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Originally Posted by swarb
Nothing special.
Read the manual.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I checked it out.
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Originally Posted by sly
Change the oil. Use magnetic drain plug.
Inspect your coolant and brake fluid.
Rotate the tires.
Change out the transmission fluid. Use either Pennzoil Synchromesh or Redline MT-90. Must be GL-3 or GL-4 rated to avoid damage to the transmission's brass bushings.
Change the differential fluid. Use Mobil1 LS gear lube or Redline MT-90.
Replace the cabin air filter.
Wash and wax it.
Take it for a spin.
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This is the kind of thing I was thinking of. However according to the manual on the first interval only changing the oil and rotating the wheels is recommended at 6000 miles. I thought that alot more would be required for a new car.
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Originally Posted by gramicci101
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Originally Posted by humfrz
Oh, I suggest you not make life hard for yourself.
Change the crankcase oil (use new crush washer) and oil filter.
Check other fluid levels (brake/clutch fluid, coolant, windshield washer fluid & battery fluid).
Check air pressure on tires.
Record in a notebook, what you did, when, where, what fluids and parts you used and keep receipts.
humfrz
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Good point.
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Originally Posted by mav1178
Gimmick, maybe, maybe not... always a good idea to not have shavings in general.
But unlike a transmission or differential, there's nothing to "grind" in an engine. If you have that many shavings to do harm, there's bigger problems than just "shavings that can be easily washed away". Think about it: the shavings are there, if there is no magnetic drain plug it'd just sit around in the engine oil or oil filter... which is why there's an oil filter to begin with.
But if you must have a magnet somewhere, get a FilterMag for $60 and reuse it forever, on any car you will ever own. And run whatever oil filter you want.
-alex
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This is my first brand new car. So I'm just trying to be proactive. I'll probably just do what the manual suggests.