All I've really done to this thing is change the oil and filters. I haven't done any of the scheduled maint. Is there anything I absolutely need to do now? I don't drive much since it's a 3 y/o car and only has 25k on it. Anyway, it's been trouble free thus far but I do worry about things that I maybe should be doing.

 

Geeze - mine turned 9 months old yesterday, and I turned 25,000 miles yesterday, too!

 

owners manual = Maintenance Schedule

its in your glove box

 

Yah i know i looked at it but i'm not paying the dealer to do any of that. I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations.

 

DIY or you can get scheduled maint. at most any shop. Just go to your favorite shop and tell em what you need done.

 

I pulled this info directly from the service manual:

25,000 suggested maint:
Oil change
Tire rotation
Brake inspection (very easily done since the wheels are off for the rotate)


Additional maint:
Inspect ball joints and dust covers
Inspect drive shaft boots
Inspect air filter
Inspect steering linkage and boots
Tigten drive shaft bolt
Tighten chassis nuts and bolts

Or scion.com has all this on PDF
http://www.scion.com/assets/pdf/xB_m...ceguide_05.pdf

 

Appreciate the help but I know all that. I was just wondering if anyone had any personal recommendations.

 

change your spark plugs, spark plug wires, fuel filter, air filter...

 

Do it yourself or have the dealer do it--in other words getter done..........

 

FOLLOW YOUR OWNERS MANUAL.....

that doesn't mean you have to have the dealer do it. My '05 has 65K on it and I've done all my stuff myself. Plugs are every 30K....it's a 10 minute job w/a 10mm socket and sparkplug socket. You can NOT get to the fuel filter unless you drop the tank, so don't worry about that.

 

Not true.

Although replacement before 50-75K miles is probably overkill, even by my standards if you use quality gas and dont run your tank dry all the time.

Access to your FF does require you to take out your back seat though.

Search:

"DIY fuel filter change"

 

Sorry Heathen.....just goin' by what the dealership told me.