Thursday, February 3, 2011

My Hyundai Matrix 2005 long list of maintenance

The plan maintenance is out...this is what I have to undertake this year..

1. Rear tyre change - already reach about 50% wear
2. Throttle body cleaning - to improved air flow
3. All shock absorbers to be replace.
4. All brakes to be service and brake oil to be change
5. Gear oil change - must change every 20k-25k km
6. Power steering oil to be flush and change
7. Radiator coolant to be replace
8. Air filter to wash and re-oil ( KN filter)
9. Petrol filter to be replace
10. Patch leak on the cylinder head, suspect a valve seal is leaking.
11. Engine oil and filter change.
12. Alternator, power steering and aircond belt change
13. Air cond filter change
14. Air cond system checked and service
15. Brake hoses and fuel hoses check and replace if require...going be 6 years this year,surely something must have wear out!
16. All old sound proof to be removed..new sound proof to be install.
17. Tyre alignment and camber adjustment.
18. Drive shaft constant velocity rubber boots to be replace on both side of drive shaft.
19. Injector cleaning and calibration.

Lucky timing belt and water pump is not in the list as still have many km to go!


5 comments:

Ritzzuan said...

Item no.16 - completed on 6/2/2011

Ritzzuan said...

Item no.2,6,12 and 19 completed on 5/3/2011

Ritzzuan said...

Item no.3(only change front absorber),5,7,11 and 18 completed on 28/6/2011

Kimu said...

Hi there, am looking at the 2005 Matrix myself. Could you share how is your rebuilding experience so far? How much was done at each step of your rebuild list?

Ritzzuan said...

Kimu...currently 9 items completed out of 19..so 10 more to go. I usually buy the spares and fixed them at the service centers.

For item 5,7,18 and 11..total cost RM1500 with labour

For item 2,6,12,19..item 2 is FOC,6@ RM150,12@RM50 and 19@RM199.Total labour RM65 only.