Your Maintenance Schedule
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville FL
Your Maintenance Schedule
Guys, I know most don't stick to the owner's manual suggestions and there is a wide range of preferred maintenance schedules for everything but I'd be curious to hear your opinions. At what interval do you prefer to change the following? Thanks!
Fuel Filter
Air Filter
Transmission Fluid
Belts
Coolant
Gear Oil
Battery serviced/charged
Fuel Filter
Air Filter
Transmission Fluid
Belts
Coolant
Gear Oil
Battery serviced/charged
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From: Shenandoah Valley Virginia
For a street driven car this is what I do. For a track car = something else entirely.
Fuel Filter - 50K miles
Air Filter - 20K miles
Transmission Fluid - Auto 30K with filter - Manual 50K miles
Belts - 10 years or 50K miles
Coolant - every 5 years
Gear Oil - 50K miles
Battery serviced/charged - check green water level eye frequently - otherwise when it dies recycle and get a new one
Fuel Filter - 50K miles
Air Filter - 20K miles
Transmission Fluid - Auto 30K with filter - Manual 50K miles
Belts - 10 years or 50K miles
Coolant - every 5 years
Gear Oil - 50K miles
Battery serviced/charged - check green water level eye frequently - otherwise when it dies recycle and get a new one
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville FL
For a street driven car this is what I do. For a track car = something else entirely.
Fuel Filter - 50K miles
Air Filter - 20K miles
Transmission Fluid - Auto 30K with filter - Manual 50K miles
Belts - 10 years or 50K miles
Coolant - every 5 years
Gear Oil - 50K miles
Battery serviced/charged - check green water level eye frequently - otherwise when it dies recycle and get a new one
Fuel Filter - 50K miles
Air Filter - 20K miles
Transmission Fluid - Auto 30K with filter - Manual 50K miles
Belts - 10 years or 50K miles
Coolant - every 5 years
Gear Oil - 50K miles
Battery serviced/charged - check green water level eye frequently - otherwise when it dies recycle and get a new one
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville FL
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Oil change every 3000 miles or less.
Belts just swapped them out last week eventhough they still looked good. Wasn't sure how long the before owner ran them.
Coolant was also changed along with a new 160F thermostat about 2000 miles ago.
And of course on a weekly basis the "RANGER METHOD" is done.
Belts just swapped them out last week eventhough they still looked good. Wasn't sure how long the before owner ran them.
Coolant was also changed along with a new 160F thermostat about 2000 miles ago.
And of course on a weekly basis the "RANGER METHOD" is done.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville FL
Oil change every 3000 miles or less.
Belts just swapped them out last week eventhough they still looked good. Wasn't sure how long the before owner ran them.
Coolant was also changed along with a new 160F thermostat about 2000 miles ago.
And of course on a weekly basis the "RANGER METHOD" is done.
Belts just swapped them out last week eventhough they still looked good. Wasn't sure how long the before owner ran them.
Coolant was also changed along with a new 160F thermostat about 2000 miles ago.
And of course on a weekly basis the "RANGER METHOD" is done.
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Since mine is a weekend driver with low miles, I follow more of a calendar schedule than a mileage schedule.
Oil change and filter cleaning - Once a year
New Battery - Every 5 years
New hoses/belts/spark plugs/wires - Every 10 years
New coolant - Every 5 years
Other items like brakes, tires, etc. are based on use and my desire to mod. I currently am running ceramic brake pads with my Baer Eradispeed rotors and hate them. I plan to swap out to OEM pads soon.
Oil change and filter cleaning - Once a year
New Battery - Every 5 years
New hoses/belts/spark plugs/wires - Every 10 years
New coolant - Every 5 years
Other items like brakes, tires, etc. are based on use and my desire to mod. I currently am running ceramic brake pads with my Baer Eradispeed rotors and hate them. I plan to swap out to OEM pads soon.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville FL
Since mine is a weekend driver with low miles, I follow more of a calendar schedule than a mileage schedule.
Oil change and filter cleaning - Once a year
New Battery - Every 5 years
New hoses/belts/spark plugs/wires - Every 10 years
New coolant - Every 5 years
Other items like brakes, tires, etc. are based on use and my desire to mod. I currently am running ceramic brake pads with my Baer Eradispeed rotors and hate them. I plan to swap out to OEM pads soon.
Oil change and filter cleaning - Once a year
New Battery - Every 5 years
New hoses/belts/spark plugs/wires - Every 10 years
New coolant - Every 5 years
Other items like brakes, tires, etc. are based on use and my desire to mod. I currently am running ceramic brake pads with my Baer Eradispeed rotors and hate them. I plan to swap out to OEM pads soon.
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From: Camano Island WA
Oil Change- Every 3k or 6 months, whichever is first
Battery, Belts, Hoses- As needed, when they start to ware, I change them out
Coolant- Every 5 years
Tires and Brakes- As needed. Just put Nitto tires on mine, and am going to upgrade to ceramic brakes this month!
Clutch Fluid is done monthly and/or when I change the oil.
Some people do more, some less. I think it is how much you drive it and how you drive always depends on the maint.
Battery, Belts, Hoses- As needed, when they start to ware, I change them out
Coolant- Every 5 years
Tires and Brakes- As needed. Just put Nitto tires on mine, and am going to upgrade to ceramic brakes this month!
Clutch Fluid is done monthly and/or when I change the oil.
Some people do more, some less. I think it is how much you drive it and how you drive always depends on the maint.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville FL
People tease me because of the low miles on my 04', however I average over 30K miles per year on my daily business driver. As a result, there are times after a long week of driving, navigating road construction and heavy traffic, I just don't feel like driving. Even a Corvette...
I intend to increase that average this year but it hasn't started off that way despite amazing weather.