I recently bought a 2008 SE with 53k.
I am not sure what the previous guy did so I want to play safe.
Because my car is 60 months old and has 53k - I want to do things from the 60k and 75k schedules.
questions:
1. Is it an overkill to do things from the 75k - 60months schedule?
2. Do I have a 'in-cabin microfilter' ? I do have four separate climate controls in this car: driver side, passenger side, back seat, and third row - are all controlled by separate knobs.
3. 'Premium maintenance' - is this a waste? seems very extreme... Things I thought to do from it: replace diff' oil, replace engine drive belts, replace transfer case oil (I engage my 4x4 when I drive into my land... about 12 times a month).
4. inspecting things... Anyone of these I should ask specifically?
5. what brands do you recommend for oil filter and air filter? any good online places to buy them price wise?
6. engine oil. I am thinking about going synthetic. What will be the cost difference?
As far as I can tell I need to change every 3750 miles. I drive around 11k miles a year. So trying to estimate cost difference: 5qt bottle of regular - $15 while synthetic is 25$ (online wal-mart prices). I believe I need at least (if not more?) than 5 qt every change? so if I change about 3 times a year: that is another $30 a year... not that bad. Am I wrong with my calculations? Is it cheaper to have it changed by someone else?