Maintanence Intervals?

[Special Ringpop]

I know to follow the maintanence minder system, but I have a more general question:

Should I be doing the 10,000, 15,000, 20,000 etc mile maintenances? Do they even technically exist? My minder system has never told me to replace the air filter or anything like that, and I'm worried, as I only ever did the 10,000 mile one, and I'm now at almost 22,000 miles, that I should've done other ones.

Any suggestions?

[todd_tampabay]

yea can someone post the maintenance intervals and what is recommended to be done at that preticular time.. That would be sweet cause i was worried about the same thing, cause i dont take it to dealer ship to avoid voiding warranty cause i can put it back to stock if serious problems arise.

[tuner student]

sry i can't help but good question. subscribed.

[Jdog_Si]

same here. I asked b4 but never rly got a clear answer. For those who have had the maint. minders come up, at what Mileage did they come up for you?

I have 30k miles on my car and it has not come on once yet. Just been doing oil changes.

[todd_tampabay]

im pretty sure at 15,000 you gotta clean engine fuel system, change oil, rotate tires, 30,000 you gotta change transmision fluid roatate tires, or by this time you should buy new ones, clean fuel sys, change oil. maybe flush radiator. someone who has seen this somewere post a link man, dont quote me on what i just wrote

[galaxygrey13]

The air filter should be changed every other oil change unless you have a k&n filter.

The next one is 30,000 and then 60 and 90 i think. You should be fine just change the air filter and the cabin filter. both not expensive and easy to do.

[todd_tampabay]

i got k&n whats that mean? i gotta stick it in the washer or what?

[Jdog_Si]

Originally Posted by todd_tampabay

i got k&n whats that mean? i gotta stick it in the washer or what?

There is a cleaning kit they sell. I have one too. I think it uses some kind of oil to clean the air so you cant just 'wash it out'.

Check the k&n site for more info on cleaning it. that should help

[todd_tampabay]

bah, sound like too much work, ima just trow it on fast wash in my washer for 10 mins should be fine

[Jdog_Si]

Originally Posted by todd_tampabay

bah, sound like too much work, ima just trow it on fast wash in my washer for 10 mins should be fine

Hmm.. i wouldnt advise that as it wont work as it was intended. But, its all up to you :]

[todd_tampabay]

actually i was just kidding, not gonna do that how long before i gotta clean it i think i got 11k without, looks darker, but doesnt look too bad

[Jdog_Si]

Originally Posted by todd_tampabay

actually i was just kidding, not gonna do that how long before i gotta clean it i think i got 11k without, looks darker, but doesnt look too bad

Hmm.. not sure. I probably have 5-10k on mine as well.

[Mabuz]

I've never gotten anything besides A1, A2, B1, or B2 on my maintenance minder yet. I'm just about at 50K miles now.

A: Change Oil
B: Inspect brakes, hoses, etc...
1: Rotate Tires
2: Replace Filters, Check Drive Belt

When I get the car inspected every year, I also have them check everything over. I think the manual says something about "no scheduled maintenance for 100,000 miles" or soemthing along those lines.

I asked my service manager about doing a checkup every 5K miles or so, he told me just to save my money and follow the maintenance minder when something comes up.

[Jdog_Si]

thanks for that info, thats teh most I've seen so far. I have just gotten oil changes so far and got tires rotated on my last visit as a recommendation from the tech, but it wasnt on my maintenance minder. Oh well, i'll post if I ever do get one :]