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general maintenance ideas

DirtDog

DirtDog

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so two months ago i purchase an 06 pontiac grand prix with teh 5.3L N/A engine. Ive done some basic maintenance on it including flushing the antifreeze cooling system, replace fron cv half shafts, the hub assemblys on front, tie rod end links, sway bar end links, rotors, brakes and calipers. Ive also added a cold air intake as well. Im planning to change the transmission filter and fluid next month because the car only has 43000 miles on it. But my question is what else do you all think would be good preventative things to do to it. I know how to do alot of things on vehicles that ive learned on the two pontiacs ive owned and im adding a transmission oil cooler tomorrow. I dont drive the car like a maniac i just want to try and take care of the car so that it will last me awhile
 


With that low of miles there really isnt much that needs to be done.

Your plugs and wires should be good at another 30-50k miles.

But doing the trans fluid and filter is a good idea in my opinion, the fluid life does not last as long in the 04+ cars, and ls4 cars seem to run even hotter.
 
yea my transmission runs around 210 when im in city traffic as it is especially bad here when we all get off work cause im in the military. I was thinking of doing the plugs and wires anyways but was waiting...i need to pull one of them and check the gap on em
 
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