I was looking through my user manual today, and was looking at the maintenance schedule. But I found it extremely vague, only mentioning stuff like oil change, tire rotation, in-cabin filter...etc. But what about the small stuff? Like a PCV valve or something? So how do you guys stay on top of your car's maintenance w/o going to the dealer? Thanks!

P.S. My car has 17,xxx miles on it, should I just change the PCV valve just to be safe?

 

It is a really cheap part...I picked one up from Dave B. for $5 I think, and thats twice as high as the ones from Advanced Auto Parts. It was really simple to replace, but honestly at your mileage, I wouldnt worry about it. However if youre **** about your ride like me, the $5 is definately worth. It shouldnt take you more than 5 minutes to change out. Good luck.

 

Thanks, I am going to change it because the car is 4 years old now.

But back to the orig. question, how do I find out about small stuff to change that is NOT in my user's manual? Are there any other small stuff?

 

PCV about every 30000 miles.

 

Haynes manuals have some pretty good schedules. I have relied on my haynes manual for much crap.