Crown Acura Adds New Levels of Convenience to Auto Service

Servicing your vehicle in Clearwater, Florida, is easy with help from Crown Acura’s certified Service Center.

How easy is it?

Schedule a Crown Acura Service Center appointment in seconds with our site’s online scheduling tool, and we’ll come to you when it’s time for your appointment. Crown Acura’s complimentary pickup and delivery service allow you to specify a local location for us to pick up your car for scheduled service and choose a delivery location and preferred delivery time to receive your serviced vehicle.

Thoughts of high automotive service costs don’t have to deter you from putting off necessary Acura service and maintenance that can lead to higher costs down the line. Crown Acura’s Service Center gives you access to Service and Parts Specials and Service and Parts financing so you can address your vehicle’s needs on time, every time.

Are all four of your tires worn or worn at an uneven rate? Crown Acura’s Tire Center features tires from major manufacturers so that you can find the right solution for your model. If you’re unsure what tires your car needs, you can receive recommendations right away using our dealership site’s Acura Authorized Tire Center link.

When automotive service and maintenance comes to mind, we tend to think of oil changes, tire rotations, and other well-known routine services—but does a coolant flush service come to mind when you think of how you can best take care of your vehicle? If so, you’re ahead of the curve, and if not—don’t sweat it as we’ve got you covered with a short guide and helpful service.

Engine coolant, also known as antifreeze, protects your engine from overheating while lubricating the moving parts it contacts. This lubrication prevents essential coolant system components like your water pump and head gasket from suffering damage.

While your vehicle requires coolant service at a less frequent rate than a service like an oil change, understanding the benefits of coolant replacement, what causes issues with your coolant system, and when you need a coolant flush remains an essential part of being a responsible Acura owner.

How Will My Car Benefit from a Cooling Flush?

A coolant flush’s primary purpose is to replace old coolant that turns acidic over time. Delaying a coolant flush for too long can lead to acidic coolant clumping and damaging your coolant system—but don’t let this get you down as this problem is easily solvable with a coolant flush help from Crown Acura’s certified Service Center.

New antifreeze is going to contain anti-corrosive properties that are free of excess contaminants. Integrate fresh antifreeze into your car with a coolant flush, and you’ll fight the formation of rust and foam within your coolant system and give the system lubrication it needs to work effectively. If vital elements inside of your vehicle’s coolant system like the water pump don’t get enough lubrication—you could find yourself with a failed engine.

What Causes Issues with Your Car’s Coolant System?

Old coolant can negatively impact coolant system components inside your vehicle with its contaminative nature, but some problems within your car’s coolant system may prevent fresh coolant from doing its job.

Worn radiator hoses are the most typical catalyst of automotive coolant system issues since they can crack or soften as time progresses. Many cars have two radiator hoses that transport coolant to the vehicle’s radiator for cooling before moving the coolant back to the engine. This directional flow prevents overheating while simultaneously keeping the engine from running too cold.

Vehicles with engines operating at a safe temperature have a thermostat that opens so the coolant can come from the radiator into the engine. A faulty thermostat may remain closed and block coolant from entering the engine for necessary cooling. Engines that overheat for too long can lead to a blown head gasket or vice-versa.

How Do You Know When Your Vehicle Needs a Coolant Flush?

Knowing when you should get a coolant flush is equally as important as understanding why your car should receive cooling flushes.

You can begin finding out when your car needs its next coolant flush by checking your owner’s manual for recommendations, as each model has different coolant flush requirements.

There’s a chance that you’ll run into an instance where your car’s coolant system exhibits unhealthy symptoms, even if you’re not due for a flush at Crown Acura’s Service Center. Some of these symptoms above are easier to spot than others.

More clear signs of an unhealthy coolant system are a vehicle temperature gauge that’s approaching its red zone during drives, coolant leaking under your car, a low coolant warning light, and hissing or steam emitting from underneath your hood.

Professional Coolant Flush Service in Clearwater

Crown Acura Service Center’s factory-trained technicians are here to help you recognize more subtle signs that it’s time for a coolant change while diagnosing any other coolant system problems that might be present along the way. Harder-to-spot symptoms of an unhealthy coolant system can include cracks or leaks and hoses and belts, a low coolant level, and discolored coolant.

Our technician’s coolant system solutions are implemented quickly and correctly the first time so your car can get back on the road at an optimal rate.

Schedule your next Crown Acura Service Center appointment online and consider using our pickup and delivery service for higher levels of convenience.