I am the original owner of a 2006 Forester XT with about 73,000 miles on it.
I am going through some maintenance on my own and have read various threads on here on the 60,000 mile service.
I just changed my plugs out today. Not too bad. The drivers side was a little tight to work in. I started on that side as I read it was the worst. When I got to the passenger side, that was a piece of cake. I wished I would have had a 3/8" torque wrench, it would have taken the guess work out of where to stop tightening. You can feel when the washer flattens as a guide.
I changed the air filter. I will change the cabin air filter when it arrives, and may flush the the a/c condenser and ducts. I have done this in the past when I was getting a mildew smell. Worked great.
I am considering doing the PCV valve, but wanted to know if members felt it was necessary? Do you recommend buying the pcv valve as a unit with all the hoses and connections, or just change the metal valve?
What else do you members consider top priority at this point?
pcv valve
brake fluid
auto transmission fluid
coolant fluid flush
drive belts
rear differential fluid
I may have to do some rear brake work also as I am getting some scraping in the right rear. I think a caliper may need some help as the pads were changed not that long ago.
Other than that my cars only issue is the typical moon roof problems. I don't know that is worth fixing though after reading through a lot of prior threads with the plastic track breaking.
Thanks for any input!
Jack
I am going through some maintenance on my own and have read various threads on here on the 60,000 mile service.
I just changed my plugs out today. Not too bad. The drivers side was a little tight to work in. I started on that side as I read it was the worst. When I got to the passenger side, that was a piece of cake. I wished I would have had a 3/8" torque wrench, it would have taken the guess work out of where to stop tightening. You can feel when the washer flattens as a guide.
I changed the air filter. I will change the cabin air filter when it arrives, and may flush the the a/c condenser and ducts. I have done this in the past when I was getting a mildew smell. Worked great.
I am considering doing the PCV valve, but wanted to know if members felt it was necessary? Do you recommend buying the pcv valve as a unit with all the hoses and connections, or just change the metal valve?
What else do you members consider top priority at this point?
pcv valve
brake fluid
auto transmission fluid
coolant fluid flush
drive belts
rear differential fluid
I may have to do some rear brake work also as I am getting some scraping in the right rear. I think a caliper may need some help as the pads were changed not that long ago.
Other than that my cars only issue is the typical moon roof problems. I don't know that is worth fixing though after reading through a lot of prior threads with the plastic track breaking.
Thanks for any input!
Jack