A friend of mine lost their vehicle. I don't know how they are surviving without a car here in Houston where public transportation is stupid. I'll also see about pre-paying half-year's worth of insurance (depending on cost).
This week, I'll be attempting to put in new the rear shocks again and swapping back in the OEM wheels. I'll probably be doing an oil change and replacing the wiper blades while I'm at it.
I need your help:
- The water pressure on the driver side windshield washer is low. Any idea what to do for troubleshooting? I poked the holes with a clothespin so it does not seem to be clogged on that end. I was going to pull the hood-temperature cover to check on the hoses but the material cracked so I stopped.
- The serpentine belt has been squeaking. It was replaced as recently as less than 5k miles ago. At first I assumed it was the AC compressor, but now that it's cold out, I have reason to believe it may also be the water pump. I had the heat on full blast, AC off, and would turn off the HVAC when the squeaking starts and it goes away. Turn it back on a second or two later and it's fine. Should I just go ahead and replace the water pump?
- Brake pads and rotors should be decent. I have not done brake fluid change in a while, may do that as well.
- I haven't replaced the MT fluid since the transmission was replaced about 40k miles ago. Time to change?
- I'll be looking for tires as well since those are also the OEM tires. Does anyone know if 185s will fit in these stupidly narrow OEM wheels? 185/60 ($47ea) seems to be closer in diameter to the stock 165/65 ($54ea) tires but 175/65 ($41) seem to be cheaper than both.
I'd take the mirage from TX to NY to CA and back without worry, but I also know she probably wont get serviced when I let her go so I'm trying to do these things now to hopefully last a few years.