KenHorse

Minimum wage just doesn't buy what it used to

roadbike56

OP, on a serious note, thanks for reminding me why I pay extra to have either the dealer do oil changes or a top notch independent garage.

V Vette

Kevin, what year is your car as my oil cap says 5W-30 ...

Kevin A Jones

2017, which cap did say 5W-30, however I switched the cap when I went to 0w-40. By the way, I've noticed a slight rise in oil pressure since the switch.

Joe C5 C2

You can have one also. Just order a new '19 or go to your dealer and request part #12680708 (about $30 retail).

V Vette

LOL, new level on Mods! Im getting a C8 so i'll wait...Thank you !

lynndm

Took my car to the local Chevy dealer and got the cooling system flushed. It didn't produce the results I had hoped for. Here's a pic of the goop inside the reservoir after the flush. Dealer wanted to pull the water pump and thermostat and flush with a water hose till clear. I'm not ready to do that yet but what I'm planning on doing is removing the thermostat so the system will remain open when the cold water hits it, remove the upper and lower hoses and flush with water hose. Install a new thermostat when finished. I even considered using a solution of Simple Green to help remove the oil clinging to hard surfaces but a little leery about not getting all of it out of the system. I'm open to suggestions at this point.

Ken_4fun

No Simple Green, if you need to have another flush, I would just do that.

Ken

Sixgun95

Damn.

lynndm

That's what I plan on doing but going to try to do it myself this time. $150 a pop at the Chevy dealer gets expensive. And no use putting in new coolant every time until it's clear since I'm not driving it.

Thanks for responding.

Doug

AORoads

Sorry to hear this. I'm with Ken above, no Simple Green. None of us are metallurgists or chemical engineers who know how coolant, Mobil 1 and Simple G. will interact with each other, or the various metals in the cooling system. Go carefully and be thorough. It's "your" car and no one's going to pay you if their suggestions are wrong. Good luck.

OntarioOrangeC3

Did you talk to the quick oil change place about paying for the flush?
Seems to me it's on them to reimburse you for correcting their mistake.

lynndm

Yes of course but the owners are close friends of mine and trying to not run up a labor charge that is not necessary. Besides the flush the dealer did was pretty ineffective. I'm going to try to do it myself with a hose and the radiator hoses off and see if that produces better results.

Doug

Jeffer

pull the damn water pump and get it fixed right

does not matter the cost, even if u eat some of it

get it fixed right

coles notes version

FIX THE DAMN THING THE FIRST TIME.

u will be changing the coolant for years to get it right

crf450x

Just use a fluid evacuator to suck the oil off the top. Do it once a week and you’ll be good. The vast majority floats to the top. And the oil that doesn’t come to the top won’t be affected much by a flush. In the meantime it won’t actually hurt your cooling system.

lynndm

I like that idea! And you may be right...if that gunk is staying in the reservoir and not circulating very well, pulling it off the top may be the most effective way to get rid of it. What kind of fluid evacuator do you recommend?

Doug

Avanti

YIKES! Sorry to hear this, but you sound as if you knew better. Next time simply reset the oil-life indicator until you can do it yourself.

7thgeneration

This is what happens when you have a boy do a man's job.

OntarioOrangeC3

If I was your close friend & that was my business, I'd definitely reimburse you the $150 you're out because of the mistake. Close friends or not, it's simply the right thing to do.
But whatever you're good with is all that matters. Good luck.

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