What is a coolant system service?
Coolant service involves draining and refilling your vehicle’s cooling system with fresh antifreeze. During a coolant system service, your automotive technician will thoroughly inspect your radiator and your engine’s cooling system to make sure all is functioning properly.
How often should the coolant in a system be changed?
every 30,000 miles
A typical mechanic will recommend changing coolant every 30,000 miles. But many will tell you, changing the coolant is not even on their radar. An owner’s manual might recommend changing the coolant/antifreeze after the first 60,000 miles, then every 30,000 miles.
Where can I get a Coolant Exchange Machine?
To provide this service, your local Cottman center is equipped with a coolant exchange machine. The machine connects to your car’s cooling system and performs the complete exchange process, without risk of contamination or coolant runoff.
Where can I get coolant for my car?
The old coolant gets recovered and sent for recycling or disposal, in a safe, environmentally responsible manner. To provide this service, your local Cottman center is equipped with a coolant exchange machine. The machine connects to your car’s cooling system and performs the complete exchange process,
Is it necessary to flush a coolant system?
These days that old and dirty antifreeze is a toxic waste. During a flush it’ll puddle on the ground and run off into the drain water, where it can be dangerous for all sorts of plant and animal life… including you and your family. And to be honest, it’s really not necessary to flush today’s cooling systems.
How often do I need to replace coolant in my car?
That’s not to suggest that a cooling system service isn’t necessary any more; it’s still important to replace your car’s coolant every few years. But today, all that’s really necessary is to drain out all the old coolant and replace it with new.
Why is it important to get a new coolant flush?
The additives in the new anti-freeze also help prevent rust from building up in the water pump, which allows the cooling system to operate more efficiently. Over time, the old anti-freeze loses its anti-corrosive properties, which allows for contaminants to build up in the cooling system.
What happens if you dont put coolant in the engine?
Without the coolant, the heat produced during constant internal combustion would ruin the engine very quickly. Although coolant is mixed with water, the water alone isn’t able to keep the engine cool. The heat of the engine would eventually start boiling the water, or the summer heat would evaporate it.
What happens if you don’t have your cooling system serviced?
If you do not have your vehicle’s cooling system serviced on a regular basis, you run the risk of overheating your engine or having a vehicle that won’t start at all due to frozen engine fluids. A vehicle with a properly working cooling system will circulate coolant throughout the radiator and engine.
How to avoid an expensive car cooling system repair?
Avoid an expensive auto cooling system repair by performing regularly scheduled maintenance to stop problems before they happen. If your vehicle’s engine runs hotter than usual after you start it or if the temperature gradually increases as you drive, there might be an issue with the cooling system.