Also, vacuum bleed the brake fluid. It absorbs water from the air which will cause "brake fade" during hard braking, and will corrode calipers and ABS valves internally. Also may damage the hydraulic modulator/pump($$$$) for the ABS. If you try to do it by pumping the brake pedal beware, the piston in the master cylander doesn't normally travel all the way to the end, where sludge accumulate, and the seals may be damaged. Coolant replacement and drain fill of the tranny are good too. Serp belt is a must, fuel filter and cleaning the throttle plate are also very good ideas. Chances are neither has been touched! You'll notice a much smoother idle after cleaning and adjusting the throttle plate. You'll need to remove it and replace the gasket. Only costs $10 for the job, but well worth it. I'd also suggest dumping some intake cleaner in the tank, and try to find something like a GM top engine cleaner or an aerosol version. It gets put in through a vacuum line with the engine running, this will cause a check engine light, then when it's all gone you shut the engine down. This I'd do first, then change your oil and do everything else. The longer you let it sit, the better it works, some of it ends up in the oil anyway. Then when you're done, you take the car out on the highway in low gear, keep the RPMs up. It will decarbonize the valves and combustion chambers and blow all the crap out the exhaust. Also service the PCV system.
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