Well im getting close to hittin that mark on my 06 2.4 at 27k and i got the email from gm saying that i should come in for it. for people that do their own work what should this include, and wut does gm usually do? i have full bolt ons and tuning at the moment so i dont see anything in that area being touched really, plus im buying the zzp turbo kit within the next 1.5 months so wut should i be looking to do? fuel filter or something?

I rotated my tires back in feb but im looking at getting a full set of those after i get the turbo kit, as well as slotted rotors and hawk pads. should i do any flushes?

i ask because this is the first car ive earned from the beginning and i want to make sure i take care of it just as much.

 

holy hell... i wish i had that low of mileage on my 06.

i put 30k on the first year

 

**** i am at 30K and I haven't had any dealer service yet.

 

yea i havent either, but id like to take care of wutever i can myself. i dont trust myself with anyflushes but if theyre recommended i dont see why not.. my club leader is a gm tech anyway and he actually does the work we get done if we go there. i just cant get a response from him on wut they do.

 

I remember doing fuel filter, and oil change at 30k....... or was it 40k.......

I only have 51k on my cobalt and I've had it since Oct. 05

 

lmao it sat for 4 months.. after i graduate im picking up a dd and a bike so itll slow down alot more. i should be fully rebuilt fully painted before i hit 50k... fingers crossed.

 

you guys seem to service the car so rarely

i visit them twice a year, is that too much?

 

I think 30 k is steering fluid flush, Clean Injectors, and throttle body service. Along with regular oil/filter change.

 

I have around 18,300 on mine. Only changed oil so far.

 

????

 

Get specifics about the 30k mile check before you do anything.
I did a 40k mile tune up on my Passat and it was $700 but well worth it.

 

a transmission service cant hurt

 

i think i remember reading somewhere that our trannies dont need servicing for 100k miles

 

open up your manual and it should give you some sort of guidelines.

 

according to the manual our trannies are filled for life, but i wouldnt trust them for life lol

 

i did not know about the trany fluid thanks, mine only have 26k and it is 3 years old next month

as for power steering fluid, i think that my car has eps

 

im 200 miles from 30k on my 2.4 im just going to do a fuel filter.

 

sounds good, any other things that need to be changed or serviced at 30 k ????

 

only thing I'd rec is trannie flush if ur a auto its just good preventative maintnce and a fuel filter

 

Taking your car in to the dealership for a 30K checkup is a waste of money. All they are going to do is change oil, rotate tires, change fuel filter, check the brakes and check the coolant. I'm sure there are some other BS items in there that they will claim to check, but it is mostly just to get you to come pay them money.

What you should do (at your next oil change, it doesn't have to be done right at 30K):

oil change
rotate tires (if you follow the DIC for oil changes you should rotate the tires at every oil change)
change fuel filter
check fluid levels

I don't know exactly what GM recommends for auto tranny fluid changes, but you really can't do it too often. I would say that 32K is probably a pretty good point to have it done. It is like $150 or $200 but definately worth it to save the tranny. If you have a manual tranny GM says filled for life, but I would probably change it around 50K or so.

 

looks like good options to me. dont care too much bout tires cuz im getting a new set, but checking fluids and changing fuel filter will be priority at next oil change. i was t hinking about seafoaming as well.

 

and explain to me why u can't flush trannies to often its acually highly recommended

 

Well, I did say you can't do it too often... meaning that you SHOULD do it often...

 

I had the tranny service done and I thought it was great. I got less than 40k on my Cobalt, but there was one previous owner. GM does this service different than most. They have a machine they hook up to your tranny that actually transfuses the transmission fluild, rather than just dropping a pan and letting the tranny drain. Plus they add some sort of friction modifier (I cant remember the name), that is GM reccomended.

 

^ alot of shops have the machines. the midas i worked at had one. loved it