Laundry Lists
 

Here's my laundry list for my next oil change.

Oil change (obviously)
Tire rotation
Check rotors for warping (brake shudder)
Check pads (metal rubbing when cold)
Induction service
Check/burp cooling system (gurgles)
Check serpentine belt/pulleys (squeaking more now)
Replace shifter cables
Replace shifter bushing
Grease door hinges
Check/replace spark plugs
Check/replace cam cover gasket (oil leak)

Owner To Do List
Vacuum and clean
Clean glass
Ziptie dome light (velcro isn't doing it)
Replace damaged jumper cables in trunk
Check first aid supplies in trunk
EDIT: Check spare tire pressure (Thanks Derf!)

Approaching 202,000 miles. Time for spring cleaning and maintenance!

check spare tire pressure

I knew I missed something!

Yesterday, I burped the cooling system. The overflow bottle indicated it was low, so i gave it some coolant (about 2 cups worth) and proceeded to run the engine at idle until it was at operating temperature. I also had the heater on at full blast and ran the rpms briefly around 3k a few times. Not a textbook procedure to be sure, but better than nothing.

Since the coolant was down, I could be looking at a coolant leak somewhere. The car did receive a new radiator, heater core, and new upper and lower hoses last year. There are no drips under the car.