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Hi All,
I recently joined the H3 crowd in purchasing a 2009 H3 Alpha in February with 39,300 miles. Super happy with it so far, especially the V8 and how it changes the vehicle so much over the inline 5 cylinder. No shade being thrown to those who love their I-5's
I did get burned after only 300 miles when the heater core decided to start leaking coolant - $2,000 later I had the core replaced with a Genuine GM part plus coolant and brake fluid flushes, and of course fresh refrigerant since they need to remove the entire instrument panel to remove the heater core.
Here some pics after a 2-step paint correction and Adams Ceramic coating.
Hi All,
I recently joined the H3 crowd in purchasing a 2009 H3 Alpha in February with 39,300 miles. Super happy with it so far, especially the V8 and how it changes the vehicle so much over the inline 5 cylinder. No shade being thrown to those who love their I-5's I did get burned after only 300 miles when theheater core decided to start leaking coolant - $2,000 later I had the core replaced with a Genuine GM part plus coolant and brake fluid flushes, and of course fresh refrigerant since they need to remove the entire instrument panel to remove the heater core.
Who diagnosed your heater core leak? My '07 heater core is still OEM factory installed back in '06, currently 93,766miles, still doesn't leak!
Happy to join the H3 Crowd!
