Been to MR Toyota today

[cvega666]

I can report what i've seen when Luke (the dood above) did mine!

obviously, wait for the car to cool down!

- get a tray underneath the engine as you will loose coolant
- take off the bolt holding the oil dipstick and move it gently out of the way
- undo the 2 bolts on the side of the thermostat
- pop the hose off, but be careful to keep it upwards so you don't end up with everything coming out
- get the thermostat out, gently clean the hose with a wirebrush and a cloth
- put the new thermostat into the hose, but make sure the small air valve is on the TOP
- replace hose, bolt it back up
- bleed!

[cosmos]

Coolant Toyota Forlife anyway need two 5litre containers at £20 per tub, thow in a couple of O rings for radiator bleed screws just had mine changed at Roguemotorsport check their fixed prices your quote with thermostat seems ok.

[cvega666]

You dont need 10 litres of coolant if you're just replacing the thermostat. Obviously it doesn't hurt to change it if it hasn't been done.
If you're after a quick thermostat replacement, 115 for the job at toyota is ridiculous.

[JDM-MAT]

Thanks guys I'm going to give this ago next weekend