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Flush radiator and coolant change at 30K

Old Jun 15, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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Default Flush radiator and coolant change at 30K

As the title says is it really necassary to change the coolant at 30k. I'm replacing my differential and transmission oil over the weekend and wanted to know if I can go bit longer w/o changing the coolant. I didn't need to change coolant on my other cars for around 60k miles. Any help is appreciated.

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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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nissan says 30k. but how does it look? what color? clean?
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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use heavy duty (extended duty)coolant.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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I would go ahead and change it according to the service guide
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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I agree, inspect the coolant first, and decide from there.
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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i agree with the comments above. If your coolant is still good color and not cloudy then i wouldn't worry about it. But once you do change the fluid make sure not to hook any sort of flusher machine onto your car. Simply drain the fluid and replace, dont flush.
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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I checked the color of the coolant and it did look a little cloudy and I'll be changing it tommorow. Thanks for the replies.
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