BoyScout's Maintenance Thread

[BoyScout]

In my Introduction thread a few people were asking about my maintenance log, so here is what I have done since the car was new.




Date


Milage


Description




August 1, 2005


13,348


Oil Service




September 23, 2005


14,657


Interior passenger door trim replaced




January 27, 2006


18,564


Parking brake adjusted




May 18, 2006


22,079


Interior driver door trim replaced








Parking brake adjusted




August 2, 2006


26,375


Inspection 1










Brake Fluid Flush




August 26, 2006


26,448


Replace 2 rear tires




November 20, 2006


29,334


Passenger seat occupancy mat replaced




October 9, 2007


39,168


Oil service










Replace Rear Brakes




November 26, 2007


40,000


Replace 2 front tires




January 27, 2009


52,775


Inspection 2










Replace cabin air filter










Replace air filter










Brake fluid flush










Passenger seat occupancy mat replaced










Replaced idler and main tensioner pulley










Replace 2 rear tires




November 19, 2009


61,274


Replace Front Brakes




February 7, 2010


62,636


Replace power steering fluid










Clean MAF sensor










Lubricate moonroof




February 25, 2010


64,212


Replace O2 sensor (Bank 2 before cat.)










Replace front lower control arm bushings




May 17, 2010


66,278


Oil Service










Replace cabin air filter




June 1, 2010


67,000


Change transmission fluid (Redline MTL)




June 14, 2011


71,000


Replace 2 rear tires




July 28, 2011





Replace Windshield Washer Pump










Oil Service










Passenger seat occupancy mat replaced




February 7, 2012


75,000


Replace battery




April 4th, 2012


75,770


Replace engine belt and ac belt










Replace thermostat










Replace water pump and pulley










Replace A/C tensioner and pulley










Replace coolant










Replace cabin air filter










Replace air filter










Replace windshield cowl










Oil Service




January 23, 2014





Fuel injector service (recondition 4, replace 2)




June 16, 2014


85,300


Replace valve cover gasket










Replace spark plugs




August 18, 2014





Replace rear brakes










Brake fluid flush










Oil service




April 6, 2015


88,635


Replace Front Passenger Airbag (Recall)




December 15, 2015





Replace Battery(*turns out battery was still good - issue was the starter)




December 22, 2015


92,700


Replace Starter










Passenger seat occupancy mat replaced




January 10, 2016





Oil service




December 8, 2016


95,804


Replace Front Drivers Airbag (Recall)




February 19, 2017


96,000


Replace valve cover gasket, including bolt grommets










Replace VANOS piston seals










Replace VANOS gasket










Replace VANOS oil line










Replace oil filler neck gasket ring










Replace power steering reservoir o-ring










Clean Idle Control Valve, replace ICV grommet










Clean throttle body, replace throttle body gasket










Clean & Inspect DISA, install new o-ring










Replace CCV and associated hoses










Replace lower intake boot










Replace oil filter housing gasket










Change Transmission fluid (Redline MTL)










Change Differential fluid (Redline 75W90 Gear Oil)










Oil Service










Replace vacuum caps on rear of intake (3)










Replace air distribution o-rings (6)










Replace oil dipstick rings (upper & lower)










Replace cabin air filter










Replace coolant expansion tank, including cap and coolant level sensor










Replace thermostat










Replace upper & lower radiator hoses










Replace coolant










Replace hydraulic tensioner pulley and bolt (just pulley - not complete tensioner)




April 27, 2017


96,275


Brake Fluid flush (inc. Clutch)

[Lorenzo]

Comprehensive. Very nice.

[BMWCurves]

Comprehensive. Very nice.

+1

[johnrando]

+1

[Vas]

Nice list

[TheFinanceGuy]

Nice list! I'm happy to see you've kept such records.

Can I ask, what is with the passengers seat sensor? What was the cause of it being replaced so many times?

[fredo]

Well done. Lots of entries in Feb 2017 !

[phillipjfry]

how did you replace your OS mat? I found mine laying on the floor board a few days back. Real good repair from the shop that was supposed to fix this before I bought the car..

[BoyScout]

Can I ask, what is with the passengers seat sensor? What was the cause of it being replaced so many times?

It is a sensor mat in the passenger seat that can tell if someone is in the seat so that the airbag will be triggered in an accident. It is on the seat bottom between the upholstery and the padding, and if it goes bad causes the airbag light to come on. Replacement a pain because the upholstery needs to be removed from the seat to get to it. I have a completely unverified theory that this is more of a problem with cloth/alcantara seats because the cloth stretches more and does not provide as much protection for the sensor mat as leather would.

Here is a good DIY for sensor replacement if you want to see some pictures of what this mat is and what is involved: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?15948-Passenger-Occupancy-Sensor-Replacement-DIY&p=433693#post433693

It is a bit tedious as you need to remove the seat from the car and pull off the upholstery, but it is doable with a bit of patience and saves a lot of money over having a shop do it.

[BoyScout]

Well done. Lots of entries in Feb 2017 !


Yea, life got busy and there were a number of things I had been putting off, so I finally got around to making a big parts order and getting caught up on everything.

[TheFinanceGuy]

It is a sensor mat in the passenger seat that can tell if someone is in the seat so that the airbag will be triggered in an accident. It is on the seat bottom between the upholstery and the padding, and if it goes bad causes the airbag light to come on. Replacement a pain because the upholstery needs to be removed from the seat to get to it. I have a completely unverified theory that this is more of a problem with cloth/alcantara seats because the cloth stretches more and does not provide as much protection for the sensor mat as leather would.

Here is a good DIY for sensor replacement if you want to see some pictures of what this mat is and what is involved: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?15948-Passenger-Occupancy-Sensor-Replacement-DIY&p=433693#post433693

It is a bit tedious as you need to remove the seat from the car and pull off the upholstery, but it is doable with a bit of patience and saves a lot of money over having a shop do it.

Thank you for the excellent explanation.

I guess what I meant to ask, is why did your fail so often? Which you provided hat answer as well. Thanks.
Most times it's just me in the car. I think the kids are in it more than my wife.


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[BoyScout]

Managed to do my brake fluid flush today. It was my first time using a pressure bleeder system - man was that nice! Wish I would have gotten one of these years ago.

[ELCID86]

Managed to do my brake fluid flush today. It was my first time using a pressure bleeder system - man was that nice! Wish I would have gotten one of these years ago.

They really do make it easier. Just did a flush on my son's GTI with it.