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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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i normally check about every 2 weeks and what now, tire pressure, and all the fluids, from brake to power steering...and plus is a good thing to have a compressor right at the convenience of your own home to fill up the tires with air and rotate tires....save some $$$...
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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i used to check it like everyday b/c my car was a POS and cost me 600, so i had to make sure nothing was leaking lol
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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i have to check it every 4-7 days.

Tire air leak

Oil leak

And problems with my radiator a long time ago has made me paranoid, but it doesnt have any problems anymore, i just cant help checking it.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by meeOmy
never i got nitrogen in the tires seems to work ok & im going to drive my pt cruiser convertilbe till it dies!!!! no really im a service advisor at jerry ulm dodge jeep chrysler so the do it for me if ya need anything for your car come see me !!!
Yeah save that scam for your customers j/k since I filled the tires in the Stratus a few months ago, tire psi hasn't changed.

And the pt will go forever as long as you have that "perpetual warranty".
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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I check my oil every few days, usually have to fill it up a bit. Car burns a bit of oil, I suspect the turbo needs to be replaced. I check the tires whenever the thought occurs to me, usually once every month or two. I probably need to do that more frequently but it never seems to be low when I check it. I change my tranny fluid every couple of oil changes and usually change my oil and filter every 1500 to 2000 miles. I do a lot of short trips and I don't have an oil cooler; my oil tends to break down quickly even when I use Mobil 1. I haven't changed my transfer case or rear diff lube since right after I got the car- I'm probably going to change those out sometime in the next few months, though they should be good for 30000 plus miles and I've only put less than 10 on them. My clutch gets bled whenever I have the tranny off, which is usually every few thousand miles. I've bled my brakes a couple times in the recent past because I keep burning up the cheap discount auto fluid with stops from 120+ down to 40 or 50, when I replace my crappy warped stock brakes I'll use some motul or something and bleed every six months. My coolant is just water with water wetter, and I usually flush it out every few months to replace it with more water/water wetter. I check the overflow level every time I check my oil.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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I check my oil, coolant, clutch fluid(breakfluid) weekly. Everything else maybe monthly. Those are just the 3 major fluids that will cause my alot of trouble and serious problems if they get low.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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I check the oil everytime I fill up with gas.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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I check all my fluids once a week.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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Every two weeks I usually do a full fluid, tire check to make sure everything is good.

If I suspect something may be low I'll check it, otherwise its every two weeks, change the oil and filter every 3000 miles, flush the coolant every 12 months, air filter every 6 months, I need to get a new clutch and bleed it and replace the transmission fluid, also need to bleed my brakes and replace the rotors and pads up front, maybe the shoes also, I'll do that whenever I get disc for the rear since the car brakes fine, powersteering is going to get checked since I'm having a little bit of problems, pulley is loose and whatnot.

Usually a full fluid flush/change happens every 12 months except for oil. Preventative maintanance will keep your car running a long time, at least if you take care of it.
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