Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
FJR Motorcycle Forums
Technical & Mechanical Problems
2007 waits until water pump failure doesn't create a disaster
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Yamaha FJR Motorcycle Forum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="user 213" data-source="post: 1462150" data-attributes="member: 213"><p>Typically coolant is a two year life span. Sadly, it's likely the most neglected fluid on a vehicle. Brake fluid is next, also on a two year cycle. As RossKean mentioned, it's not the antifreeze properties, but the anti corrosion and water pump lube properties that diminish.</p><p></p><p>For riders that don't put on the 26k between valve change intervals in two years, you really should be changing the antifreeze and brake fluids at two year intervals anyway. Preventative maintenance is CHEAP. Repairs are not.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be surprised that the OP's coolant was from the last valve check, several years ago, if not oem from '07. </p><p></p><p>I used to wrench on cars for money and once had a customer come in with overheating problems. Previous shops had replaced the radiator, thermostat and flushed the coolant system which made little difference. I pulled the water pump and the impeller vanes were completely gone, corroded away. It was just a spinning disk. I asked him when he last changed the coolant prior to the shop doing it for the overheating problem and he responded "never, it had coolant in it." He was the original owner and the car was 11 years old. All the heater & rad hoses were 'crunchy', rotted on the inside, and the brake fluid was chocolate syrup. He had denied the prior shop changing the hoses to "save money". He wouldn't let me do them either. ($60 in parts at the time and .5 hr labor) About two weeks later I got a call to recover the car from the road side where it had burst a hose and he had left it. At least he listened when I told him to shut it down and not drive it if a hose let go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 213, post: 1462150, member: 213"] Typically coolant is a two year life span. Sadly, it's likely the most neglected fluid on a vehicle. Brake fluid is next, also on a two year cycle. As RossKean mentioned, it's not the antifreeze properties, but the anti corrosion and water pump lube properties that diminish. For riders that don't put on the 26k between valve change intervals in two years, you really should be changing the antifreeze and brake fluids at two year intervals anyway. Preventative maintenance is CHEAP. Repairs are not. I wouldn't be surprised that the OP's coolant was from the last valve check, several years ago, if not oem from '07. I used to wrench on cars for money and once had a customer come in with overheating problems. Previous shops had replaced the radiator, thermostat and flushed the coolant system which made little difference. I pulled the water pump and the impeller vanes were completely gone, corroded away. It was just a spinning disk. I asked him when he last changed the coolant prior to the shop doing it for the overheating problem and he responded "never, it had coolant in it." He was the original owner and the car was 11 years old. All the heater & rad hoses were 'crunchy', rotted on the inside, and the brake fluid was chocolate syrup. He had denied the prior shop changing the hoses to "save money". He wouldn't let me do them either. ($60 in parts at the time and .5 hr labor) About two weeks later I got a call to recover the car from the road side where it had burst a hose and he had left it. At least he listened when I told him to shut it down and not drive it if a hose let go. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
FJR Motorcycle Forums
Technical & Mechanical Problems
2007 waits until water pump failure doesn't create a disaster
Top