90k service and Heater Tubes

[drwapenshaw]

I had my local mechanic do my 90,000 mile service for me. They did the standard service plus a thermostat plus the heater tubes. They said everything looked great and probably didn't need to be replaced for a while except for the heater tubes! They had it all in a box for me to take home but I just wanted the heater tubes as a spare and the thermostat. I would have never known of the issue without this site. Thanks Mud!!

 

[drwapenshaw]

Oh and the heater tubes are NOT mentioned in the Mud sticky for 90k. Someone should add it to the sticky. Imho

 

[Bear Lake Cruiser]

How bad were the Tees and how many actual miles?

 

[drwapenshaw]

88,000 actual miles. It was the Aisin with water pump kit.
The Tees looked like impending failure to me. Here are some photos:

 

[Bear Lake Cruiser]

Thank you sir. One final question is year of vehicle just to round out the statistics

 

[Oakleyguy]

Looks like his signature shows a 2004

 

[drwapenshaw]

Yes, a very clean condition 2004. Pretty sure it was a weekend SUV or soccer mom car in its previous life.

 

[Bear Lake Cruiser]

Looks like his signature shows a 2004

Thanks I can't see signatures on the mud app on mobile devices