[oldebondo]

By all means, replace all flexible cooling hoses - especially the hard-to-get-at turbo cooling hoses (supply and return). I lost all of my coolant one day driving up in the mountains and blew the head gasket and warped the head by about .015". The low coolant sensor was disconnected because the mechanic who replaced the timing belt forgot to re-attach it. I like my 850 T-5. In my opinion, its a real sleeper. I do a lot of city highway driving and I use to turbo to get out of traffic and to pass trucks quickly. I get 25 - 30 MPG and still have 222 HP when I need it. Hoses - replace the hoses. Good luck!