St. Augustine  AAMCO Radiator & Cooling System Services

Cooling System Service

Did you know that the cooling system and overheating is the most common cause of mechanical breakdowns on the road? And that overheating can cause severe damage to the engine and the transmission?

Coolant (also termed anti-freeze) protects your engine from overheating and from freezing. The coolant’s effectiveness can diminish over time and lose many of its protective properties—even causing your radiator to rust and corrode. The cooling system itself can get clogged with built-up deposits from oil, grease, scale, hose decomposition, and other materials.

Most drivers know it's recommended that a automobile's oil should be changed about every 3,000 miles. Drivers typically know less, however, about proper intervals for their automobile's other vital fluids. For the cooling system, the coolant/antifreeze manufacturers recommend changing the coolant once a year, and some service manuals stipulate flushing and refilling the radiator every 24 months, regardless of mileage. Check your automobile's owner manual to see the recommended interval for changing the coolant in your automobile, but you’ll want to get it changed at minimum every 24 months or if you have any of the following symptoms:

• Your automobile overheats
• Your coolant or temperature light comes on
• Your temperature gauge reads higher or lower than normal
• Your heater does not work

Visit your local St. Augustine  AAMCO for an AAMCO Cooling System Service, and get a 36-point ProtectCheck Inspection performed on your automobile at no additional cost.

Radiator, Thermostat and Heater Services

The certified mechanics at St. Augustine AAMCO have years of experience in working with radiators, thermostats and the complete cooling system, due to the cooling system’s critical impact on proper transmission operation.

Any of the following signs could indicate your automobile needs service or repairs to the cooling system:

• The automobile is running hot or overheating
• Leaking of a green fluid
• Belts or hoses that have not been replaced during the past 4 years.

your local St. Augustine AAMCO auto repair shop can repair or replace any of the following components of the cooling system:

• Radiator, radiator cap, radiator hoses and radiator fan or fan clutch
• Thermostat
• Water pump
• Fan belt or serpentine belt
• Temperature sensors
• Heater core and hoses