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Old 01-30-2015, 10:52 AM   #1
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Maintenance Schedule

Every reference I've seen on Camaro5 and elsewhere on the internet including my.chevrolet.com have said to follow the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual. The owner's manual says
Every oil change - to inspect all fluid levels, hoses, filters, brakes, steering, restraints, tire pressure, and fuel and exhaust system.
Every 7,500 miles - tire rotation
Every 25,000 miles - replace cabin air filter
Every 50,000 miles - replace engine air filter, for cars driven mainly in heavy traffic or mountains, change auto trans.fluid and rear axle fluid
Every 100,000 miles - change auto trans.fluid and rear axle fluid, replace spark plugs

The reason I'm pointing this out is because when I brought my 2011 Camaro LS with 54,000 miles into the dealer for an oil change, they said that I was due soon for 60,000 miles maintenance. As far as I can see, there's no such thing as 60,000 mile maintenance. They're suggesting
$180 - transmission coolant change
$150 - coolant service
$140 - fuel injector service
$110 - throttle cleaning

What's up with this?
Why would the dealer suggest 60,000 mile maintenance if it's not in the manual or any other site?
Transmission coolant isn't addressed until 100, 000 miles. The other services are not mentioned at all.

Just wondering if there is some hidden service manual that the dealer is using that we're not aware of.
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Old 01-30-2015, 10:59 AM   #2
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They just have set maintenance for ALL vehicles, not specific to your own.

I'm also a firm believer that trans and rear end fluid should be done at 25k - 30k (or at least every 2 years if you drive A LOT)

Don't bother with Throttle / Fuel Injector services. Coolant is a good thing to keep an eye on every 3-5 years and flush it.

Also worth getting brake fluid flushed if you have a manual, since they share clutch and brake fluids
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Old 04-05-2018, 07:53 PM   #3
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105,00+ mile maintenance items

I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for maintenance items to be done for a 2011 V6 LLT with over 105,000 miles. I've owned my LS for a year and a half now, got it at 83,000 miles and just passed 105,000 miles. I have done an oil change every 5,000 miles with Mobil 1 synthetic regardless of the oil life indicator, just got the coolant flushed, transmission oil changed (manual) and spark plugs changed. The dealership history on it says that it had the fuel injectors cleaned and clutch replaced around 60,000 miles as well as regular oil changes since it was new. Is there anything else that people have found to be important to do for a 7+ year old car with over 105,000 miles? Fuel injector cleaning? Grease joints etc?
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Old 04-14-2018, 12:26 PM   #4
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Depending on what they mean by injector cleaning but if they use for example; the 3M service kit I think it’s worth it.
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Old 04-18-2018, 04:01 AM   #5
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Did you ever change your differential fluid and do a de carbon service/fuel injection service on your Camaro? I highly recommend keeping up on changing all your fluids on time like oil changes etc. and doing all your general maintenance on time.
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