Going to be taking my brother's truck in for its 40,000 km (25,000 mile) service next week. He isn't exactly a car person, so I'm taking care of his vehicle basically. Warranty laws are a bit different here, and in order to keep your warranty, you are required to have the dealer perform all and any maintenance. Otherwise, I would do it myself. As it's a small country, there's only one dealer, and it's a rip off. It cost us it cost us $89 for an oil change and a new air filter last time...and that's using mineral 20W-50 (BP Visco 3000) when the vehicle specifically requires 5W-30.
Anyhow, I'm not following the dealership's service schedule...I'm rather hard headed about following GM's. I cannot find anything in the owner's manual, so if anybody here works for a Chevy/GMC service department or owns one of these trucks, I would very much appreciate your input. Currently, my schedule consists of the following:
The dealer doesn't mind me supplying my own oil...but they do mind if I bring all the fluids in. So I'm going to have to stick with their own supplies for everything else. Would have very much preferred PP 5W-30, but it's only available at Ace Hardware here and they're out of stock for the next 3 weeks.
Also Is this vehicle equipped with a cabin air filter? When should the fuel filter be replaced? Anything else that would require attention? Brakes, etc. are in decent condition. Thank you.
Anyhow, I'm not following the dealership's service schedule...I'm rather hard headed about following GM's. I cannot find anything in the owner's manual, so if anybody here works for a Chevy/GMC service department or owns one of these trucks, I would very much appreciate your input. Currently, my schedule consists of the following:
- Mobil 1 5W-30
- ACDelco air filter
- ACDelco Dexron VI ATF
- GM Vehicle Care transfer case fluid
- GM Vehicle Care 80W-90 axle lubricant
- ACDelco DOT 3 brake fluid
- Power steering fluid (OEM recommedations?)
- Coolant (recommendations?)
The dealer doesn't mind me supplying my own oil...but they do mind if I bring all the fluids in. So I'm going to have to stick with their own supplies for everything else. Would have very much preferred PP 5W-30, but it's only available at Ace Hardware here and they're out of stock for the next 3 weeks.
Also Is this vehicle equipped with a cabin air filter? When should the fuel filter be replaced? Anything else that would require attention? Brakes, etc. are in decent condition. Thank you.