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[quote=Anonymous]It is definitely one of the most important preventative maintenance items you can do on a car.  It’s also quite costly.  No, there’s no hallmark warning sign.  100k miles is conservative because the consequences of not doing it and it breaking are essentially a totaled car.  For what it’s worth, I got one done around 120k but felt I was gambling over 110k.  Highly likely you won’t see a failure until 150 or 200 or something, but it’s really smart to just bite the bullet and get it done.  Unless you want to get rid of your car shortly after 100 and then maybe just trade it in early or something to avoid.  It runs between 1500-4000 dollars depending on the model and whether you’re going independent or dealer.   I think typically includes water pump and maybe some gaskets?  On the mdx, I think it was around 1900 and I went to an independent garage.  It’s not super technically complicated so like most repairs, I don’t see why you’d go to the dealer.

Back in the day, I did one myself - the amount of pain in the ass isn’t worth the savings to me.  It’s a half day for a mechanic or like a week for an average Joe.[/quote]

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