Timing belt/ water pump at stealership
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If I decide to have the timing belt and water pump changed by the stealership, will the flush the cooling system also?
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Just ask them - my guess is they will charge you for new antifreeze. I doubt they will flush it - but it will be drained.
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"Flush" usually involves circulating some kind of cleaner into the system, running the engine, draining it, and refilling with fresh coolant. That would not be included...you would probably have to pay $70 or so to have that done.
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On a car that doesn't see regular coolant changes, it's probably a good idea. On my mustang, it's probably received 1 coolant change in it's 10 year life. I wash siphoning out coolant from the expansion tank, and noticed crud in there, so I had it flushed.
On a car that's had it's coolant changed every 3-4 years, I'm not sure if it would be necessary. Perhaps evaluating the coolant that is drained might be a good way to proceed? If the drained coolant contains crud, flush the system. If it looks clear, just refill with fresh coolant mix. *shrug* That's probably what I would do, but that doesn't mean that's necessarily the right thing to do.
On a car that's had it's coolant changed every 3-4 years, I'm not sure if it would be necessary. Perhaps evaluating the coolant that is drained might be a good way to proceed? If the drained coolant contains crud, flush the system. If it looks clear, just refill with fresh coolant mix. *shrug* That's probably what I would do, but that doesn't mean that's necessarily the right thing to do.
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i don't know of any reliable mechanics in the NYC area, but I really would rather not get shafted by the dealer.