Originally Posted by
ala_xfire
I have to admit that I replaced my thermostat when I did my coolant flush at 50K.
My thinking was that it is a messy job I only wanted to do once, so why not ?
I had even thought about doing the water pump, and would have, but didn't have one on hand then.
I do now, and it will be replaced at the 100K fluid change.
+1
Ala and I discussed it and we BOTH decided it was worth the $.
BTW-we also decided in the "Meeting of the Minds", to replace/flush ALL fluids. 50K for us both, but 11 years is a loooong time.