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Old 03-28-2009, 02:54 PM
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CHANGE YOUR MOTOR TRUST ME
Sure, trust this guy who put 24"s on his X and claims a smooth ride.
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Old 03-28-2009, 02:56 PM
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Darn right it's smooth. Rims are too big to fit in potholes, so he just cruises over them and doesn't feel a thing.

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Old 03-28-2009, 05:19 PM
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Thanks for help guys. Is there anything else I can check?
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Anything else to check? Car has 84k miles now. No error codes.
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Old 07-20-2009, 06:22 PM
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Wow, you are OC about the car (kinda like me)
- It sounds like the previous owner took good care of the car
- If I were you, I would simply set aside some money for repairs and not fix many things proactively at this point. Over the next 20k miles, I think your CV boots may go (unless both front axles are new)
- My answer to your questions below

Should I do transfer case and front and rear differential fluid change? Or just leave it till 90k miles at least? It sounds like some of this was done. I would change these fluids at 60-80K mile intervals
Should I change spark plugs? at 100k miles
Clean idle control valve? I wouldn't
When is water pump is due for change? depends, I changed mine at 60k (but it was leaking). When it breaks, it can/will starve the engine of coolant. The trick is to catch it before your engine overheats / warps. This might be the only repair I would pay for now if you can't find service history of it. Sometime dealers can use the car key to see if previous repair work was done at the dealers.
- I didn't see anything about the tranny oil being replaced. I would do this as well if you can't find history on it

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I can't wait to hear this........
What? You guys didn't get the SIB? You are suppose to change your motor every 2 weeks!!!
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I think eaX5 was being sarcastic... just MHO.. if he was serious, then I can recommend a nice junkyard where he can find a used brain in good shape (at least better than his)

as for the OP, I think what has been already done is pretty much exhaustive, nothing to add really! you should be in good shape for 10's of 1000's of miles! I have a 01 3.0 with 95Kmiles on the clock, and believe me, it requires minimal maintenance... it's a tank, don't be paranoid...
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