Coolant change frequency question.

[nickpike]

Hi, my Genesis has it's 5 year service next month. I see on the service schedule that for the first 5 year services, the coolant is checked but not changed. The first coolant change is year 6 service. But then it shows a coolant change for every year after that. So no change from years 1 to 5, and then a change every year from year 6 onwards.
I going to subscribe to an Hyundai service package for 5 years, covering me for years 6 to 10. There are three levels of servicing, and the coolant change is only in the third, most expensive, service level. So I'm working out a service levels plan, but is it really necessary to change the coolant every year?

 

[lopedogg]

That's ridicules, there is no way they expect you to change it every year, im sure as hell not going to.

 

[princelybug]

Per the manual, for both "normal" and "severe" driving conditions, the first recommended coolant replacement is at 120K mi, and then again at 150K mi.

Replacing the coolant every 30K mi seems excessive. I would do it at 100K mi increments.

 

[nickpike]

Per the manual, for both "normal" and "severe" driving conditions, the first recommended coolant replacement is at 120K mi, and then again at 150K mi.

Replacing the coolant every 30K mi seems excessive. I would do it at 100K mi increments.

Many thanks. I should have said this car is in the UK, and in our edition of the owner's manual, there is no maintenance section, so it has been interesting to see what the US edition had to say.

 

[princelybug]

For everyone's reference: Hyundai Recommended Maintenance Schedules

 

[nickpike]

For everyone's reference: Hyundai Recommended Maintenance Schedules

Many thanks.