Preventative Maintenance

[jack black]

Originally Posted by tmontague

I currently do the following:

-Remove and re-install control arm bolts and cover in grease
-Oil and filter change every 8,000km w/ synthetic oil
-brake service ever year (re lube slider pins, clean pads and rotate pads if necessary)
-Replace MTF every 2 years w/ synthetic ~40,000km
-coolant flush and fill w/ Toyota Red every 2 years~40,000km
-Spray bolts and rust prone parts on underbody ever 6 months with an anti rust compound
-inspect and clean PCV valve every year
-bleed brakes every year
-bleed clutch every year and lube pivot points
-check valve shim clearance every 40,000km
-wax car every 6 months

good idea
good synthetic can go double that
I thought I was the only person rotating brake pads? LOL!
overkill
I thought it was every 3 years?
good idea
good idea
good idea
not sure?
way overkill (100,000 miles is more like it, especially as not easy to adjust the clearance).
good idea (if you wash first)

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by jack black

way overkill (100,000 miles is more like it, especially as not easy to adjust the clearance).
good idea (if you wash first)

I just realized that 40,000km is definitely overkill, I'll likely go 75,000km-100,000km before I check again.

On a side note I noticed an oil stain on the outside of my engine coming from the valve cover. I checked the bolts and had to re-torque them as the bolts in that area had come really loose. The seal was fine when I re installed the valve cover last summer so I'm going to clean it up and see if the oil comes back.