adjusting ... maintenance??

[Kurisu]

In terms of maintenance. Do I need to take the corolla into the dealership for any, 'adjustments'? (not really sure..)

I'm pretty sure this is a dumb question but I need some opinions here. Thanks.

[SuperchargedMR2]

Originally Posted by Kurisu

In terms of maintenance. Do I need to take the corolla into the dealership for any, 'adjustments'? (not really sure..)

I'm pretty sure this is a dumb question but I need some opinions here. Thanks.

No. I just checked with the dealer about the 30k mile check & every thing can be done by yourself.

[Kurisu]

omg, yes thank you for the reply.

My mom was giving me lip-service about it and the car breaking -_-;;

what would these maintenance services be?

[SuperchargedMR2]

Originally Posted by Kurisu

omg, yes thank you for the reply.

My mom was giving me lip-service about it and the car breaking -_-;;

what would these maintenance services be?

Oil change
Tire rotation
Checking fluids
Checking brakes
Transmission oil/fluid change

[tpence2177]

supercharged, yours is a manual transmission right? i thought the rule was on manuals is that you dont change it. lol
also shouldn't automatic transmission oil last longer? we didn't change the oil on my civic till like 90k, and that was just because the shifts werent as smooth as when we got it. and honda doesn't recommend a change until 100k.
not meaning to question ya just wondering lol seems a little expensive to change the transmission oil every 30k

[emptyminded42]

Originally Posted by tpence2177

supercharged, yours is a manual transmission right? i thought the rule was on manuals is that you dont change it. lol
also shouldn't automatic transmission oil last longer? we didn't change the oil on my civic till like 90k, and that was just because the shifts werent as smooth as when we got it. and honda doesn't recommend a change until 100k.
not meaning to question ya just wondering lol seems a little expensive to change the transmission oil every 30k

haha, there's been so much discussing about the auto transmission fluid change that I'm still not sure wtf I'm gonna do. My car has 28k miles on it and the trans fluid is still bright red (checked it when I changed my oil). So I'm not going to worry about it until maybe 50k or later.

If I remember correctly, the transmission fluid is just a bit more $ than an oil change so it's not that pricey.

All this said, Toyota says it's fine until like 100k (I think that's what my trans fluid plug says). Check it every time you change your oil and make sure it's red. If it's brown/dirty, I'd seriously consider changing it, regardless of mileage. I've spent a lot of miles around my college town, driving short trips on highway (<4 miles with lots of interchanges) for work, and high speed hilly highways with lots of shifts down to third on my transmission, and drive fairly spirited a lot of the time and it still shifts like butter and the fluid is bright red. Transmission (and fluid) isn't a big concern, in my extremely humble opinion. Toyotas are built like tanks (that's why I bought my Rolls)

[tpence2177]

Originally Posted by emptyminded42

haha, there's been so much discussing about the auto transmission fluid change that I'm still not sure wtf I'm gonna do. My car has 28k miles on it and the trans fluid is still bright red (checked it when I changed my oil). So I'm not going to worry about it until maybe 50k or later.

If I remember correctly, the transmission fluid is just a bit more $ than an oil change so it's not that pricey.

All this said, Toyota says it's fine until like 100k (I think that's what my trans fluid plug says). Check it every time you change your oil and make sure it's red. If it's brown/dirty, I'd seriously consider changing it, regardless of mileage. I've spent a lot of miles around my college town, driving short trips on highway (<4 miles with lots of interchanges) for work, and high speed hilly highways with lots of shifts down to third on my transmission, and drive fairly spirited a lot of the time and it still shifts like butter and the fluid is bright red. Transmission (and fluid) isn't a big concern, in my extremely humble opinion. Toyotas are built like tanks (that's why I bought my Rolls)

sounds good lol i guess pricey wasn't quite the right word for me lol. just more of a pain than changing regular engine oil i guess you could say.

[SuperchargedMR2]

Originally Posted by tpence2177

supercharged, yours is a manual transmission right? i thought the rule was on manuals is that you dont change it. lol
also shouldn't automatic transmission oil last longer? we didn't change the oil on my civic till like 90k, and that was just because the shifts werent as smooth as when we got it. and honda doesn't recommend a change until 100k.
not meaning to question ya just wondering lol seems a little expensive to change the transmission oil every 30k

Yes mine in a manual but I've always changed transmission gear oil/fluid every 25k miles. It just doesn't hurt to do so & keep the transmission is great running condition. The biggest mistake that most people make IMO is changing fluids at too long an interval. The fluids are the blood of your car, changing it is never a negative option. I think that 100k miles transmission fluid changes are a joke, the fluid is no where near as protective at even 50k miles than it is when new.