I have a 2012 Hyundai Accent I bought new. It has 195k miles on the original coolant. The owners manual recommended changing it at, I think 140k, and then according to the manual something like "every 30k afterwards."
First of all, why do they recommend more frequent changes after the long initial interval for the factory fill.
Secondly, I'm a bad boy.
I left the factory fill in until now. It has 195k on it. I was thinking about just pouring in a bottle of VP Cool Down since it purports to inhibit corrosion and I talked to a tech at VP and he said it was fine to add it to old coolant and it would rejuvenate its anti-corrosion properties.
Go easy on me guys. I've been in bad health and I'm not able to take care of my car like I would have 10 years ago. I'd just like to get through until next spring when I hope my health lets me do it right. Can't really afford to have someone else do it and if I did you know they wouldn't do it properly anyway.
Do the VP or not? Or is there a better coolant additive I should use?
First of all, why do they recommend more frequent changes after the long initial interval for the factory fill.
Secondly, I'm a bad boy.
I left the factory fill in until now. It has 195k on it. I was thinking about just pouring in a bottle of VP Cool Down since it purports to inhibit corrosion and I talked to a tech at VP and he said it was fine to add it to old coolant and it would rejuvenate its anti-corrosion properties.
Go easy on me guys. I've been in bad health and I'm not able to take care of my car like I would have 10 years ago. I'd just like to get through until next spring when I hope my health lets me do it right. Can't really afford to have someone else do it and if I did you know they wouldn't do it properly anyway.
Do the VP or not? Or is there a better coolant additive I should use?