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Opinion...For what it's worth...
Posted by SteveB (more from SteveB) on Sat, 11 Jan 2003 18:02:55
In Reply to: Heater core replacement--which type?, Annie, Sat, 11 Jan 2003 17:01:50
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I've been debating the same thing. With the metal tank unit at 6X the price of the plastic tank unit, I think I will be going with the plastic tank unit. My reasoning is that the failure interval seems to be about 100K miles, which is about exactly the same interval as the blower motor. Unless you are very unlucky and way outside these averages, you can change the heater core AND the blower motor twice in 200K and still have money left over compared to buying one metal tank heater core.
Usually, to save labor $s or your own DIY time, both units are changed at the same time. Even if the metal tank heater core lasts forever, the blower motor won't and you or your mechanic would likely have to open up the evaporator/blower assembly in the average interval anyway. Also, 200K seems to be a good time to start looking around for another vehicle anyway.
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