As my Jazz is approaching its 10th anniversary the coolant is due to be replaced.
Now I am in two minds whether to get Honda to do it or do it myself.
Honda are asking £65 all in.
The diy route reading the Honda owners manual and also the Haynes one seems fairly simple.
However there are some key differences:
Haynes say replace the 'o' ring seal when replacing the radiator drain plug, Honda don't. Personally I would replace it for the sake of a few pounds. If it does leak and knowing my luck it will, to replace it would mean removing the drain plug again and loosing all your nice new coolant. I know you can place a container underneath but from experience you can't catch every drop.
The Haynes manual mentions also draining the coolant from the engine via the engine drain plug but the Honda manual makes no mention. Having had a quick look at my engine the drain plug is visible but access doesn't seem good.
The refilling part differs in that Haynes seem to have a simpler way rather than Honda's faff with letting it idle until the fan comes on twice and then holding the engine at 1500rpm until the fan comes on. I know this is all to do with getting rid of any trapped air, but the Haynes method seems a lot simpler.
So has anyone had there coolant changed at a Honda garage and if so other than the coolant part was there any other part listed? i.e. 'o' ring seals, engine coolant drain plug seal
For those who have had a go themselves any issues? Did you drain the engine via the engine drain plug or not bother? Also what refilling method did you use Honda's or Haynes or a bit of both? Any trapped air issues?
