Flushing the cooling system - Is there a consensus?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Sammy, Feb 28, 2004.

  1. Sammy

    Sammy Guest

    About two years ago, I asked the Service Manager at the Volvo dealer
    to flush my cooling system. And he advised me against. He said they
    used to do that, but rust and other garbages would end up blocking or
    reducing the flow of liquid. So I did nothing.

    What's your opinion/experience?

    Thank you
     
    Sammy, Feb 28, 2004
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  2. Sammy

    James Sweet Guest

    I flush every 2-3 years, never had a problem. You definitly need to change
    the coolant every few years, regardless of whether you do a full flush or
    not.
     
    James Sweet, Feb 29, 2004
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  3. Sammy

    Stuart Gray Guest

    I would have thought that with regular flushing, there would be no
    rust/garbage to block things.
     
    Stuart Gray, Feb 29, 2004
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  4. Sammy

    Peter Milnes Guest

    Volvo recommend that it is done every two years to ensure that the cooling
    system stays in peak condition. Flushing gets rid of the crap not allows it to
    build up.

    Cheers, Peter.

    : About two years ago, I asked the Service Manager at the Volvo dealer
    : to flush my cooling system. And he advised me against. He said they
    : used to do that, but rust and other garbages would end up blocking or
    : reducing the flow of liquid. So I did nothing.
    :
    : What's your opinion/experience?
    :
    : Thank you
    :
     
    Peter Milnes, Feb 29, 2004
    #4
  5. Reverse flush it figure out which way the water flows and flow it backwards
    had to do this on my commercial cars on LPG gas to keep the system up to
    scratch .
     
    John Robertson, Mar 1, 2004
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