Coolant replacement...should i pay or do it myself
#1
Coolant replacement...should i pay or do it myself
Car: 2003 Nissan Maxima.
I'm at 91k miles. I did a coolant flush at 60k miles.
I am going to drop my car at the shop for AT flush this Friday and i asked how much they would charge me for Coolant replacement. The price is $140.
I've never done it on my Maxima before, but i was wondering, should i save $100 and do the coolant myself. I've done this job on Audi/Toyota before but never on Nissan. Can you please tell me how difficult it is on this car? Is there a drain plug? Is it easy to reach? Do i need ANY special tools? Anyone done it? Any tricks/traps?
Thanks!
I'm at 91k miles. I did a coolant flush at 60k miles.
I am going to drop my car at the shop for AT flush this Friday and i asked how much they would charge me for Coolant replacement. The price is $140.
I've never done it on my Maxima before, but i was wondering, should i save $100 and do the coolant myself. I've done this job on Audi/Toyota before but never on Nissan. Can you please tell me how difficult it is on this car? Is there a drain plug? Is it easy to reach? Do i need ANY special tools? Anyone done it? Any tricks/traps?
Thanks!
#2
do it yourself.
1. buy radiator flush, coolant catch pan, and coolant
2. drain coolant (the plug is at the bottom of the radiator and easy to get to)
3. replace plug
4. put flush in radiator and top off with water
5. run car to operation temp (to open the thermostat) plus ten more minutes
6. let car cool
7. drain radiator
8. fill radiator with water
9. repeat 5-7 until the water is clear
10. fill radiator with new coolant and water
1. buy radiator flush, coolant catch pan, and coolant
2. drain coolant (the plug is at the bottom of the radiator and easy to get to)
3. replace plug
4. put flush in radiator and top off with water
5. run car to operation temp (to open the thermostat) plus ten more minutes
6. let car cool
7. drain radiator
8. fill radiator with water
9. repeat 5-7 until the water is clear
10. fill radiator with new coolant and water
#6
Originally Posted by JaKillz2
how would you deal with that much disposal.. 5-7 flushes?
#7
No flush that you do yourself without a machine will be as good as a machine used at a shop. Its way more worth it to use the machine. You need to shop around for a better deal because I work at a SpeeDee Oil & Tune Up and we do coolant flushs for $69.99 and Transmission Flush for $99.99 Which is way worth it.
#8
I would say save your money and do it yourself. It's not really that hard nor complicated. I did mine back in the summer using Sooner's method. I bought about 8 gallons of distilled water and it took about 7 gallons to get the water to flow out clear. I didn't remove the plugs near the block since this also holds coolant. It's just too hard to get to, so I just left it alone. That's why it took so many gallons of water to flush most of it out. Took me about an hour or so to do the whole procedure.
#11
Originally Posted by MIXXMAX
I would say save your money and do it yourself. It's not really that hard nor complicated. I did mine back in the summer using Sooner's method. I bought about 8 gallons of distilled water and it took about 7 gallons to get the water to flow out clear. I didn't remove the plugs near the block since this also holds coolant. It's just too hard to get to, so I just left it alone. That's why it took so many gallons of water to flush most of it out. Took me about an hour or so to do the whole procedure.
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