Hey guys, I have a 2009 Corolla which I have not had any major problems with, minus a blower motor, aux jack, and trunk latch which were fixed promptly by my dealer. Hopefully the powertrain stays a little more solid.
I've been following the recommended service plan, with the free oil change incentive, and it's been going fairly well except for a couple of items. First is the Cabin air filter which costs $60 dollars if you do it at the dealer, or $20 and 30 seconds of your own time if you do it yourself. Less if you get an air filter from a furnace company for $2.00.
The other item that I find a bit of a pain to pay for is the brake servicing that is added on the maintenance package for an additional $77. I had it done during my first service but don't think I can really justify it again as what is the real value of this. Apparently they "adjust" your brakes and sometimes deglaze them, which is great, however by the time I need new brakes I've spent $150 - $200 in servicing them...not cool.
Just wondering if any of you have looked at this and shook your head, or if there are any other items that you find a little rediculous paying so much for.
i've done about 95% of the work on my car. if you can get a hold of the factory service manual, it is well worth it.
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I've done all the maintenance on my 09 S other than the gas pedal shim recall that I had the dealer do.
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I've only had the gas pedal and steering/alignment done by the dealer. Other maintenance is by me.
Deglaze the brakes? Sounds like a way to wear them out faster by grinding off a little rotor and pad? Unless they're squeeling or pulling or not stopping very well, I certainly wouldn't deglaze them. Also, I can't think of anything to adjust on the brakes except the parking brake and I estimate I might have to do that in 5 years or so . . . or never. If the brakes work perfectly I expect that someone inspecting (or "deglazing" or adjusting) them is likely to be the one introducing a problem.
Hey guys, I have a 2009 Corolla which I have not had any major problems with, minus a blower motor, aux jack, and trunk latch which were fixed promptly by my dealer. Hopefully the powertrain stays a little more solid.
I've been following the recommended service plan, with the free oil change incentive, and it's been going fairly well except for a couple of items. First is the Cabin air filter which costs $60 dollars if you do it at the dealer, or $20 and 30 seconds of your own time if you do it yourself. Less if you get an air filter from a furnace company for $2.00.
The other item that I find a bit of a pain to pay for is the brake servicing that is added on the maintenance package for an additional $77. I had it done during my first service but don't think I can really justify it again as what is the real value of this. Apparently they "adjust" your brakes and sometimes deglaze them, which is great, however by the time I need new brakes I've spent $150 - $200 in servicing them...not cool.
Just wondering if any of you have looked at this and shook your head, or if there are any other items that you find a little rediculous paying so much for.
Cheers,
Stretch
What happened with the blower motor?
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Originally Posted by pinoyesv6
i've done about 95% of the work on my car. if you can get a hold of the factory service manual, it is well worth it.
Where can the service manual be bought? We tried to have them with the car on purchase and the dealer said it was a first they had that requested. After few minutes of discussion and few phone calls the dealer finally went out and told us we could only buy part 1 of 2 of the service manual for like 300$CDN (if i remember correctly).
Hey guys, I have a 2009 Corolla which I have not had any major problems with, minus a blower motor, aux jack, and trunk latch which were fixed promptly by my dealer. Hopefully the powertrain stays a little more solid.
I've been following the recommended service plan, with the free oil change incentive, and it's been going fairly well except for a couple of items. First is the Cabin air filter which costs $60 dollars if you do it at the dealer, or $20 and 30 seconds of your own time if you do it yourself. Less if you get an air filter from a furnace company for $2.00.
The other item that I find a bit of a pain to pay for is the brake servicing that is added on the maintenance package for an additional $77. I had it done during my first service but don't think I can really justify it again as what is the real value of this. Apparently they "adjust" your brakes and sometimes deglaze them, which is great, however by the time I need new brakes I've spent $150 - $200 in servicing them...not cool.
Just wondering if any of you have looked at this and shook your head, or if there are any other items that you find a little rediculous paying so much for.
Cheers,
Stretch
you can deglaze them cheap with DYI, for the pads use 80 grit on a flat surface to clean them, for the disk use 120 grit for both side, then use brake cleaner after to clean well.
I've only had the gas pedal and steering/alignment done by the dealer. Other maintenance is by me.
Deglaze the brakes? Sounds like a way to wear them out faster by grinding off a little rotor and pad? Unless they're squeeling or pulling or not stopping very well, I certainly wouldn't deglaze them. Also, I can't think of anything to adjust on the brakes except the parking brake and I estimate I might have to do that in 5 years or so . . . or never. If the brakes work perfectly I expect that someone inspecting (or "deglazing" or adjusting) them is likely to be the one introducing a problem.
most parking break are self adjusting when you go on reverse, or you can use the windows on drums equipped cars
I've only had the gas pedal and steering/alignment done by the dealer. Other maintenance is by me.
Deglaze the brakes? Sounds like a way to wear them out faster by grinding off a little rotor and pad? Unless they're squeeling or pulling or not stopping very well, I certainly wouldn't deglaze them. Also, I can't think of anything to adjust on the brakes except the parking brake and I estimate I might have to do that in 5 years or so . . . or never. If the brakes work perfectly I expect that someone inspecting (or "deglazing" or adjusting) them is likely to be the one introducing a problem.
its not really necessary but if you have heavy glazing it helps to keep your brakes from wearing out uneven. sometimes it will actually extend the life of your rotor disk with better wear.
Gone to the dealer for fixes only. Got oil changed twice at places and since then have done it myself with full synthetic. This is the first car i have ever owned and im happy to do the work myself and actually learn about the car I drive every day! Luckily i have people like Jim to help me out and to teach me new things! Much appreciated by the way Jim! Dealers generally are going to charge much more because most (not all) people that go there dont know any better and or dont want to deal with any of the hassle. Nothing wrong with that, i just prefer learning about my car and putting time into it.
Got the free oil change program when I bought the car, went back to the dealer for a few oil change then I stopped going back! In order to have the free oil change, I have to follow all their maintenance schedules. I am not paying for a $70 cabin filter change and $250 maintenance inspection. Car is at 42000kms now!
Cabin air filter, at least in the 2010's, is cleaned at 15k and replaced at 30k.
If the dealer recommends other services, and you decline them, they can't decline your free oil changes/tire rotations.
That's just a dealer being a typical douchebag dealer.
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