The Lesabre will be 5 years in May '07 I bought it used 1.8 years ago
with 18000 miles now it has 31000 miles on it, yesterday I heard a
squeak from the brakes and think "yea it's time to have some things
done" took it to the shop today for a radiator flush, change of brake
fluid and new brake shoes. They say that I still have 50% of my front
brakes and 65% of my rear brake shoes left so that a brake job is
unnecessary, So I get it home and start looking under the hood, the
fluid in the radiator is kinda yellowish, the fluid in the overflow
tank is Dex-cool red. I called the shop and expressed my concern and
yep the guy says that there was a mistake,(Hibdon's uses something
other than Dex cool) and I should bring it back in and there will be
no waiting. Now I'm thinking that since they messed up on something as
simple as a flush how sure can I be about the other services they did?
If in 6 months the gaskets blow is it related to this? can I be sure
if they did chage the brake fluid? and are my brake shoes in the shape
that they say? also because I have to hire a nurse to sit with an
elderly parent should I ask for compensation? how worried should I be
about the gaskets? Ideas or suggestions please.

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<1173926122.786320.268190 (AT) d57g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
"Steve, Has Tiger firmly by tail" <ISteveador (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

GO5 coolant is yellow. Nothing wrong with using GO5 coolant.
Some of the other universal hybrid coolants are yellow also.
Probably work as good or better than Dexcool.
(not that Dexcool is all that bad to begin with)

Like dump the Dexcool in the overflow and re-fill it with what
they have in the radiator...

In your post, you've misspelled "LeSabre", "yeah" and "change",
How can I (we) be sure you're not making all of this up?

The gaskets aren't going to blow because of the coolant they used.
The upper intake manifold and lower intake manifold gaskets will
fail all by themselves just like they do on millions of other
cars that use the same engine as your LeSabre.
I've had yellow (GO5) coolant in my truck for over 4 years and
there have been no problems.

Nope, you can't be sure of anything, including tomorrow.

Can't see 'em from here. But gee, would they make more money by
selling you brakes that you didn't need, by selling you brakes
you did need or by not selling you brakes you didn't need?

You can ask for anything you can think of. They are under no
legal obligation to compensate you for anything, unless of course
you honestly believe that they are responsible for the aging of
your parent, the fact that he/she can't be left alone or the
31000 miles accumulated on your car or its having aged 5 years.

Not very.

Let them correct their very simple mistake.

Who changes the brake fluid? You may as well change the air in tires.

"Steve, Has Tiger firmly by tail" <ISteveador (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

"Micah" <hopper.net> wrote


If you ever let a Teves system corrode because you didn't change the brake
fluid,
you wouldn't make such a stupid statement...

"Micah" wrote

Ahhh....an automotive repair and maintenance expert!

Ian

"Micah" <hopper.net> wrote

Anyone who cares about proper maintenance.

"shiden_kai" <V-L-M (AT) hotma1l (DOT) com> wrote

As a regular scheduled maintenance? I see no point unless you have moisture
in the system or dirty fluid. Maybe I am wrong. Ian you are a GM service
technician correct? Or so I gathered from previous posts. If this should be
regular maintenance & of the utmost importance why then is it not listed in
the owners manual?

"Micah" wrote

Which owners manual are you looking at?

Ian

Returned the LeSabre to the shop today, and politely explained my
worries, they were willing to drain and flush the radiator again and
refill with with dex cool, but they did suggest that only the stuff in
the overflow needed to be replaced. I agreed to this, but explained
that I was going to buy a battery from them today and that it would be
nice if they would comp me the 1/2 hour labor charge for installing
it, no problem! So when I pick the car up the manager tells me that
they replaced the fluid in the overflow, but that it still looked red
because the dex cool had stained the reservior. 2 months from now when
I break down and replace the tyres (will insist on new air) I will
return to that shop.Thanks Cuda69 for your poignant advice you were on
the mark.

99 GP GTP