Dealer's list of recommended items

[kimona]

At 48K, I'd replace engine filter and A/C cabin filter myself at about $10 (for both) and 10 minutes of labour. I'd check the belt to see if it actually needs to be changed. That's it. BTW, what were the results of a battery test? You wouldn't want your wife to be left stranded.

[nkaufman]

Originally Posted by kimona

At 48K, I'd replace engine filter and A/C cabin filter myself at about $10 (for both) and 10 minutes of labour. I'd check the belt to see if it actually needs to be changed. That's it. BTW, what were the results of a battery test? You wouldn't want your wife to be left stranded.

Thank you for the information.

Can take a look at the belt and replace the Cabin Filter (maybe I forgot and replaced only the Engine Air Filter earlier).

But other than that, all else looks like a st(d)ealer list to me.

Wife never knew to ask for Battery Test results, so no go there. Wondering if I should call the dealer and ask.

Since battery has not given any problems yet, I don't think it would die just one day. I thought it would start giving problems - multiple cranks needed to start etc. etc. which would be an indication of "not holding charge". Isn't it?

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by nkaufman

Thank you for the information.

Since battery has not given any problems yet, I don't think it would die just one day. I thought it would start giving problems - multiple cranks needed to start etc. etc. which would be an indication of "not holding charge". Isn't it?

TBH In my experience with dead batteries they virtually just died. Or at least barely were able to start the car on the second time which allowed me to get a new one before I was stranded.

This is in a cold climate but all my batteries (about 3 of them) have died in the summer months.

One of them I actually warned my wife about and luckily sent my jumper cables with her when she went 3 hours up North for work the next morning and sure enough after her meeting her car wouldn't start. The crazy thing is the only reason I knew was by a very and I mean very slight difference in pitch of the noise when I cranked her car to start the day before. Absolutely no issues in cranking over until it died.

The list from the dealer is far from the manufacturers recommendations but in all honesty it is not really excessive in terms of wanting to keep your car preventatively maintained and functioning. I tend to not like to over wrench a car needlessly (ie: my oil changes are every 15k km as per oil analysis) but I would do almost everything on that list at one time or another before I got to those miles maybe for the exception of battery and belts if they check out fine.

The PCV valve doesn't need to be replaced just remove it an spray it with brake cleaner through both ends and shake it. I do this every oil change and although it is never clogged or even close, it does gum itself up a bit every time I check it. The noise when I shake it is significantly different after I clean it.

I would recommend checking brakes once a year and servicing and adjusting them. The rear drum adjuster tend to not work well and I like the hand brake to be firm. If brakes are not lubed ever few years up here they start to seize due to the amount of salt and crap on our roads.