Friday, June 3, 2011

Confused about Coolant Flush ?

Which is better to do change your coolant or to have a coolant flush? How much are they both? If your coolant is brown which one should you do and does this make your car heat up faster?Confused about Coolant Flush ?Its better if you have a flush. And replace the thermostat. Also check to see the tension of the hoes, upper and lower. Check around the water pump for any leaks and coolant fan if it turns on when it needs too. Also check for any leaks around the radiator. But use the green coolant or anti-freeze. Stay away from the orange one. It tends to eat out or wear out the gaskets.

PRESTONE is the one I use, only.Confused about Coolant Flush ?Don't worry about a pressure flush. You can buy some radiator flush at the auto store and follow the directions. If you really want to take good care of your car, buy a couple of 5 gal. bottles of distilled water when you refill after rinsing out old coolant. mix the distilled water with the anti-freeze. The same process that makes it taste a little flat will be good for your engine because it is removing the dissolved salts and minerals that corrode your coolant system. Don't forget the new thermostat and check over your hoses thoroughly. Good luck!!Confused about Coolant Flush ?drain the coolant

antifreeze is about 9 dollars

brownish coolant means it just old antifreeze but not badConfused about Coolant Flush ?Wish you'd have included the year make and model of your car as it really IS a big deal which antifreeze formulation you should be using in your car. Follow the handbooks suggestion as to which antifreeze to use.



Old fashioned green type antifreeze (including regular Prestone) contains silicates which wears water pump bearings and causes cavitation inside aluminum water-pumps, cylinder heads and blocks. Cavitation actually wares and removes aluminum.



First of all, depending on the age of the car and the regularity of cooling system services makes a huge difference exactly what type of cooling service your car should have. If you have not had it drained and flushed in the past three years it's best to do it up correctly and have it acid cleaned as well as drained and flushed.



Prestone makes: Super Radiator Cleaner in a 33 oz. plastic bottle that should be run through the system for at least 200 miles *after flushing the system. This cleaner removes rust, corrosion and old antifreeze discolored deposits from the block, heads, radiator and heater core.



As a suggestion, always install a new factory thermostat of the proper heat value as listed in your handbook in the specification pages.



Your car's cooling system will heat the heater core faster if it's cleaned and flushed properly. Scum and junk build up in the radiator, heater core, cylinder heads and block acts as an insulator. The coolant can't *adsorb or dissipate heat as fast as it could if the system was absolutely clean.