Caddiac
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Those of you who have them, please tell what you know about maintenance. I looked at the 2010 maintenance schedule but I do not see any details on lubrication. Does the car really require no lube?
What do you (or what did you) lube on your ICE vehicle?Caddiac said:Those of you who have them, please tell what you know about maintenance. I looked at the 2010 maintenance schedule but I do not see any details on lubrication. Does the car really require no lube?
Caddiac said:The local oil change shop will give the chassis jerk fittings a squirt or two every oil change.
smkettner said:Just wash once a month and I am good so far. Approaching 5,000 miles.
Maybe I will rotate the tires at the recommended 7500..... or not.
SanDust said:Replace the brake fluid every one or two years. Schedule 1 is the default and it says every year (those saying every two years are ignoring the fact that every year is the default). Rotate the tires. Replace the air filter. That's about it until 100K miles.
What's interesting is that, at least for the first few years, it appears that maintenance on the Leaf will cost more than maintenance on an ICE. Replacing the brake fluid has to be more expensive than an oil change, and, other than an oil change every two years, there isn't much other than tire rotations and air filter changes that you do for an ICE.
I still think the brake fluid replacement is weird.
If I remember right the quote was around $275. We'll get more info as people actually start having it done.EVDRIVER said:I wonder how much the dealers are going to rip us off for this, my guess is it will be a bit expensive. I wonder if the Prius is the same in these respects?
SanDust said:If I remember right the quote was around $275. We'll get more info as people actually start having it done.
SanDust said:What's interesting is that, at least for the first few years, it appears that maintenance on the Leaf will cost more than maintenance on an ICE. Replacing the brake fluid has to be more expensive than an oil change, and, other than an oil change every two years, there isn't much other than tire rotations and air filter changes that you do for an ICE.
Nekota said:Any ideas why silicone based brake fluid cannot be used in a LEAF / ABS system? The current brake fluid is likely glycol based which absorbs water but silicone fluids have advantages of not absorbing water and a higher boiling point. Given the already minimum maintenance requirements of the LEAF, a silicone brake fluid that does not need changing as frequently as glycol based systems would further reduce the maintenance.
EVDRIVER said:It is not a standard ABS system and is harder on the fluid from what I can see. The brake system is a bit irritating but they have this to blend the regen with the brakes to make it seem normal for the masses that are scared by stronger regen found on most other EVs. :lol: I wonder how much the dealers are going to rip us off for this, my guess is it will be a bit expensive. I wonder if the Prius is the same in these respects?
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