2004 Honda Odyssey with 102,000 miles
In October of 2011, I had a Honda dealer do the timing belt service. The repair slip says "replace timing belt, water pump, seals, & drive belts". In the parts section, it shows "coolant type 2 blue" with a quantity of "2".
The car is now 10 years old which is when the owners manual recommends the coolant be replaced.
I am trying to determine if the coolant was already replaced during the timing belt service.
I read on the internet that when doing a timing belt some of the coolant is replaced but not all.
However, the quantity of 2 implies 2 gallons which, I believe, is the full capacity.
I called the dealer, spoke to service, & that person said that the coolant would have been replaced during the timing belt service (but didn't have a ton of confidence in their answer based on the call). But they recommend it be done again for $84.95 as their schedule says every 3 years / 45,000 miles. I figure it's the dealer trying to grab another $85 as the Honda service schedule says 10 years.
Here are my questions for the experts on the board:
- Based on the repair slip, is it reasonable to assume the coolant was replaced already?
- Would that have included all of the coolant or is there still some in the system?
- For peace of mind (we want to keep the car awhile longer) & since it's under $100, should I just have it done again?
Thanks for all your help!
In October of 2011, I had a Honda dealer do the timing belt service. The repair slip says "replace timing belt, water pump, seals, & drive belts". In the parts section, it shows "coolant type 2 blue" with a quantity of "2".
The car is now 10 years old which is when the owners manual recommends the coolant be replaced.
I am trying to determine if the coolant was already replaced during the timing belt service.
I read on the internet that when doing a timing belt some of the coolant is replaced but not all.
However, the quantity of 2 implies 2 gallons which, I believe, is the full capacity.
I called the dealer, spoke to service, & that person said that the coolant would have been replaced during the timing belt service (but didn't have a ton of confidence in their answer based on the call). But they recommend it be done again for $84.95 as their schedule says every 3 years / 45,000 miles. I figure it's the dealer trying to grab another $85 as the Honda service schedule says 10 years.
Here are my questions for the experts on the board:
- Based on the repair slip, is it reasonable to assume the coolant was replaced already?
- Would that have included all of the coolant or is there still some in the system?
- For peace of mind (we want to keep the car awhile longer) & since it's under $100, should I just have it done again?
Thanks for all your help!
