Service Maintenance at 80k Miles?

[Blazer]

Hey ya'll!

I'm a first time poster and a brand new proud owner of a 2009 TB LT! I've been browsing the forums and all the information has increased my excitement my purchase even more! Unfortunately, I have no prior knowledge of how my TB was treated except that it has 82k miles and was a government vehicle.

I'm not too savvy with cars, but I''m trying to learn as much as possible since this is my first vehicle that I actually really like, and I'd like to do as much maintenance myself as possible.

My question is, what should I be checking for to get the vehicle running as best as possible at 4 years old and 80k miles, and not having any previous maintenance records/info? I know I should check the fluids(oil, brake, coolant, tranny, steering), but what else do you recommend?

Thanks a lot!

 

[jrSS]

Transfer case ...differentials. which engine do u have?? The 4.2 i6 OR 5.3 v8?

 

[vipergg]

Wow someone drove alot, 82000 miles in 3 years !!!! I would change the tranny fluid with that much driving. Just about time for plugs too if you want to get that out of the way . Coolant is 5 years or 150K I believe so you should be ok there. Does it idle ok? If not throttle body cleaning time.

Hey ya'll!

I'm a first time poster and a brand new proud owner of a 2009 TB LT! I've been browsing the forums and all the information has increased my excitement my purchase even more! Unfortunately, I have no prior knowledge of how my TB was treated except that it has 82k miles and was a government vehicle.

I'm not too savvy with cars, but I''m trying to learn as much as possible since this is my first vehicle that I actually really like, and I'd like to do as much maintenance myself as possible.

My question is, what should I be checking for to get the vehicle running as best as possible at 4 years old and 80k miles, and not having any previous maintenance records/info? I know I should check the fluids(oil, brake, coolant, tranny, steering), but what else do you recommend?

Thanks a lot!

 

[The_Roadie]

If you filled out the vehicle profile we wouldn't have to ask the same old questions, but if it's 4WD, the transfer case fluid interval is a surprisingly short 50K miles. I'd do that one on general principles. Search for "Auto Trak II" fluid.

 

[Wooluf1952]

Welcome

In case you haven't heard:
http://gmtnation.com/f5/welcome-gmtnation-com-heres-story-226/

The maintenance schedule is listed in the owners manual. If your manual is missing, there's a member here that has them for down loading, free. http://gmtnation.com/f23/need-service-manuals-get-them-here-371/

 

[RZAwora]

Welcome buddy. Glad you found us. You're definitely in the right hands. You don't need to be car savvy either...there's a lot of step-by-step how to's on here that make things easy. Also, search YouTube for "MAY03LT" he's a member here and has posted lots of videos making things easy. As always, everyone is here to help if you have any questions. Nice of you to join us...

 

[Blazer]

Thanks for the help ya'll! I filled out my profile, yea it's a 4.2i6 4x4. You are all spot on. I've watched some of MAY03LT's great videos, and don't have an owner's manual! Haha!

 

[RZAwora]

Thanks for the help ya'll! I filled out my profile, yea it's a 4.2i6 4x4. You are all spot on. I've watched some of MAY03LT's great videos, and don't have an owner's manual! Haha!

Well what you will really need mores is a service manual and they can be found here.

An owner's manual in PDF format can be found here.
Just click where it says "Download : 2002 - 2004 | 2005 - 2009" just below the first paragraph underneath the picture of the truck.

Since you have the 6-cylinder, MAY03LT's video will be spot on...again, always feel free to ask if you have any questions...