Am I Being Silly To Be Nervous?

Thoy're doing the right thing. Belts is just the beginning. Look at the small fuel lines and fuel filter while your at it. They are very accessible while your there.

 

If you are going to Norwoods you should be sleeping well

 

I'm going to assume that you are exaggerating for purposes of illustration and humor ???

If you are not (and you are actually serious about that analogy), I would recommend you go see a shrink as your "faculty for assigning emotional significance" needs a major service as well

It's just a car.........

I'm just teasing you a bit, Jeremy, don't take any offense

 

forgive the question, but why in the world would you drain and bleed the whole cooling system, and only change one hose? i just did all of mine on my 308 GTB QV. i too pay to have some things done on my cars, so thats not the reason i am asking.

i am asking because if one hose is leaking or bad, then all of them are suspect, and i would not want the down time, nor the hassle of flushing, filling and bleeding the car, again to do the other hoses later.

i took my time and changed mine, and noticed many of them were worse on the inside, than the outside would indicate.

no offense intended.

 

thanks for the reply. i removed my AAV on my GTB QV, and changed all 3 of the top engine hoses where they were in under an hour. it was not "easy" but i have 12 years of working on biz jets under my fingernails , so it was not that big a deal. i thought i was going to have to pull the plenum off, but i figured it out !

Superperformance has packaged kits with all the hoses you need. i have been super happy with them and their products.

good call of getting the servicng done. get the water pump replaced, and do the fuel filter unless its been done recently too. the " while you are there" stuff adds up, but then the damn cars will run for 5 years before you have to worry about it!

 

If you are really nervous then perhaps you should re-examine your choice of a mechanic. None of us love to have our cars out of our control but if you have faith in your mechanic you should sleep well.

 

When I Lived in Dallas, I took my 328 over to Shadetree to have the fuel lines changed.

I dont recall his name and his wife's but they were very nice, polite, sincere...etc, etc.
Definetly, recommend them.
Norwood was a consideration too, but I had met Shadetree and his demeanor helped make my decision..

Good Luck...

Oh, your not being silly either. I'm very protective about my 328...
No one can just work on it. I do my homework, research, visit the shop, shake some hands, etc....