Advice Welcomed: Maintenance for Pre-owned 08 C63
03-13-2015, 12:53 AM
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Advice Welcomed: Maintenance for Pre-owned 08 C63
Hi all,
I am a newly registered member , but have occasionally browsed on this website because of the wealth of information, thank you!
So long story short I recently purchased a used 2008 C63 with only 19,000 km! I know sounded too good to be true, I ran multiple VIN reports (Carproof, CARFAX, UVIP, etc) and everything added up.
What concerns me is that the only service records I have is that it’s first oil change and brake flush was done 2 years ago at 7,000 KM, and 11,000 KM.
As my last level of re-assurance I brought the car to my local Mercedes-Benz dealer. They issued the safety and recommended for me to do a Major Service-B which I approved for peace of mind. I explained my situation in buying this used car and requested for them to inform me anything that may be deemed as suspicious/fishy. After their inspection they said the car had no issues . They also replaced the rear tail light bracket due to recent recall.
Main question – since the car is 2008, and has only had 2 oil changes and brake flush (will flush again soon) should I do any other preventative maintenance. Should I do anything to the transmission, diff oil, etc?
Thank you everyone… again all your helpful advice will be more than welcomed!
- Gord
I am a newly registered member , but have occasionally browsed on this website because of the wealth of information, thank you!
So long story short I recently purchased a used 2008 C63 with only 19,000 km! I know sounded too good to be true, I ran multiple VIN reports (Carproof, CARFAX, UVIP, etc) and everything added up.
What concerns me is that the only service records I have is that it’s first oil change and brake flush was done 2 years ago at 7,000 KM, and 11,000 KM.
As my last level of re-assurance I brought the car to my local Mercedes-Benz dealer. They issued the safety and recommended for me to do a Major Service-B which I approved for peace of mind. I explained my situation in buying this used car and requested for them to inform me anything that may be deemed as suspicious/fishy. After their inspection they said the car had no issues . They also replaced the rear tail light bracket due to recent recall.
Main question – since the car is 2008, and has only had 2 oil changes and brake flush (will flush again soon) should I do any other preventative maintenance. Should I do anything to the transmission, diff oil, etc?
Thank you everyone… again all your helpful advice will be more than welcomed!
- Gord
03-13-2015, 04:04 PM
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As a general rule, maintenance for most cars are as follows:
Engine oil and filter change: every 6-10K miles or 1 year (clean or replace the engine air filters as well)
Cabin filters: every 45K miles
Brake flush: every 2 years (it doesn't matter the miles because brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air over time)
Coolant flush: every 3 years
Transmission fluid flush and filter change: every 30K miles
Power steering fluid flush: every 30K miles
Spark plugs change: every 60K miles
Rear differential fluid: every 60K miles
When in doubt, consult your maintenance booklet. It will tell you the proper intervals. The numbers above are just a guideline, not necessarily followed strictly.
Engine oil and filter change: every 6-10K miles or 1 year (clean or replace the engine air filters as well)
Cabin filters: every 45K miles
Brake flush: every 2 years (it doesn't matter the miles because brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air over time)
Coolant flush: every 3 years
Transmission fluid flush and filter change: every 30K miles
Power steering fluid flush: every 30K miles
Spark plugs change: every 60K miles
Rear differential fluid: every 60K miles
When in doubt, consult your maintenance booklet. It will tell you the proper intervals. The numbers above are just a guideline, not necessarily followed strictly.
03-13-2015, 05:28 PM
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Given that the car does not have much mileage on it, I am not surprised to see that only a couple fluid changes have been performed on it. I really wouldn't be worried about it either.
Definitely get fresh brake fluid, oil, and coolant in there. Beyond that I would say it is up to you. Some will recommend a full round of fluids/filters since it has been six years for those items. Trans/diff fluid are more of a grey area as they are more mileage based (vs time) and I think you'd be fine to drive the car for year and then look into doing those fluids at that time.
Definitely get fresh brake fluid, oil, and coolant in there. Beyond that I would say it is up to you. Some will recommend a full round of fluids/filters since it has been six years for those items. Trans/diff fluid are more of a grey area as they are more mileage based (vs time) and I think you'd be fine to drive the car for year and then look into doing those fluids at that time.
