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Cooling System Service |
Did you know that the cooling system and
overheating is the most common cause of mechanical
breakdowns on the road? And that overheating can cause
severe damage to the engine and the transmission?
Coolant (also termed anti-freeze) protects your engine from
overheating and from freezing. The coolant’s effectiveness
can diminish over time and lose many of its protective
properties—even causing your radiator to rust and corrode.
The cooling system itself can get clogged with built-up
deposits from oil, grease, scale, hose decomposition, and
other materials.
Most drivers know it's recommended that a vehicle's oil
should be changed about every 3,000 miles. Drivers typically
know less, however, about proper intervals for their
vehicle's other vital fluids. For the cooling system, the
coolant/antifreeze manufacturers recommend changing the
coolant once a year, and some service manuals stipulate
flushing and refilling the radiator every 24 months,
regardless of mileage. Check your car's owner manual to see
the recommended interval for changing the coolant in your
vehicle, but you’ll want to get it changed at minimum every
24 months or if you have any of the following symptoms: |
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Your vehicle
overheats |
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Your coolant or temperature
light comes on |
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Your
temperature gauge reads higher or lower than normal |
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Your heater
does not work |
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Visit your local AAMCO for an AAMCO Cooling
System Service, and get a 36-point
ProtectCheck Inspection
performed on your vehicle at no additional cost. |
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Radiator, Thermostat and
Heater Services
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The certified technicians at AAMCO have years
of experience in working with radiators, thermostats and the
complete cooling system, due to the cooling system’s
critical impact on proper transmission operation. Any of the
following signs could indicate your vehicle needs service or
repairs to the cooling system: |
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The vehicle is
running hot or overheating |
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Leaking of a green fluid |
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Belts or hoses
that have not been replaced during the past 4 years. |
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Your local AAMCO center can repair or replace
any of the following components of the cooling system: |
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Radiator,
radiator cap, radiator hoses and radiator fan or fan
clutch |
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Thermostats |
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Water pumps |
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Fan belts and
serpentine belts |
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Temperature
sensors |
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Heater cores
and hoses |
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