i hit 5k the other day now my maintenance required light is on.

anyone know how long and how much the 5k maintenance is going to be? anyone do it yet?

 

Yeah I did mine last month. It's basically an oil change and a tire rotation. They should also check your brakes, but that is usually done as part of the tire rotation. I used a free oil change coupon for the oil change part of it and they charged me $30 for the tire rotation and brake inspection. All of the maintenances are described in the back of the manual. There's also a spot for them to put a stamp so when you sell the car you have proof that it was taken care of. Hope that helps.

 

cool thanks... thats pretty much all i need to know. my next oil change isnt scheduled until 1500 more miles so i'll just ask em not to do the oil change.

thanks man

 

im pretty sure that if your maintenance required light comes on, its just a reminder to change your oil. In the book i think it says something about that light comming on every 4200 miles or so. Just a reminder, you can reset it yourself.

 

does the light only come on for the tc.I had a little over 7200 miles on it last week when I went in for my second oil change and they did tell me that I was due for the 5k maintenance.so I had the oil changed and the maintenance service done for $50 and some change....................

 

i got it done and they did rotate tires and checked the brakes but they didn't charge me for anything... :D think it varies from dealer to dealer... which reminds me, next oil change is come'n up quick

 

i still havent used my free oil changed ( only 3!!! boo)
but if i do.. im gonna stick w/ synthetic... but i dont know if they charge for synthetic..
cuz im sure they just give the pennzoil brand!

 

5000 mile is what everyone else said, basically oil change, tire rotation, and visual inspections. It takes about 30 minutes if there's no line.

 

i got charged 60 bux and waited over 2 hours

 

im a lot happier hearing these stories now... i got a year of scheduled maintenance when i bought the car... i just hit 3k and i got the oil changed..it says 5k in the manual but considereing its free im going to change it every 3k

 

It's just an oil change, tire rotation, and visual brake inspection per the maintenance guide. That's all you need. Don't let the dealer try to sell you on some over-priced (i.e., profitable) maintenance package - my dealer has a $125 package (which includes all the special operating condition maintenance) they're pushing.

Note that 2004 and 2005 Scions have different maintenance schedules. If you don't feel like getting them out from your glovebox you can download them here:

2004: http://www.scion.com/pdf/2004_scion_SMG.pdf
2005: http://www.scion.com/pdf/2005_scion_SMG.pdf