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keeping track of what work was done to your car

jasoncran

jasoncran

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does any here do this? I do.

heres what I have done to my Ford Ranger.

117016 oil change, and rotate. I observed thatright rear tire axle seal is seeping 4-6-13

117445 replaced both oil seals andaxle bearings and diff synthetic 75w 90was used 4-26-13

120235 oil change, rotated tires. 6/15/13

120518 replaced wheel cylinders asright rear was seeping and pedal was soft and I couldn’t bleed the system.Bleed all four wheels to flush and adjusted brakes. 6/22/13. Right front wheel needs new bleeder.
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I had the entire histories of both trucks up unto the computer crashed and I couldn't recover it. it helps keep track of what I have done and what parts I used and tires. also if a problem is reoccurring I can see why and adjust.
 
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I do. I take my current vehicle to the dealership for all service work and my maintenance manual is kept up to date plus they have my records on their computer system. Prior to that I kept a written record and put it in the glovebox. Any vehicle I sold or traded had it in there for the next owner. I wish others did this.
 
yes one can do it that way. the local dealership if its a ford as in that avatar only keep it locally. the ranger above is my the truck that my wife bought. it has a thick record at the dealer locally. but we didn't buy it there we bought it another to the south. I know that ford dealerships don't have a database to share warranty work on cars or maintance. I worked for dealership,last time I knew they don't share.
 
Here's my plan..

18,750 oil
22,500 oil/tires
26,250 oil
30,000 oil/tires
33,750 oil
37,500 oil/tires
41,250 oil
45,000 oil/tires
48,750 oil
52,500 oil/tires
56,250 oil
60,000 oil/tires
63,750 oil
67,500 oil/tires
71,250 oil
75,000 oil/tires
78,750 oil
82,500 oil/tires
86,250 oil
90,000 oil/tires
93,750 oil
97,500 oil/tires
101,250 oil
105,000 oil/tires

Car: Below 140 RPM's - Oil Flow Begins
Pennzoil Synthetic - 5W30

Computer crash, no problem. I keep backups on my laptop and email.
 
My tires are rotated with every oil change. It seems to be effective. Since I started doing this I have never had a set of tires not last me 100K miles or more.
The dealership also performs a multi-point inspection including...
headlights (high and low beams)
taillights
brake lights
turn signals
horn
wipers
battery load test
all fluids including transfer case, transmission, final drive, brakes, power steering, and coolant
tire wear
tire tread
tire pressure
steering linkage
belts
body damage
air filter(s)
grease steering rack (I didn't know there were still zerks on new vehicles until I saw the mechanic with the grease gun in his hand)
All of the above for $39.95
 
actually they can be greased without the zerks by using needle points. we did that with the crown vics and other trucks to lengthen the life of the suspension. I have also done that to my Nissan's upper ball joints.
 
Every vehicle (car/truck/jeep/motorcycle) I have ever owned, all the way back to age 14, I had kept a record.
Usually, I'd use a $1 sprial notebook I'd get from Dollar General or wherever, but the Crossfire came with a maintenance record book, and I keep up even with wiper blade replacements. EVERYTHING done to the car except gasoline purchases goes in there!

I do most work on the car myself, but I can't do tires or alignments, of course...
 
I should probably keep a record... but I don't.

Recently I've changed both front wheel bearings, Alternator, spark plugs, wires, pcv valve, air filter, O2 sensor (front) and a Catalytic converter.

Next oil change is less than a thousand miles away. I'll rotate my tires this time around too.
 
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