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new to me, what to check V70-XC70 1998

posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jan 23 10:24 CST 2014
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Low mileage is nice, but things wear out just standing still. The timing belt and tensioner were due at 70K, but check the sticker anyway - 10 years is also time to replace.

Get some vinyl/rubber preservative spray and coat the axle boots with it. Same with the rubber around the windows, door sils, trunk seal, hood seal. Ditto for the engine hoses.

Replace the wiper blades with the new fangled blades that lay flat on the glass.

Replace the brake fluid, not on dealer's schedule of maintenance.

If it was serviced at a dealership, ask for a copy of the records, they can print out the couple of pages on this car and keep them in a folder.

Get some leather treatment and bathe the leather parts of the seats when the interior is warm enough (70F+). Do NOT ever use ArmorAll anywhere inside of the car. Only wipe the top of the dash with warm soapy water.

Wax the rear liftgate, especially the bottom edge. Little scratches will start to rust later.

Check the cabin air filter.





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