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    Question To flush or not to flush?

    I recently had a radiator replaced with a used one and started noticing sludge in my radiator, I had it tested and found out that there was transmission fluid mixed in with the engine coolant.

    My question is this: when you change a rad shouldn't you automatically flush the new rad, especially if the replacement is used. Or did I have the misfortune of having an inept mechanic?

    Is there an industry standard when it comes to this?

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    its more common sense than an industry standard man...

    I mean you buy a new used car dont you give it an oil change and a basic tune up no matter what service records said??


    I personally would have flushed it before I installed it...most Garages should have and would have done the same man...
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    Unfortunatly, some shop tech's just "throw in" any used part they can find and call it good. Most shops only use used parts with customer approval, and should always give the customer ALL the options. When installing a used part, every effort should be given to asure that that part is in good condition. A simple pressure test by a radiator shop would have caught the problem before the install. Go back and see if the shop will "make it right".

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    Is your rad metal? If so go to a good radiator shop and have the radiator boiled and rodded. Should cost about 100bux. but much cheaper than buying a new one.

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    what happened is the trans cooler ruptured ,now this may have happened after the install and running for a while ,hard to say ,either way flushing the rad may have not made any difference ,you're gonna need a different rad and a coolant flush now ,lucky thing that coolant didn't get into the trans (much worse) I have had this happen with new rads .

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