100k Maintenance
 

My car is slowly approaching the 100k mark and I want to make sure I am all up to date on the maintenance schedule. What exactly are all the things that need replacing around 100k? So far, I’ve replaced radiator (including upper and lower hoses), brake rotors and pads, timing belt, front main seal, fuel filter and air filter. I have also replaced spark plugs and wires but that was a year or two ago. At what mileage or time intervals should the plugs and wires be replaced ? Should I consider replacing the distributor cap and rotor ?

Anything else I’m missing???

oil change / filter
fuel filter if you wanna bother
air filter
plugs and wires
rad coolant
top up everything
belts if you want to depending on their wear

It's post number 50..... be afraid.... be very afraid.


You should prolly go ahead and replace the distributor cap/rotor..... not like it costs a ton of money.

check your manual, it's right there at the end

timing belt is at 120k, that's all I remember, and that's cause I have to do it :D

If you read my initial post, I've done all of that already.;)

at idle to around 1K RPM, my belts squeel and squeek. they are worse when its cold or when its raining. does this mean i gotta replace my belts?

sounds like they slipping (duh) but yea you could try some belt dressing that should make them grip and hence stop the squeeling

inspect drive belts, timing belt air cleaner, spark plugs, cooling system, fuel filter, fuel lines, idle speed, break lines and hoses and connections, clutch pedal, brakes, steering linkage, ball joints, driveshaft boots, misc nuts and bolts on chassis and body, a/c

all thanks to my in the house copy of the 1993 protege owner's manual;)

if you want to be cheap about it dish soap will stop squeeling

I just replaced belts.... most of the time, you just need to tighten them up. Or you can replace them, when other shit goes wrong. I just had my radiator go out on me. Well, I replaced my radiator, and my belts. Guess what else? You guys hating that plastic top on your radiator?

My new radiator is all metal now :)

Don't use belt dressing!!!!!!!!!!!! It just gunks everything up!!!!!!!!!

dont forget to change the timing belt when it will be recommended. i'm around 110k km and i blew up mine last week. nothing bad happen, but paying 40$ extra for the towing was pretty useless.

how much will it cost to get that done by somebody? I know it's something I can do on my own but I don't necessarily want to right now. (I'd take it to a shop other than the dealer, the (only) one around here charged me $10 for the mazda oil filter, almost def. gonna be a rip off)

the timing belt is around 70$ can. retail price. and figure around 2 hours of labor.

Ronnie,

Where did you get your radiator? How much did you pay? Mine is plastic, cracked, and pissing steam. Thanks

Brian

All Metal Radiator
 

Yeah Ronnie,
How much and from where? Got any pics of it?

motor mounts
 

Try and replace all those motor mounts also

Re: motor mounts
 

Haven't thought about that, but I'll consider doing it in the near future. Thanks!:)

flush the tranny fluid....:D

Do you know at what intervals this should be done? I remember changing the tranny fluid a few years back. Probably around 30k ago.

my dad found it for me at some Radiator place we have here in WV where I live. when he brought it home to me, I was like "OMG, THE GUYS ARE GOING TO SHIT!"

I'm not sure how much, I think he told me 116, and we got it somewhere here, I can find out for you guys, if you are interested in purchasing one.

Radiator
 

My small crack has gotten larger. I fog out the other cars at lights. If you have any info, that would be great.

thanks

Radiator
 

I got one today. All metal, lifetime warranty, delivered to my door in two hours from the time of my call.....169.00 for everything. It was a little more than I found online. I think it was worth the service and friendly staff. Called 1-800-252-0333. The ad in the yellow pages said radiator.com, the box said 1-800 RADIATOR. I'm not sure if it's a National, East Coast, or Philly distributor. Intall tomorrow if it's not raining.

Re: Radiator
 

It might be a good idea to change the upper and lower radiator hoses while you're at it. About $20-$30 will do the job for both. Let us know how the install goes.

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep you posted on the install.

damn dude....
 

dammn dude, that's expensive, mine was 109......

Yeah, I know. I didn't want to shop around too much or wait a few days for it. It seemed like it was ready to expode. I use the car for work, plus I have a golf tournament in NJ on Monday and I will sit in traffic both ways. The few extra bucks was worth the service.

just take care of your poor pro...please

Radiator in!
 

All done! It took a little longer than I expected (threw in an oil change and a bath). The fan and radiator came out easy. The resevoir took longer to get out than the radiator (air box removal). I kept shooting the hose clamps all over the driveway. Everytime I had them compressed enough to slip on the hose pwwinnnggg! Filled it up, started it up, no leaks, whew!

Thanks for the support!

B

plastic is a real bitch, metal is nice, wish i replaced mine with a metal one, but oh well, got 89,000 miles out of the first plastic one heh:)
peace