Toyota service advisor and he said its ok to add only water for daily top-ups. Accoding to him, everyday use of the coolant+water may result to a bit too concentrated solution. The coolant+water is for after draining the entire radiator.

The normal temp gauge of the Fortuner is on the half way point.

**skyking** · April 8th, 2006 11:28 PM

Maganda kaya mag palagay ng Side Stripes sa Fortuner?

Sa mga meron na....saan ninyo nakuha? Can you post a closeup pic.

Ito lang ang nakita ko sa Web.

**OTEP** · April 8th, 2006 11:33 PM

You are not supposed to top up the reservoir or open the radiator cap unless you are going to service the cooling system. As long as the fluid level is between max and min, DO NOT ADD any more fluid.

BMW and Land Rover even go to the extent of putting an adhesive label to detect if the system has been opened in between servicing and to deter owners from opening the system.

My rig is now almost 9 years old and I still don't add any fluid to the cooling system. I do change the fluids at regular intervals prescribed in the manual.