Wheres a good place to get this done or do one of you guys do it for decent price?

My normal shop wants an arm and a leg. Im willing to buy coolant for it too if the shop will cut me a deal on doing it.

12/28/2009 12:38:34 PM

why not just do it yourself?

12/28/2009 1:20:00 PM

Looking, whats all entailed in doing it other than draining/refilling? I thought nowadays they actually "flushed" the system.

If so, anyone know a good place to dump used coolant legally, pref for free?

12/28/2009 2:28:40 PM

^ The landfill on Durant or the one in Apex. They take it once a month, each on a different Saturday. You can look up the schedule on the City of Raleigh website.

As far as the flush goes, I usually drain the coolant into jugs and then run water from the water hose until it is coming out the drain hole clear. Maybe turn the engine over a few times to move some of the water in the block around too. Then let it drain fully, close the drain, and fill it back up with coolant mix. Some cars will need to be bled of air, usually through a bolt in the thermostat housing or somewhere similar.

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 3:00 PM. Reason : l]

12/28/2009 2:49:34 PM

yea that's pretty much plenty afaik... and what's this for/on?

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 2:59 PM. Reason : don't waste the money on having it "flushed" by a bs shop for no reason]

12/28/2009 2:58:54 PM

My Chevy S-10. Its 10 yrs old and never been done as far as I know. Low mileage (80k) so no worries there just the age.

ScHpEnXeL- your edit, Thats why im asking

Skack- thx for the landfill tip. Im a regular at Apex dropping computer parts off so Ill be sure to look in there.

Now to see if I can get a bunch of jugs and borrow a hose...

Edit
http://www.wakegov.com/recycling/residents/houshazwaste.htm

Evidently you can drop it off at any time in apex.

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 3:38 PM. Reason : !]

12/28/2009 3:31:05 PM

wwword

thought you might have an out of the ordinary situation that really needed flushing so didnt wanna tell you not to without knowing first

so. yeah..do that. save yo $$

12/28/2009 3:52:20 PM

you can dump it in the used oil tank at your auto parts store

12/28/2009 4:53:55 PM

We'll do it when I'm back in Raleigh. I need to flush mine too.

12/28/2009 11:48:18 PM

i always run water in it with a hose with the engine running. just watch the temp gauge.

12/28/2009 11:54:00 PM

Be very careful with that hose deal.

Your likely to loosen some settlement that could potentially cause a leak in some weak hose of could end up clogging the t stat.

Good luck.

12/29/2009 10:43:38 AM

Quote :

"i always run water in it with a hose with the engine running. just watch the temp gauge."

Yeah that's what I do. Then when it all comes out clear I shut it off and let all the water drain out. Then fill it up 50/50 and continually refill it till it's topped off.

12/29/2009 11:00:50 AM

paid a little more than $100 to have this done on my Q at Colony Tire. For all the mess and hassle of a DIY coolant flush, it's just not worth it to me on a normal daily driver type of car.

[Edited on December 29, 2009 at 3:29 PM. Reason : then again, I had Advance Auto install my wiper blades. I am a lazy bastard]

12/29/2009 3:28:34 PM