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Originally Posted by darli328
Thanks, I know I'm being a bit obsessive about it but I don't have much experience with buying new cars. Guess I know now that I don't have to be too obsessive about it.
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It's almost impossible to change lubricants/fluids too often.
Here's what I've been doing and plan to do with my DD that is driven pretty easy:
* Change oil and filter every 4000 or so. I use Nissan Ester, but any high-quality oil will work for a DD. Lots of discussion on this site and elsewhere on the Intertubes as to which oils are the best.
* I changed diff lube at ~14K miles. Probably not really necessary for a DD, but I can get a little obsessive, too.
Won't worry about it again until ~50K.
* Plan on changing brake fluid soon as it now has three years on it. I'm pretty easy on the brakes, so I could go longer, but brake fluid attracts water and I like to play it safe.
* Plan on having the 7AT flushed at ~24K miles. Have 18K on the odometer now. Could probably go to 36K-50K (or higher) without problems.
* Plan on flushing cooling system before next Winter. Doesn't get that cold here in S AR, but it's about time for some fresh anti-corrosion stuff.
YMMV. For a DD, my schedule is probably overkill.