I should be able to get this right, but it never hurts to ask for a second opinion!
I'm prepping for another marathon (7-8 week) road trip across the country. FYI we'll be stopping in Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Maryland. (not in that order)
So as I'm prepping for the trip, I'm wanting to make sure I'm not overlooking anything. I've got about 150K on our 2006 RL, and "most" scheduled services have been performed. This is what I'm addressing pre-trip:
- Oil, trans, coolant, P/S fluids all checked.... probably suck & fill P/S just for grins. None of the others are due, and I'll hit an oil change interval on the road no matter what, so I'm not changing anything prior... just checking levels.
- Brake fluid bleed / fluid replace (never been done... shame on me).
- Hoses/belt check... they look pretty good... clamps still look like new (thank you So Cal weather gods), but I'll give 'em a closer look yet. Serp belt was changed with TB @ 105K, and looks fine.
- Tonneau seal.... I'm going to try to see if there's not something I can do to 'enhance' the seal around the side of the Retrax cover we have on it. It doesn't get too much leaking back there (only a bit around the sides), but it would be nice if I could get it to stay no-kidding dry back there. (IDEAS??)
- Alignment .... just seems like I should get this checked, since I haven't in a while. May be fine... no symptoms, but can't hurt to be sure.
- Adjust Valves.... I just feel like this is due, and mileage may be not quite as good as in the past; but that's always hard to tell, given varying driving conditions. Anyway, again, it can't hurt and will likely help in general.
- Injector cleaner (Canned tune-up, Italian tune-up, whatever). I like to dump a couple of cans in there every once in a while just to blow out the webs so to speak.
- Seat fix.... I still haven't gotten the front seat bolster redone, and I'm afraid this is lower on the priority list... might not get done even yet.
- XM renewal.... will be running out soon. Don't know if I'll get "the deal", but would be nice to have on the road. (Navi disc is only 1 year old, so I'm fine with that)
- Check cabin & air filters
- Headlights polished (way overdue to get these cleaned up)
- Wiper blades (just to take along as back-up)
- Front axle boots &/or clamps (I've got significant seepage (spattering) that dictates attention in this area). Need to get this done.
SOooooo, anything else you fine folks can think of that I maybe should be attending to before hitting the road about a month from now??? I just don't want to get out there on the road & ask myself, "why didn't you address that before you left you big dummy?" ! ! !
Thanks In Advance :act030: :act024: :act062::act024: :act030:
I'm prepping for another marathon (7-8 week) road trip across the country. FYI we'll be stopping in Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Maryland. (not in that order)
So as I'm prepping for the trip, I'm wanting to make sure I'm not overlooking anything. I've got about 150K on our 2006 RL, and "most" scheduled services have been performed. This is what I'm addressing pre-trip:
- Oil, trans, coolant, P/S fluids all checked.... probably suck & fill P/S just for grins. None of the others are due, and I'll hit an oil change interval on the road no matter what, so I'm not changing anything prior... just checking levels.
- Brake fluid bleed / fluid replace (never been done... shame on me).
- Hoses/belt check... they look pretty good... clamps still look like new (thank you So Cal weather gods), but I'll give 'em a closer look yet. Serp belt was changed with TB @ 105K, and looks fine.
- Tonneau seal.... I'm going to try to see if there's not something I can do to 'enhance' the seal around the side of the Retrax cover we have on it. It doesn't get too much leaking back there (only a bit around the sides), but it would be nice if I could get it to stay no-kidding dry back there. (IDEAS??)
- Alignment .... just seems like I should get this checked, since I haven't in a while. May be fine... no symptoms, but can't hurt to be sure.
- Adjust Valves.... I just feel like this is due, and mileage may be not quite as good as in the past; but that's always hard to tell, given varying driving conditions. Anyway, again, it can't hurt and will likely help in general.
- Injector cleaner (Canned tune-up, Italian tune-up, whatever). I like to dump a couple of cans in there every once in a while just to blow out the webs so to speak.
- Seat fix.... I still haven't gotten the front seat bolster redone, and I'm afraid this is lower on the priority list... might not get done even yet.
- XM renewal.... will be running out soon. Don't know if I'll get "the deal", but would be nice to have on the road. (Navi disc is only 1 year old, so I'm fine with that)
- Check cabin & air filters
- Headlights polished (way overdue to get these cleaned up)
- Wiper blades (just to take along as back-up)
- Front axle boots &/or clamps (I've got significant seepage (spattering) that dictates attention in this area). Need to get this done.
SOooooo, anything else you fine folks can think of that I maybe should be attending to before hitting the road about a month from now??? I just don't want to get out there on the road & ask myself, "why didn't you address that before you left you big dummy?" ! ! !
Thanks In Advance :act030: :act024: :act062::act024: :act030: