About five years ago, we decided to do some upgrading to the house. It started with a new frig....which required replacing the cabinets above the frig since this one was taller than our old one... .which led to installing an "above the stove" microwave.... You get the picture.
Well, today that happened with my car. I drive an Acura MDX that I love! It gets excellent gas mileage, rides comfortably, and has lots of room (great for those girlfriend get away weekends). It's seven years old and has 105,000 miles on it. I took it to the dealer for the 105,000 mile check up and asked them to look at the heater fan motor because it was making a strange noise. They called about two hours later to say the noise was caused by some debris and would be relatively easy to fix. The check up, however, was another story. The spark plugs needed to be changed and the serpentine belt was worn....which meant the timing belt was probably worn as well....which would require removing the thermostat and water pump to find out for sure....and since the pump was already out, it probably should be replaced too.
Good thing there's not another check up scheduled any time soon. Thank you, God, that you have provided us the means to take care of such situations when they arise.
Well, today that happened with my car. I drive an Acura MDX that I love! It gets excellent gas mileage, rides comfortably, and has lots of room (great for those girlfriend get away weekends). It's seven years old and has 105,000 miles on it. I took it to the dealer for the 105,000 mile check up and asked them to look at the heater fan motor because it was making a strange noise. They called about two hours later to say the noise was caused by some debris and would be relatively easy to fix. The check up, however, was another story. The spark plugs needed to be changed and the serpentine belt was worn....which meant the timing belt was probably worn as well....which would require removing the thermostat and water pump to find out for sure....and since the pump was already out, it probably should be replaced too.
Good thing there's not another check up scheduled any time soon. Thank you, God, that you have provided us the means to take care of such situations when they arise.
No comments:
Post a Comment