I am a newbie here so excuse the redundancy if this question has been asked before (which I am sure it has in some shape/form). My wife has a one owner (her) 2005 G35 that has been babied and garage kept the last six years. It has performed great over the last six years but it is getting some miles on it (115K) so I am wanting to do some preventive maintenance, but also not wanting to put on a bunch of new parts that are really not needed and waste that cash.

I was thinking about replacing plugs, wires (maybe), fuel filter and all belts. The car drives great and all we have ever done is oil change/gas/tires/brakes/air filters (K&N now).

Is there anything else you guys/gals can suggest that I may need to do that am unaware of?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance everyone.

AndyTN

 

Pull up the manual online from Infiniti. Look at what's recommended for 100+ miles. Take it to a private mechanic and save 40% of what you would normally spend at the dealer. As the car gets older you shouldn't short change the necessities. You can save but don't shortchange what's required per the manual.

 

Remember the keyword is "Necessity"

 

Necessity.

 

There are no plug wires and the fuel filter isn't replaceable...The basic maintenance guidelines should be the slim booklet in her owners manual container, review the guidelines 15k miles in both directions

 

Change the tranny fluid, Differential fluid, coolant, brake fluid, spark plugs, lube all the door hinges on the car (don't forget the hood hinges, they're prone to seizing up on our cars), and put new belts on it(I can't believe you got that much out of the stock belts).

If the car is a 6MT, you can also suck out the clutch fluid in the reservoir and replace it with new fluid.... just don't push the clutch pedal in at all while the reservoir is empty and refill it slowly so you don't force any air bubbles into the system. You can also remove and clean your MAF sensor by spraying it with some Quick-Dry Electrical Cleaner and then reinstalling it.

Might not be a bad idea to wash and wax in some atypical areas such as any exposed metal in the engine bay, the underside of the hood, inside all your door jambs, and all the exposed metal around the edges of the inside of the trunk.

Most of the other things that would need replacing on the car will usually give you some kind of a sign that they need replacing, such as throwing a Check Engine Light (oxygen sensors, for example).

 

Great post^^!!