My pampered 03 Mont SS with 95,000 miles..runs/looks great!
Noticed in the manual coolant (orange) is good for 100k.
Cant get the cap off radiator but the overflow has flakey stuff in it and sour looking coolant.
Question? Whats proper procedure now Mechanically and especially Financially in these less than boomtime years?
Just have mechanic drain and refill or the flush and fill job?
I dont want to create problems I dont have!
Thanks!!

 

I'd probably go with a flush and fill if I had the extra money.. Most I've done to mine is just a drain and refill, pretty simple to do yourself. I hope to have mine flushed soon, not sure how much junk is built up in mine.

 

what's the deal with your avatar pic, I thought that was a pic of Brents wife? member (juniorcar)......

 

X2??? haha

 

If you have the knowledge to do it yourself it's not bad. Just very time consuming.

Basically you will open the drain at the bottom of the radiator and let out as much junk as you can, then take a garden hose and put it in the cap and let that flush that radiator until the water comes out clear.

Then fill the system with water, bleed it, and go for a drive, park, drain, repeat until the water comes out clear.

Then you drop about 5-6 quarts of straight coolant in the car and fill the rest with water and you bleed the system until no more air comes out.

Most places don't actually charge too much to do this, so if time is money to you. It could be cost effective to take it to a shop.

 

I would flush it if i was you....