As is the custom of any of our road trips, Rob performs preventive maintenance on the vehicle(s). This trip we will be taking the Mazda. It will be our second big road trip using the car versus the motorcycle. Since this trip will cover most of February, weather could be cold and potentially icy.
Now at 90,000 miles, the Mazda received the standard engine oil and oil filter change along with a tire rotation and engine air filter and cabin air filter. Rob decided that 90,000 miles was enough mileage on the "no service interval" or "life-time" transmission fluid so he went ahead and replaced the transmission fluid for the trip. He also swapped out the spark plugs for the first time. The plugs should have been changed at 75k (oops). A quick check of the old plugs once removed showed that the gaps were all still within spec and looked clean. The remaining checks on brakes, belts, and other fluids all looked good so aside from a little interior vacuuming, the Mazda is now ready for the trip.
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