first time service
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Pittsburgh Pirates PA
first time service
since i bought my car in september last year, i have not really had it looked into all around. on tuesay i am taking it to a reliable corvette mechanic whom i know. i am not an engine or fluid oriented individual. it is a 95 with 38k miles. as much as i am relying on the mechanic, since i don't know at all the history of the car, should i have all fluids just check or just replaced? i am having them replace all filters, plugs, etc.... i know a few months ago someone posted detailed list, but i cannot locate it. any thoughts on what else i should get done? i know the brakes, suspension, undercarriage, etc is fine, i am just questioning the engine internals. thank you all.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Obama=death for America
If you have no history of the car or what's been done, I would do the following:
1. Change all the hoses
2. Change the belt(s)
3. Change the brake fluid and have him check the brakes to ensure there's plenty of meat left on them
4. Change and flush the coolant
5. Change the oil and filter
6. Change the tranny fluid and filter
7. Change the diff. fluid
8. Change the fuel filter
9. Change the plugs
10. Change the air filter
11. Check timing
12. Check all lights (brakes, etc.)
I'm sure there's more and people will jump in with their suggestions.
1. Change all the hoses
2. Change the belt(s)
3. Change the brake fluid and have him check the brakes to ensure there's plenty of meat left on them
4. Change and flush the coolant
5. Change the oil and filter
6. Change the tranny fluid and filter
7. Change the diff. fluid
8. Change the fuel filter
9. Change the plugs
10. Change the air filter
11. Check timing
12. Check all lights (brakes, etc.)
I'm sure there's more and people will jump in with their suggestions.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,448
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From: Tracy CA
When I bought mine, it had about 96K on it. All the fluids were good (pink tranny fluid, clean-looking oil & new filter... these were done prior to my purchase). But I did notice "sludge" in the coolant overflow tank. So it got the flush & fill.
Unless you know the previous owner, I'd just stick with the basic stuff (oil, filter, ck the coolant, air filter, etc.... stuff listed above!). Drive it easy for a while, and let it tell you what it needs.
It will.
They all do.
-Eric
Unless you know the previous owner, I'd just stick with the basic stuff (oil, filter, ck the coolant, air filter, etc.... stuff listed above!). Drive it easy for a while, and let it tell you what it needs.
It will.
They all do.
-Eric
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,018
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From: OR
That's a good list 500 horse made. I'd think two or three times about the heater hoses though. In my mechanic days I saw a lot of heater cores get damaged getting the hoses on and off in the name of preventative maintainence. Not an easy job to do yourself, and expensive to pay someone else to do. In my mind the risk/reward isn't worth it on that item unless you're going to pay a shop to replace them and they're willing to eat a heater core replair should it leak after they replace the hoses. I'm somewhat in the same boat. Last year I bought an '87 with 25k miles on it. I changed the oil and flushed the cooling system right away. From then on I'm just following the maintainence schedule in the owners manual.
Last edited by newbecorvetteguy; Mar 20, 2005 at 12:57 PM.
