Hi all,

I purchased a MY00 about a year ago with 20k miles on it. Very little maintenance was done other than oil changes, and i'm curious to see your thoughts on what maintenance should or should have been done.

So far the transmission shifts smoothly and everything. Think it's essential to replace the MTF and/or diff fluid?

 

I would, that fluid is 9-10 years old.

 

^ I agree

 

i got my car 5 years old with 19k miles. i changed the tranny and diff fluid and it felt like a brand new car when you shifted. way better!

 

Anything else I should get done?

 

Thanks for reminding me what I need to do this weekend. Just got a my00 with 23k.

 

do all the fluids if you can.

diff fluid, trans fluid, engine oil, clutch fluid (check) brake fluid, (check). also chek your radiator fluid to see if its not all rusty - it might take a few days for it to cycle through and pick up rust.

 

I changed the MTF and diff oil on my car at about 20,000 miles (three years old), and the difference in shifting smoothness was immediately noticeable, and the diff oil was in definite need of changing!

Do it! It's also really easy to do yourself if you have access to a decent floor jack and four jack stands. There are do-it-yourself instruction in this forum with pictures and tool lists.

 

do all the fluids x2

also look into the coolant and the clutch fluid/brakes are 2 big ones ppl forget

 

change fluids. i would also flush the radiator, master cyl and slave cyl.