I have a 2009 Patriot that I purchased new. I want to put together a schedule to early-replace things that are likely wear items.
My reasons are:
-I do a lot of long trips into the mountains or across the Sonoran desert into Mexico, and I really don't ever want to break down or get stranded, so I want new-car level reliability.
-My job tends to have alternating periods of working for weeks solid, then some down time, so I'd rather schedule vehicle work on my own time rather than when something blows up.
-Replacing things early is much cheaper than a new car payment would be, since I'm doing the labor myself, and it even may be cheaper than replacing things as they break (emergency alternator replacement when out of town is much more expensive than buying a re-man off the internet and changing it at my leisure).
-The "official" maintenance schedule is a lot of "inspect and replace if bad".
To that end, my Patriot has 75k miles on it, so I feel like it's probably time for things to start breaking.. I've recently changed:
Spark plugs / Oil / air filters etc. (normal items)
Front struts & coils
front sway bar linkage
front tie rod endings
front lower control arms & bearing
And I'm planning to get an alignment and change the MTX fluid and coolant in the near future as well.
What else would you recommend putting on the to-do list? I'm thinking good ideas might be:
Alternator / rebuild ($150ish)
Starter / rebuild ($85) - Moving to later on down the line
Water pump ($50)
Belt ($20)
tensioner pulley ($20)
Rear struts ($85)
O2 sensors - though not til around 110k miles
Is 75k too early on any of these? What am I not thinking about that would be a good idea to change if I've already got the Jeep apart, or that are likely fail-and-leave-you-stranded items?
My reasons are:
-I do a lot of long trips into the mountains or across the Sonoran desert into Mexico, and I really don't ever want to break down or get stranded, so I want new-car level reliability.
-My job tends to have alternating periods of working for weeks solid, then some down time, so I'd rather schedule vehicle work on my own time rather than when something blows up.
-Replacing things early is much cheaper than a new car payment would be, since I'm doing the labor myself, and it even may be cheaper than replacing things as they break (emergency alternator replacement when out of town is much more expensive than buying a re-man off the internet and changing it at my leisure).
-The "official" maintenance schedule is a lot of "inspect and replace if bad".
To that end, my Patriot has 75k miles on it, so I feel like it's probably time for things to start breaking.. I've recently changed:
Spark plugs / Oil / air filters etc. (normal items)
Front struts & coils
front sway bar linkage
front tie rod endings
front lower control arms & bearing
And I'm planning to get an alignment and change the MTX fluid and coolant in the near future as well.
What else would you recommend putting on the to-do list? I'm thinking good ideas might be:
Alternator / rebuild ($150ish)
Starter / rebuild ($85) - Moving to later on down the line
Water pump ($50)
Belt ($20)
tensioner pulley ($20)
Rear struts ($85)
O2 sensors - though not til around 110k miles
Is 75k too early on any of these? What am I not thinking about that would be a good idea to change if I've already got the Jeep apart, or that are likely fail-and-leave-you-stranded items?
