Pronto_Breakneck
03-05-2005, 11:45 PM
The car in question is a 1991 Legacy wagon, 2.2 automatic. It's coming up on 225,000 miles, G*d bless it.
The radiator is leaking, and I'm going to replace it. I figure that I'll replace the upper and lower hoses while I'm at it. As long as I have it apart, is there anything else that I should replace?
I'm thinking of cooling system components specifically, like the thermostat or the water pump, but I'm open to other suggestions. I'm also open to the suggestion that I just leave everything else alone. My inclination to replace stuff "while I'm in there" is probably caused by my experience in the world of Audi, where it's SOP to replace the engine every time you change your radio station presets.
We haven't had the car that long, and I'm not altogether familiar with its maintenance history. In my experience, cars don't get to have 200,000 miles on them without being maintained, so proper maintenance is probably a safe assumption.
Thanks much.
The radiator is leaking, and I'm going to replace it. I figure that I'll replace the upper and lower hoses while I'm at it. As long as I have it apart, is there anything else that I should replace?
I'm thinking of cooling system components specifically, like the thermostat or the water pump, but I'm open to other suggestions. I'm also open to the suggestion that I just leave everything else alone. My inclination to replace stuff "while I'm in there" is probably caused by my experience in the world of Audi, where it's SOP to replace the engine every time you change your radio station presets.
We haven't had the car that long, and I'm not altogether familiar with its maintenance history. In my experience, cars don't get to have 200,000 miles on them without being maintained, so proper maintenance is probably a safe assumption.
Thanks much.