nissan altima year 2000
the owner didnt tell me what he did.
i changed the oil, put in new coolant, installed new tires, changed the rotors, and front brakes. then i added some fuel injector cleaner in the gas tank
the car has like 183,000 km on it
anything else i should change?
i havent checked the rear brakes because i dont know how to put on rear brakesI just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
Timing belt even if it %26quot;looks%26quot; to be in great shape. Change it. Check out the car jack by actually lifting the car and use the wheel wrench to take off the nuts. Sometimes they lose these things and just toss in any old jack which does not necessarily fit or work(which does not help you when you actually need it to fix a flat tire) on the side of the road in the rain one night out in the middle of nowhere and you are half drunk and the girl is wanting it in the cab but you are no longer in the mood because %26quot;things are not going your way outside%26quot;.
All the filters. Check your vacuum lines and V belts and rad hoses. and your smelly pine tree air fumigator on the rearview mirror.
Oh, and check to see that the spare tire is actually one that fits onto the car. Nothing like finding you have a 4 bolt hole pattern to fit a Ford and you have a 4 bolt Chev.
Rear brakes are getting to the time they need to be inspected and possibly replaced as they would possibly be pretty thin by now. Do it before metal to metal contact which would ruin the drums. Grab a repair manual from the library to find out how to do them. It is not that hard.
Also have the battery condition inspected(a load test) and the charging system checked.
You might want to eye-ball the exhaust system especially around the muffler where most of the rust occurs to see if it is rusted through.
Also, eyeball the shocks to see if oil is leaking from them. Also you should have looked at the old tires and see how evenly they were wearing. If worn out on the insides or the outsides indicates a wheel alignment is needed as the car does not travel straight down the road. Wearing out in the centre means he had too much air in the tires.
Oh yeah. Do the windshield wipers work(and the washer)? Headlights, high beam %26amp; low beam, brake lights, backup lights, signal lights, horn?
A radio would be nice too.I just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
There is no set instructions on what you should do,but I would change spark plugs,wires,dist. cap(if have one),oil filter,air filter,flush radiator,check and change belts if you notice cracking in them,and maybe timing belt if the mileage is high.This will take care of most stuff that may cause problems.This also makes all items done when you know they were done.I just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
check the back brakes. if you don,t know how to put them on then just pull both wheel. if you get in a bind then you can look at the other wheel. check to see if it has grease fittings on the ball joints and tie rods. you might want to grease them. change the air filter, pcv valve, check the belts and all the hoses including the vacuum hoses.I just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
Sounds like you are on the right track.
Your engine uses a timing chain instead of a belt but verify this with a Nissan parts dept.
Read the owner's manual font to back and make note of maintenance intervals.
Check the condition and tension of the drive belts.
Air filter? Perhaps check one or two spark plugs? If the look a bit worn it's inexpensive to change them.I just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
break fluids?
you might also wanna check there hasn't been saw dust pored in the engine! ;)
nah only joking with the saw dust, good luck with it all.
Sure you have already but if you havnt make sure to check the spare tire!I just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
spark plugs/wires
air filter
fuel filter-doubt that has ever been changed
timing belt/water pump dont usually have to replace till around 100-120k
rotate tires
check all the fluids, make sure antifreeze still protectsI just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
Pl check timming beltand timming bearing.Do some brake service and polish the brakes with emery paper.
Change air filter too.
good luckI just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
Timing belt - CRITICALI just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
tuneup, batteryI just got a car, what should i change besides the oil?
Transmission..
and check the spark plugs as well..
