42,000 Miles Now, What Maintenance Should Be Done

[parentd328]

I have a 2009 Vibe( manual transmission, 4cyl ) with 42,0000 miles on it. I've been changing the oil, rotating tires, replacing air filter as specified in the owners manual but when should the following be done. I live in Michigan so I get all the nice cold weather extremes 1) Radiator flush. Should this be done now if not, when ? I didn't see anything in the owner's manual. Is this even necessary ?2) Spark Plug / Wire change ? Talking with other friends, this should be done around 100K. I would think changing them now would be a good idea.3) Manual transmission fluid change ?Any other things I should consider doing now. Ready to get tires this fall. I cannot believe the OEM tires lasted this long

[jkm311]

Quote, originally posted by parentd328 »I have a 2009 Vibe( manual transmission, 4cyl ) with 42,0000 miles on it. I've been changing the oil, rotating tires, replacing air filter as specified in the owners manual but when should the following be done. I live in Michigan so I get all the nice cold weather extremes With that many miles in an '09, you've done all the right things to make those tires last as long as they have, and the frequent oil changes (dinosaur or synthetic?) your engine run as smooth as possible.1) Radiator flush. Should this be done now if not, when ? I didn't see anything in the owner's manual. Is this even necessary ?It is, but perhaps not yet. You shouldn't have to worry about this for a bit longer. Maybe in the late fall or early spring, based on the miles you seem to be driving.2) Spark Plug / Wire change ? Talking with other friends, this should be done around 100K. I would think changing them now would be a good idea.You've got awhile. 3) Manual transmission fluid change ?Automatic for me, but the dipstick was black as night (not cherry red) at only 38,000 miles, so I had mine changed. Might want to look into that soon, given that it's manual, but maybe someone else can chime in on this.Any other things I should consider doing now. Ready to get tires this fall. I cannot believe the OEM tires lasted this long I was actually disappointed to have to buy new tires at 40k with frequent rotating. But it is what it is. I have better ones than the Goodyear RS-As my 2006 originally came with, so it's all good.Keep up the good work on maintaining your Vibe yourself. It'll last you a good long while.

[star_deceiver]

Quote, originally posted by parentd328 »1) Radiator flush. Should this be done now if not, when ? I didn't see anything in the owner's manual. Is this even necessary ? Wait another 3 years or 120000miles2) Spark Plug / Wire change ? Talking with other friends, this should be done around 100K. I would think changing them now would be a good idea.When you get around 80000 miles then start thinking about this3) Manual transmission fluid change ? Now is a good time for this, just remember to use a GL-4 fluid!Any other things I should consider doing now. Get winter tires!!!