General vehicle thread

[MED]

My problem is that I have too many vehicles to list (some of which I need to fix and sell), and a very long repair list that slowly gets done. My daily driver is a '06 Liberty CRD that gets 20-25K miles per Year; I love this vehicle and the only new vehicle I would consider is the Colorado/Canyon 2.8 Duramax with the off-road package. I have 262,000 on my Liberty and just put a remanufactured transmission in it a couple weeks ago. I'm hoping it gets me to retirement in seven years. My flatbed dually has 193,000 on it, but I just use it to haul stuff. I'll be building my vehicles from older ones after I retire.

[Erni]

https://www.rockymountainrambler500.com

That looks fun. I got to check the time and if I can find a crew.

[Erni]

So general question. What milage are you seeing from your cars and what maintnance did u do to get there?

Last 3 cars have been oil, tires and alignment to get to 100k+. Occassional brakes too, except on the Sienna.

[ray1970]

My company trucks get run to 250,00+ pretty much with just basic maintenance. I?m at 262,000 on my current one. Change the oil religiously every 10,000 to 15,000 miles. Beyond that it?s just tires, brakes, belts, and the usual stuff as needed along the way.

[cstone]

Does anyone else remember when exhaust systems used to rot out somewhere between 40 and 80k? Maybe it is because I am in Colorado, but back east, I remember mufflers dragging on cars almost everyday. Ray is right. Most vehicles today will go 250,000k with basic maintenance, unless someone hits or steals them.

[ray1970]

I think the rotted exhaust became less of a thing when most manufacturers switched to using stainless for the exhaust.

[ben4372]

Does anyone else remember when exhaust systems used to rot out somewhere between 40 and 80k? Maybe it is because I am in Colorado, but back east, I remember mufflers dragging on cars almost everyday. Ray is right. Most vehicles today will go 250,000k with basic maintenance, unless someone hits or steals them.

When I was younger I worked at Midas. Stayed way busy. Some little old ladies would only get two years on a muffler. They were the people that loved the lifetime warranty. I haven't needed to replace a rotten muffler in 15 plus years.

[MrPrena]

1. I raised my Elantra on a ramp to do oil change, and it was still very clear. I try to do every 8k, because filter said it lasts upto 10k. I know oil lasts about 12k.
I am going to drive 1 more month and change the oil on that one.

2. I need to replace vacuum pump* and centrifuge (oil separator) on my mother's vehicle. It is leaking oil a little. Easy work. It now has about 139k and we only did basic maintenance on it.
(we are debating about changing the entire vacuum pump or just do o-ring replacement)

3. Still shopping around the Throttle actuator (bank 1) to see who is cheapest.

[wyome]

1. I raised my Elantra on a ramp to do oil change, and it was still very clear. I try to do every 8k, because filter said it lasts upto 10k. I know oil lasts about 12k.
I am going to drive 1 more month and change the oil on that one.

2. I need to replace vacuum pump* and centrifuge (oil separator) on my mother's vehicle. It is leaking oil a little. Easy work. It now has about 139k and we only did basic maintenance on it.
(we are debating about changing the entire vacuum pump or just do o-ring replacement)

3. Still shopping around the Throttle actuator (bank 1) to see who is cheapest.

#2 & #3: diesels? These parts sound unfamiliar or mebbe ac parts

[MrPrena]

#2 & #3: diesels? These parts sound unfamiliar or mebbe ac parts

All 3 are ICE.
2 uses odd names. Centrifuge was a first for me on vehicle parts.