When to replace FL22 Coolant

[JJxUSAF]

Got a question about coolant. A friend of mine has a Mazda 3 and Mazda is telling her that it needs to be flushed. Her car is a normal 2008 Mazda 3, 40K miles, nothing modded or special about it.

- Do the 2008 Mazda 3's have FL22?
- The MazdaUSA site says coolant needs to be replaced at 60,000 or 4 years if she doesn't have FL22. The dealer wants to do it because they say it needs to be done at 45K. I think this is BS and a sales tactic, but I want to make sure I'm not leading her astray.

Thanks in advance.

 

[_Chris]

Just look in the owners manual and it will tell you the type of fluid and when it should be changed and at what service level.

 

[flash75]

I have a 2008 and it has FL22, owners manual recommends changing at 120,000 miles,
or 10 years. later changes are 60,000 miles or 5 years.

Clifton