How Long To Do A Radiator Flush and Coolant Change ?

[Bluespanner]

Hi, can anyone tell me what a reasonable amount of time is for a garage to do a radiator flush and coolant change on a 96 2.5TD 2WD. Many thanks Rob

[David Edwards]

mine went in at 0900 for fitting of new rad and complete flush and refill and I had it back at 3pm and that is only cause I was out till then,lol. Cost...£50.00. It was ready by lunchtime.

[Bluespanner]

Thanks David, my garage has sent me a bill for nearly £90. They have a number of bongo's they work on a regular basis and I did ask them if they were fully keyed up on bongo coolant changes and they said they'd done plenty. May have to enquire on this one.

[mrdeano]

Check my post out Blue Spanner, it took me over three weeks, lol but I am sure I could do a flush and complete coolant bleed withing three hours, just using a bleeder hose, plus a mate.
They would have the proper gear, so you pay for their expertise plus the use of their equipment.
Out garages charge out about NZ $70.00 per hour plus gst. In the bigger towns maybe more.

[haydn callow]

£90 dosn't sound to bad to me if it included the cost of the 5/6 liters of antifreeze required.
A full flush through and bleeding..
I would guess at least 2 hours.
£25 for coolant.....£32.50 per hour for the time.

[Bluespanner]

Thanks everybody, It seemed a long time and a bit pricey at first but looking at whats involved I think it's an acceptable price and took just over 2 hours.

[missfixit70]

If it takes less than that, it ain't been done right, it takes a lot to flush a bongo's cooling system clean.