Hey everyone,

Wondering if I could get a little advice on maintenance. I haven't driven much since the start of the pandemic and with that there hasn't been a ton of maintenance either
Jan 2020 - 219k km
1. Transmission and transfer case fluid
2. Oil consumption fix (does this include timing belt and water pump?)
2.1 - oil change and coolant
3. Serpentine belt

July 2021 - 224k km
1. Oil change
2. Rear diff fluid

April 2022 - 227k km
1. Oil change
2. Brake cleaning and maintenance

Now that I'm coming up to another year mark at 230k km I'm not sure if all of those fluids should be changed since they're getting old but haven't had much wear on them.

I figure I need these at least
1. Brake fluid change (it's been over 3 years)
2. Oil change
3. Timing belt/spark plugs/water pump if this wasn't done during the oil consumption fix

 

Sounds like a familiar story for me and I've driven even less during the pandemic. We need to do maintenance based on time now rather than milage. So figure out what degrades over time like brake fluid and engine oil as you stated. The rest I'm not sure about off the top of my head.

For the oil consumption fix my dealer said that timing belt was at the dealers discretion so check your paperwork. Spark plugs should be done but water pump would definitely not be included.

 

When I had the oil consumption fix done, timing belt and water pump replacement was not part of the fix. I paid for (parts only) the timing belt, water pump, tensioner, and serpentine belt to be replaced while they had it there as there was no extra labor charge for those parts.

 

This was my experience as well. Saved a bundle on that timing belt/water pump job by having it done at that same time.

 

Just had a look, I see I replaced my timing belt/waterpump etc. in 2018 at 165k

​​I should be good to skip it this time because it's only been 65k on it. Rest of the fluids though, I'm not sure if it's time yet.