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Mar 11, 2008 | 12:48 PM

Billysc5

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Is It Time ?

I'm the second owner of a 01 C5 coupe with a 6spd and 27k on the clock. The car has pretty much been a garage queen and sat around alot. I've changed the clutch flulid, coolent, oil and filter, and air filter. Do the tranny and rear end fluids need to be changed at this time ? Also is there any other thing I'm missing that might need preventative maintenance ?

Thanks in advance for your impute !!

Mar 11, 2008 | 12:51 PM

Humanoid 2.0

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It is time to put some miles on it

Mar 11, 2008 | 01:00 PM

Jet-Jock

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What does the owner's manual say?

(In short it will tell you to start driving the Corvette.) No, most everything is good to 100K. Cycle your clutch fluid. Do a search for Ranger's procedure. Other then that.... change the oil when the DIC says to.

Mar 11, 2008 | 01:19 PM

Kamil D.

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Originally Posted by Humanoid 2.0

It is time to put some miles on it

Mar 11, 2008 | 03:14 PM

pec98

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I would thing about changing the BRAKE FLUID.,ITS TIME.

Mar 11, 2008 | 03:34 PM

Billysc5

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I would thing about changing the BRAKE FLUID.,ITS TIME.

OK, there's one I missed.

Mar 11, 2008 | 03:52 PM

ajg1915

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Most services are either based on mileage or a period of time. I would recommend changing them.

Mar 11, 2008 | 03:55 PM

jacks996

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I would change them just because they have been in the car so long

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Mar 11, 2008 | 03:56 PM

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The one thing I always keep in mind about any type of fluids maintainance is that oil is cheap, a broken engine/tranny/diff/ect is not.

Mar 11, 2008 | 04:10 PM

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It is time to put some miles on it

Mar 11, 2008 | 04:31 PM

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The one thing I always keep in mind about any type of fluids maintainance is that oil is cheap, a broken engine/tranny/diff/ect is not.

Time to change every fluid in the Vette and be done with it

Mar 11, 2008 | 05:09 PM

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Billysc5

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Believe me guys I WANT TO PUT SOME MILES ON IT !! As soon as I can back it out of the garage and open a door with out hitting a snow bank and the black top roads aren't white with salt she'll be on the road. I could only drive it a few weeks last fall and then had to put it away... my GF thinks I'am nuts because I go out in the garage and look at every night before I go to bed.