100k mile maintenance!! Yippy!

February 27, 2023, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
If you ever find yourself in the Capital District in NY, drive whatever vehicle needs servicing and you can use my shop and lift. I’m sure we”d have a fun time working on vehicles, talking guns and SIGforum over a couple cold beverages.

You have a shop and a lift? I have beverages, will travel...

February 27, 2023, 05:58 PM

Gustofer

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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
If you ever find yourself in the Capital District in NY, drive whatever vehicle needs servicing and you can use my shop and lift. I’m sure we”d have a fun time working on vehicles, talking guns and SIGforum over a couple cold beverages.

If only I'd have know that 10-15 years ago. Took my truck into Latham Ford one day for a simple job and they raped me. Didn't even get the common courtesy of a reach-around.

February 27, 2023, 06:58 PM

Lt CHEG

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
If you ever find yourself in the Capital District in NY, drive whatever vehicle needs servicing and you can use my shop and lift. I’m sure we”d have a fun time working on vehicles, talking guns and SIGforum over a couple cold beverages.

You have a shop and a lift? I have beverages, will travel...

When we built our house I had an attached garage built for parking cars, and a detached garage for parking a truck and tractor with a bay left for a lift. I finally bought the lift last year. I also have a roughly 16’ x 30’ shop area in that building that has mostly woodworking tools. My “shop” was as important to me during construction as the house lol. Stop by any time you’re in town!

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

February 27, 2023, 07:00 PM

Lt CHEG

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
If you ever find yourself in the Capital District in NY, drive whatever vehicle needs servicing and you can use my shop and lift. I’m sure we”d have a fun time working on vehicles, talking guns and SIGforum over a couple cold beverages.
If only I'd have know that 10-15 years ago. Took my truck into Latham Ford one day for a simple job and they raped me. Didn't even get the common courtesy of a reach-around.

In fairness my house and shop is only 7 years old so I couldn’t have helped you back then. For what it’s worth, I have never been a fan of Latham Ford either. I always liked Jack Byrne and Orange Ford, both of which have been bought out by other companies now unfortunately.

February 27, 2023, 07:04 PM

Black92LX

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Originally posted by Scuba Steve Sig:
I was preemptive on the 100k mile maintenance on our 2017 Suburban...I traded it in before the lifters could go out on it or the transmission could go out a 2nd time.

Ugghhhh. Wife has a 2015 Suburban that just rolled 93k miles. It has been the most problematic vehicle I have owned! I am praying I get 3 more years out of it and we can pick up a slightly used 2024 or 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander to replace it.
Won’t be in a place to get one when they are released later this year plus I like to buy slightly used.

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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
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Originally posted by Gustofer:
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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
If you ever find yourself in the Capital District in NY, drive whatever vehicle needs servicing and you can use my shop and lift. I’m sure we”d have a fun time working on vehicles, talking guns and SIGforum over a couple cold beverages.
If only I'd have know that 10-15 years ago. Took my truck into Latham Ford one day for a simple job and they raped me. Didn't even get the common courtesy of a reach-around.

In fairness my house and shop is only 7 years old so I couldn’t have helped you back then. For what it’s worth, I have never been a fan of Latham Ford either. I always liked Jack Byrne and Orange Ford, both of which have been bought out by other companies now unfortunately.

One day, one day!! I have a nice place to work on my vehicles as we have upstairs and downstairs garages.
The downstairs garage is my shop with a large pad out back. Unfortunately to low for a lift and the Tundra does not fit inside it either.

February 27, 2023, 07:23 PM

nhracecraft

^^^You could probably fit this in there --> https://www.maxjax.com/

February 27, 2023, 07:55 PM

Black92LX

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
^^^You could probably fit this in there --> https://www.maxjax.com/

I only have 7.5 feet so not worth the expense.

February 27, 2023, 09:54 PM

snwghst

Stagger it out based on the hard use schedule

I didn’t do them all at once on my 13 tundra

Plugs at 30, 60, 90

Cases at 40, 80, 120

Main Tran at 50, 100, 150

Belt at 100

Im old school and changed all fluids at 2500 when I bought new. Overkill for sure, but still found stuff

185k when I traded it in on a 17 Tacoma Pro MT.

Did same with the Tacoma got traded to a 2020 4Runner pro with 125K miles (yes I drive a lot for work) T4R at 80k and 2021 Tesla at 40k currently

I also the person that changes the lower unit oil and impeller annually regardless of hours on my outboard motors

February 28, 2023, 07:33 AM

YellowJacket

I just fix mine when they break.

February 28, 2023, 09:11 AM

95flhr

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Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
If you ever find yourself in the Capital District in NY, drive whatever vehicle needs servicing and you can use my shop and lift. I’m sure we”d have a fun time working on vehicles, talking guns and SIGforum over a couple cold beverages.

I’ll make the same offer in Central VA.

February 28, 2023, 04:10 PM

Black92LX

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
I just fix mine when they break.

I am pretty good with vehicles however Motors, transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials are all well above what I can overhaul myself. And all would be at least 2k to fix or replace I’ll spend $3-$500 every 3 or 4 years so I don’t have to fix them.

However, one day I will successfully rebuild a T5 manual transmission.

February 28, 2023, 05:55 PM

ScreamingCockatoo

I've done several T-5s. THey're not that difficult.
A GOOD set of synchronizers are expensive.

February 28, 2023, 06:35 PM

Mars_Attacks

I only replace plugs when they misfire.

The Frontier has 300K on it and it got plugs and wires at 250K. Now water pumps only last around 150K miles on it.

The rear brakes have never been touched. The last I checked they had over 75% lining left. The fronts last well over 100K.

The belts got replaces at 200K because I did a timing belt.

February 28, 2023, 07:32 PM

StorminNormin

I do absolutely as much work as I can on my 2002 Chevy Z-71 truck. At 100K miles I had absolutely all fluids changed in it along with spark plugs. I decided not to do the plugs myself as two are hard to get to and if the shop screws it up then they have to fix it.

I have done so much maintenance myself that has saved me money, but some things I can’t or don’t want to do. The next thing I have to do is fix my oil leak. I think I have to change the oil pan gasket, which is a pain in the ass on a 4x4 truck as you have to lower the front differential to get the pan out. I will save a ton of money if I do it myself so I am researching it. I am not a mechanic, but I can do it if I research it.

Preventative maintenance goes a long way in my opinion for the life of a vehicle. I just try to do it all myself as going to a dealer or shop is what deters people.

February 28, 2023, 08:14 PM

Black92LX

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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
I do absolutely as much work as I can on my 2002 Chevy Z-71 truck. At 100K miles I had absolutely all fluids changed in it along with spark plugs. I decided not to do the plugs myself as two are hard to get to and if the shop screws it up then they have to fix it.

I have done so much maintenance myself that has saved me money, but some things I can’t or don’t want to do. The next thing I have to do is fix my oil leak. I think I have to change the oil pan gasket, which is a pain in the ass on a 4x4 truck as you have to lower the front differential to get the pan out. I will save a ton of money if I do it myself so I am researching it. I am not a mechanic, but I can do it if I research it.

Preventative maintenance goes a long way in my opinion for the life of a vehicle. I just try to do it all myself as going to a dealer or shop is what deters people.

The spark plug closest to the firewall on the passenger side is a bit of a bear. I ended up going through the wheel well if memory serves me correctly.

As for the oil pan gasket it’s really not bad at all. A good set of Jack stands and a good Jack to get it pretty high in the air.
You then remove a crossmember and it’s 4 bolts to loosen the front differential. Just put the Jack under it. You only need to come down a few inches to slide the pan toward the back of the truck.