2005 Honda Accord Did i do unnecessecy thing?

2005 HONDA ACCORD
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Engine Cooling problem
2005 Honda Accord 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 57.500 miles

I went to dealership to change Brake and TRansmisson fluid today.I'v been told that is my engine coolant dirty and that have to be changed.I agreeed,but then i came home and looked at manual that sayz to change it on 10 years or 120k miles?So my simple conclusion is that i got robbed here.Am i right here?
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Feb 27, 2010 at 9:19 AM
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Hi there,

I would never leave the coolant in the system for 10 years, i change mine every year and most of my customers get it flushed at least every 2 years, your service center has done the correct thing, if it was never changed since new, they may have saved you a considerable amount of $$$ by doing this now rather than letting it go and you start to get serious corrosion problems, they would have done a Ph test to see if the coolant was still in good condition or not.

mark (mhpautos)
Feb 27, 2010 at 10:09 AM
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