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Not really, but I did just replace the plugs, upper/lower control arms, sway bar bushings/links, pads/rotors and a 3” leveling kit on my F150. New wheels and tires too.
I’m still wondering if I should have replaced the struts and wheel bearing hubs while I was there... ![]() Last edited by A930Rocket; 06-14-2019 at 07:27 PM.. |
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Did you at least get a free beer out of it? I trust him for work, he treated me very well when I dropped off a bunch of gears and asked him to press the dogteeth off for me, but I expect beer from his fridge for the price of work. The shop down by me in Bellaire is WAYYYYYY worse...
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Oh, to answer your question...
I almost never do "while you're in there" stuff, unless I'm doing something major like rebuilding a part. When I rebuilt the engine, I did ALL of the while your in there stuff, because I never want to do any of it again,
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My job is managing the software that runs the maintenance at multiple mills. Seeing how a missed pm on greasing a single bearing can shut down a whole mill for several hours has opened my eyes.
I don't over maintain, which can be as bad, but keep up on it and watch for issues, life is smooth. Ignore your maintenance and it will bite you. I swap my belts on my S2 every three years. Probably less than 2k miles, but a few hundred bucks and an afternoon is much better than several K on rebuilding the head. Well worth the piece of mind. Jeep gets all zerks lubed after an off road adventure. Gives me a chance to inspect the suspension for any damage. BMW, well, an oil change every 15k whether it needs it or not. Otherwise it is rock solid. Other than the occasional flat tire, nothing has left me on the side of the road. PM can be expensive and unpleasant, but less sucky than breaking down when you don't expect it. Better to replace a suspect part in the garage rather than a broken part on the side of the road. That being said, we still have mills go down because they thought they could skip some PMs and save a bit of money. Just my .02 |
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PM - it does have intervals that are prescribed by the manufacturer. Doing anything too early is a total waste of time and energy in my book. Unless you find online clear evidence that the PM schedule indicated by the manufacturer is not working out. I do PM on schedule though and only stretch it on items that are clearly not a safety or reliability issue, for example a cabin air filter ...
So, I think your plug and coils were unnecessary. Newer boxster is a 60k spark plug change interval. The squeaks I would have lived with a couple years more, its not that they were a safety issue. Then you may need new struts anyway and do it all at once. And I don't quite understand the $1k axle? Does it include labor? Isn't this a boxster? Here at PP a boxster S axle is $130. All shops like to make money and they will talk you into stuff you don't need to maximize your visit's bill. Service reps are trained to sell and people do feel good giving their sports car a spa day. ![]() You'll live. Still beats buying a new car or crawling under it all weekend if you aren't into it! Cheers, G |
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The seventh and last year I owned my business, I spent an inordinate amount of time on maintenance and repairs. The five rigs treated us well with regular oil and filter changes, but ancillary equipment--dehumidifiers, air scrubbers, and air movers, and our big insulation vacs died early miserable deaths if not maintained. We did mostly demo, so the machines operated in hugely dusty environments. Anything with a filter got clogged in short order.
Our 18 hp insulation vac had a 7 ga welded shroud around the insulation impeller wheel, and the crap commonly found in attics--fiberglass, wood, nails and such, blasted right through it over time. Looked like exit wounds from a shotgun shell. I had to weld two steel straps around the perimeter, and they were failing again when I sold. Then I had to do a quickie engine rebuild one day on a job site when it blew a head gasket. Bearings and a new head gasket in an hour, but those hours were expensive with an idle crew sitting there. |
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I’m good at keeping up with maintenance. On about everything but electronics. Seems every time I do a recommended upgrade it causes problems.
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Mebbe I need a Bend-pak? Seriously....
When it doesn't start or work.....I prevent that! ....or mebbe I'll move to OKC...howdy neighbor ![]() |
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That may change once I semi-retire but the cost benefit of working on my cars just doesn't pencil out with all the farm commitments, business and travel. The local Toyota dealership is very reasonable and has great high speed internet....I am always the first appointment (0730) and they let me use a salesman's desk while they handle the car...laptop out, let's go. If I do get back into cars, I will get a lift!
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There is an old saying about the shoemakers children... I actually do pretty good, and try to stay on top of things.
With 12 cars/trucks , and maintaining 7 houses , though, sometimes, I just drive the fker till the wheel falls off. The nice thing about having too many vehicles is , if one goes down, no big deal, just grab another . The bad thing is that it never ends . Like Paul, I seem to over maintenance equipment . I try to keep wifeys in tip top shape .
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