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Maintenance Schedule - Time (age) vs. Mileage
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<blockquote data-quote="gone" data-source="post: 206318" data-attributes="member: 5899"><p>As others have indicated, make sure to flush and change out your radiator fluid. I learned that the hard way with a BMW 7-series I'd had for 10 years. It was my "winter driver" so it only had 116,000 km on it when I got rid of it. It had 2 water pumps and one of them started leaking not too long before I sold it. It turned out my antifreeze had turned acidic and ate right through the bottom of the back-up water pump, plus all the hoses were ++ corroded too. So it was a problem just waiting to happen. I deservedly felt like an idiot, since before then I only worried about oil/filter changes and topping up all fluid levels in the engine compartment. It wasn't a cheap fix for that car. I was told at the time I should have replaced the rad fluid every 7 years but I think you're much safer with 5 year intervals. And yes changing other fluids should be considered and especially brake fluid if you're into "spirited driving": there's a reason some tracks won't allow your car on them unless you have brake fluid that's no more than 6 months old. </p><p></p><p>Great advice on this thread. Thanks everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gone, post: 206318, member: 5899"] As others have indicated, make sure to flush and change out your radiator fluid. I learned that the hard way with a BMW 7-series I'd had for 10 years. It was my "winter driver" so it only had 116,000 km on it when I got rid of it. It had 2 water pumps and one of them started leaking not too long before I sold it. It turned out my antifreeze had turned acidic and ate right through the bottom of the back-up water pump, plus all the hoses were ++ corroded too. So it was a problem just waiting to happen. I deservedly felt like an idiot, since before then I only worried about oil/filter changes and topping up all fluid levels in the engine compartment. It wasn't a cheap fix for that car. I was told at the time I should have replaced the rad fluid every 7 years but I think you're much safer with 5 year intervals. And yes changing other fluids should be considered and especially brake fluid if you're into "spirited driving": there's a reason some tracks won't allow your car on them unless you have brake fluid that's no more than 6 months old. Great advice on this thread. Thanks everyone! [/QUOTE]
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