Welcome to Heater Core Replacement
Today's troubled global economy is bringing massive changes to our lives. Among these changes is learning how to become more self-sufficient and do whatever we can reasonably do to stretch our dwindling funds.
Unexpected car or truck repairs are notorious for taking a huge bite out of our budget. One such repair that takes an unusually big bite is a heater core replacement.
Heater core failure is fairly common and is usually the result of neglected cooling system maintenance. If not properly maintained, the liquid coolant loses its protective properties and becomes corrosive. The corrosive coolant reacts with metals in the cooling system, causing the metals to pit or 'rust out' from the inside. Due to the relative thinness of the coolant tubes in a heater core, the core is most likely to be the first part to fail.
Once the corrosion penetrates the thin aluminum or copper tubes, the heater core begins to leak coolant into the passenger compartment, creating a toxic fog or mist of anti-freeze inside the vehicle. While there are many products on the market that claim to stop radiator and heater core leaks, at best they are only temporary bandages and the only satisfactory long-term solution is to replace the heater core.
Heater Core Replacement Options
Once you've determined that the heater core must be replaced, you have two choices. You can have it replaced at at an auto repair shop, or you can replace it yourself. At repair shops, the cost to replace it will range from aound $600 to well over $1,000. There's also a high probability that the temperature blend door will also have to be replaced, and this will add to the total repair cost.
If spending over $1,000 is within your budget, then having a repair shop to replace your heater core may be your best choice.
But if your budget is a little tight in these turbulent economic times, replacing the heater core yourself might be an option worth considering.
The cost of a new heater core is but a small part of the overall cost of having your heater core replaced if you take it to a repair shop.
The greatest portion of heater core replacement cost is for labor. It is, therefore, easy to see that if you can provide the labor to replace the heater core, you can save many hundreds of dollars. Yes, you really can replace it yourself with the procedures on this site.
Ford Truck/SUV Digital Odometer Works Only Part-Time? You can fix it yourself!
Bringing It All Together
As you've probably noticed, there's lots of information on the Internet about heater core problems and replacing heater cores. Unfortunately, the search engines are so good at finding every little tidbit of information about heater core replacement that it leaves you a bit overwhelmed, to say the least.
For example, a Google search for the broad term 'heater core problems' returns an overwhelming 2,450,000 sites. For the brave at heart who are thinking about replacing your own heater core, a Google search for the term 'heater core replacement' returns a mere 1,540,000 sites! This is a staggering amount of information to try and dig through to find good solid heater core replacement procedures and information about your particular vehicle. The purpose of this website is to present you with reliable procedures and tips for replacing your own heater core in your specific vehicle all in one handy location without you having to search through millions of sites.
We owe a debt of gratitude to those who have taken the time to share their heater core replacement experiences and expertise with us by posting it on the web. When the information is available, we will give full credit to the originator and provide links to the original materials so that you can contact them to ask questions or thank them for their contributions. If you have procedures, tips or information related to heater core replacement that you would like to share, we invite you to contact us.
This site will be continually growing and developing as time permits, but it will take time to build a very large database of makes/models. Please check back from time to time to see if we have added information about your make/model. If not, and you need information right away, drop us a message and tell us about your vehicle. We will make your model a high priority and help you find the information you need for your specific vehicle and add it to the site for others who have the same type of vehicle. Thanks for visiting. Please leave a comment if you found the site useful or if you have suggestions for improvement.
It would be helpful for us to know the make & model of vehicles for which you need heater core replacement procedures. We ask that you take a moment to tell us about your vehicle to help as set priorities for site development. We will not provide your contact information to any other parties and we will use it only to set priorities for developing this site and for sending occasional notices about other repair procedures or special products for your specific vehicle that we feel would be of interest to you. We welcome you and hope you will find real value in the information provided here...
You must be a registered user to access the Do-It-Yourself Heater Core Replacement Procedures on this site.
To register your account and gain full access to all posted procedures, click here.
Revolutionary Generator Produces Electricity Using Only the Force of Natural Magnets! For Full Details, Click Here!
Comments:
i need detailed info about replacing heater core diy
thanks