Recently got a new to us 05 sunfire 2.2 ecotec with 5 speed manual transmission
Previous owner kept up with all the oil changes and maintenance and car currently has 53,000 miles
already changed the oil out with full synthetic mobil 1 and a delco oil filter, installed new delco air filter also
Reverse lights did not work at all so replaced the back up switch and those are working fine now
i have new acdelco double platinum plugs to install but gonna leave the coil pack alone for now since miles are still low on it
Got prestone dexcool 50/50 coolant to do a drain and fill since probably still factory coolant in the car
(plan to not touch the water pump or thermostat until absolutely have to since i know water pump is timing chain driven)
also got a new belt tensioner and serpentine belt(changing tensioner just as preventative since its pushing 20 years old now)
Should i mess with any of the other fluids urgently to help cars longevity?(brake fluid, clutch fluid, manual trans fluid)
i know its always been super controversial whether to change trans fluid and clutch fluid or to just leave it alone
any other maintenance i need to do to help make the car hopefully last another 15 20 years if possible?
car shifts fine drives great my biggest concern for maintenance is the age of components and fluids versus the actual mileage
Thank You everyone!
Previous owner kept up with all the oil changes and maintenance and car currently has 53,000 miles
already changed the oil out with full synthetic mobil 1 and a delco oil filter, installed new delco air filter also
Reverse lights did not work at all so replaced the back up switch and those are working fine now
i have new acdelco double platinum plugs to install but gonna leave the coil pack alone for now since miles are still low on it
Got prestone dexcool 50/50 coolant to do a drain and fill since probably still factory coolant in the car
(plan to not touch the water pump or thermostat until absolutely have to since i know water pump is timing chain driven)
also got a new belt tensioner and serpentine belt(changing tensioner just as preventative since its pushing 20 years old now)
Should i mess with any of the other fluids urgently to help cars longevity?(brake fluid, clutch fluid, manual trans fluid)
i know its always been super controversial whether to change trans fluid and clutch fluid or to just leave it alone
any other maintenance i need to do to help make the car hopefully last another 15 20 years if possible?
car shifts fine drives great my biggest concern for maintenance is the age of components and fluids versus the actual mileage
Thank You everyone!
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