Reading all the head gasket stuff makes be nervous. Is changing the coolant every year over kill?

Thanks

04 SE, 70K

 

No not in my mind. You are right to be paranoid.

 

some would say yes,,others no.

i say if you have the time, money and know how to do whatever you like and not to worry what others think.

 

thanks for the quick replies

 

I heard a great analogy the other day:

"I've never, in my entire life, heard of someone having a failure from changing their [insert automotive fluid here] too often." In this case, the automotive fluid we were talking about was oil, but I'm sure it would work with just about any fluid that you can dump in a car.

So have at it!

Good luck,
Aaron

 

Its your money, so yes!

Change your vehicle every 3,000 miles if you can afford it!

 

The nice thing about changing it that often all you need to do is a drain and fill.
Remove the lower radiator hose, come back a hour later, put it back and refill and bleed the system.