Your Maintenance Intervals
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Melting Slicks
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Your Maintenance Intervals
Can I get your take on the intervals you do the following services for your C5? Also, if you have a preference for a certain product or any other info please share. Thanks! Jax
Air Filter
Fuel Filter
Transmission Fluid
Belts
Coolant
Gear Oil
Battery serviced/charged
Air Filter
Fuel Filter
Transmission Fluid
Belts
Coolant
Gear Oil
Battery serviced/charged
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it's all in the owner's manual....no need to do anything different...I am nearing 60k miles and the car runs like a jack rabbit.
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This is what I do on my C5 DD, but I am only at 50k miles after 11+ years - all in town driving...
Air Filter
I have an oiled Hurricane filter - clean and re-oil once per year (twice a year would be smarter)
Fuel Filter
Changed mine at 40,000 miles
Transmission Fluid
Changed fluid and filter at 40,000 miles
Belts
Changed at 30,000 miles
Coolant
Flush and change every 3 years
Gear Oil
Changed at 30,000 miles
Engine Oil/Filter
Every 6 months (overkill)
Battery serviced/charged
Drive everyday, so no need to charge, but I replace Red Tops every 3 years just to be on the safe side - however with Red Tops it is like rolling the dice.
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I've only got 15K miles on my '03, but here is what I've done so far. Just did the maintenance so I would know that things were great right after I bought the car. In addition to the ones you have listed, I changed the brake fluid at 10K miles.
Air Filter - Have a Blackwing on the car - so far, no need for any cleaning.
Fuel Filter - changed it @ 10K miles.
Transmission Fluid - changed it at 10K miles
Belts - still on the original ones.
Coolant - changed it at 10K miles.
Gear Oil - previous owner had the leaking differential seal - oil was changed under warranty with about 4K miles on the car.
Battery serviced/charged - Replaced the Red Top that was in the car when I bought it in October 2010 - Red Top bit the dust. Now have a Sears DieHard Platinum in the car.
Air Filter - Have a Blackwing on the car - so far, no need for any cleaning.
Fuel Filter - changed it @ 10K miles.
Transmission Fluid - changed it at 10K miles
Belts - still on the original ones.
Coolant - changed it at 10K miles.
Gear Oil - previous owner had the leaking differential seal - oil was changed under warranty with about 4K miles on the car.
Battery serviced/charged - Replaced the Red Top that was in the car when I bought it in October 2010 - Red Top bit the dust. Now have a Sears DieHard Platinum in the car.
