Maintenance Schedule (DavPak, Flipside, etc)

[JMSinMaryland]

Here's mine with a few q's at the end:

Oil change, every 3,000 miles

Rotation and Balance, every 6,000 miles

Check Alignment and Air Filter (KN), every 12,000 miles

Engine Coolant, Transmission Oil, Clutch Fluid, Brake Fluid, every 30,000 miles

Power Steering, Fuel Induction, Tune Up, Fuel Filter, PCV, Thermostat, Timing Belt, Water Pump (every 60,000 easier to do Tune Up and Timing Belt at same time w/SC).

My question is, what is the proper interval for PCV, Thermostat and Water Pump?? Anything major Im forgetting in my schedule?? Jon.

[Yanks0114]

Everything looks good. The PCV valve should be changed at 60k miles. Its a $5 part and very easy to do(With the SC its a little harder, but still doable). If you are boosted and you have upgraded that spark plugs to denso Iridium IK22s then you need to replace them every 30k miles. If you are N/A your stock plugs are good for 100k miles but you could replace at 60k if you'd like. Also the fuel filter should be done at 100k. You k & N filter is reusable, so i hope you aren't replacing it every 12k miles, just get some cleaner from them

[JMSinMaryland]

It's reusable? Damn, so I've thrown away at least a dozen of them, I was wondering how people could afford to throw away $45 filters all the time but I just figured other people knew!! Actually j/k I have the oil and cleaner I use. I figure the cleaner the filter, the cleaner the oil and the less crap gets into the engine.

[DavPak]

personally my mantenance schedule is a little different, not too much though. if you wanted to go cheaper, you can do most of these things at higher mileage intervals.......maybe i'm just really anal!

oil changes every 4K (i use synthetic, do every 3K for dead dino oil)
rotate tires every other oil change
every 15K- tire balance, alignment, air filter, PCV valve.
every 30k- coolant flush, engine flush, air/fuel induction (flush), brake flush, change clutch fluid, fuel filter, trans drain and fill.
every 60K- timing belt, spark plugs (platinum), trans flush.
once you get up to higher mileages (~90K) start thinkin about valve adjustments, head/valve cover gaskets, etc.
with the water pump, basically when you do the timing belt, check to see if its leaking, if it ain't broke don't fix it. thermostat should go beyond 60K.

hmm, don't think i left anything out. lemme gno if i did!

[JMSinMaryland]

Why do you change your PCV valve so often? Am I risking anything by waiting till 60k? "coolant flush, engine flush, air/fuel induction (flush), brake flush, trans flush" what's the difference in all these vs. just changing the fluid? If you change it all on time are flushes necessary? Also what do a thermostat and water pump go for? Jon.

[Yanks0114]

I can only answer one of those but my personal take on the PCV valve is that its the cheapest thing to replace. I've heard of stories where people will blow their engine with a clogged PCV valve(after like 100k miles with no change). I guess for $5 its worth it to change every 15k if you really want to

[DavPak]

Why do you change your PCV valve so often? Am I risking anything by waiting till 60k? "coolant flush, engine flush, air/fuel induction (flush), brake flush, trans flush" what's the difference in all these vs. just changing the fluid? If you change it all on time are flushes necessary? Also what do a thermostat and water pump go for? Jon.

yanks is right about the PCV valve. its real cheap and really easy to replace. can't hurt to change it when you're already changing the air filter (if you're still @ stock).
flushes are kind of like angioplasty for your car. better analogy: draining and filling is like changing your clothes without washing them. flushing gets all of the grit and schmutz out of the fluid systems of your car.
water pump replacements can be expensive, unless its done at the same time as the timing belt. usually ~$180 (plus the timing belt of course). thermostat replacement should be ~$150.

[dbanker]

What about adjusting valve clearance...DavPak, you mentioned this for 90k but how do you know when it's necessary?

Also, when it comes to the fuel filter should this definitely be done? Or can this be extended? I'm almost at 70k and haven't done this yet...

[Yanks0114]

Fuel Filter should be done at 100k miles.

Davpak if you or any other members would like to help me compile a maintence schedule that would be great. We can either make it a sticky, or we'll add to to the FAQ. I'm thinking a few different programs for how much people wanna do maintences. Davpak, your schedule is very aggressive, and its probally because you get these services for cheaper. I know my transmission flush is about $70 from toyota

[DavPak]

[quote="dbanker"]What about adjusting valve clearance...DavPak, you mentioned this for 90k but how do you know when it's necessary?
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you know it when your car has a noticeable performance loss, i.e. acceleration, etc.

[DavPak]

Fuel Filter should be done at 100k miles.

Davpak if you or any other members would like to help me compile a maintence schedule that would be great. We can either make it a sticky, or we'll add to to the FAQ. I'm thinking a few different programs for how much people wanna do maintences. Davpak, your schedule is very aggressive, and its probally because you get these services for cheaper. I know my transmission flush is about $70 from toyota

for a fuel filter, i'm not sure what the toyota owners manual says, but as with most filters, it won't hurt the vehicle to change them sooner than recommended. i usually recomend to customers that they change their fuel filters at 30K. also, its not hard to do if you're already doing another service (i.e. trans, coolant, brakes, etc).
and you're right, my schedule is aggresive due to the cost and the convenience that my car is already here! that trans flush is cheap too, ours is $150. but there are many different companies that offer the flush services, there's always variation.
for the maintenance schedule, i'd be happy to help out. let me know.

[Flipside909]

Fuel Filter should be done at 100k miles.

Davpak if you or any other members would like to help me compile a maintence schedule that would be great. We can either make it a sticky, or we'll add to to the FAQ. I'm thinking a few different programs for how much people wanna do maintences. Davpak, your schedule is very aggressive, and its probally because you get these services for cheaper. I know my transmission flush is about $70 from toyota

Nope, it should be done sooner than that. More like every 60k or more often. I have yet to install my fuel filter. It's still sitting in the Toyota Genuine Parts box in my trunk. I'm at 77k miles now. Argh!

[AzN_DrAgoN48]

if i go to the dealer for a oil change, how much should a rotation of the tires be?

also i bought the car from carmax with 26k on it. should i do the 30k Maintenance Schedule?

[pro956]

Fuel Filter should be done at 100k miles.

Davpak if you or any other members would like to help me compile a maintence schedule that would be great. We can either make it a sticky, or we'll add to to the FAQ. I'm thinking a few different programs for how much people wanna do maintences. Davpak, your schedule is very aggressive, and its probally because you get these services for cheaper. I know my transmission flush is about $70 from toyota

that would be phat
maybe we could get some DIY "tutorials"
i know a few ppl have some stuff up on their own websites-- so we could link em up or whatever

[DavPak]

if i go to the dealer for a oil change, how much should a rotation of the tires be?

also i bought the car from carmax with 26k on it. should i do the 30k Maintenance Schedule?

rotations are $14.95 here.
take it to a dealer and have them go over the whole car (brakes included), they should do this for free, especially if you have had oil changes and such there.