Frank120

So I just bought a 2009 lancer ralliart with 36k miles what should I do maintaince wise to play it safe just in case the last owner didn't care. Like tranny fluid? Diffs? Acd?

EvoOtto

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Change all fluids if there is a concern. To answer questions about regular maintenance schedules you should just look at the book.

initial_d2k

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change *all* fluid ...
Transfer case, rear diff, engine oil, tranny (SST) oil, sst filter, oil filter...

that will cost u abit but thats how we play it safe =)

Frank120

sounds good! btw when you frist start up is it normal to hear like two clicks/clunks sounds like its coming from the trans. and when its running you can hear like a very faint clunk? like dun.....dun....dun.....dun..... and its not the loud clicks when you turn the car on cuz i know thats normal.

TedMitsu

Did you do a car-fax or had a mechanic look at the car before you bought it?..

jkennedy293

The clunks on start up are normal. They are just the clutches engaging.

If you are hearing deep thunks at idle, this is normal too. When in park the clutches are disengaged and chatter. This is normal too.

You will hear a lot of disturbing noises coming from the engine bay at idle, fortunately these will all be normal. Between the injectors, tranny, and valvetrain noises, the car will sound like it is going to blow up.

TOralliart

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Lol. I don't know about sounding like it blowing up. But there are a lot of noises that are normal.

sstevojr

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He's talking relatively, like if those same sounds came from a Corolla/Civic it would be in its final death throes. But for an RA, all normal, as weird as that seems

richardjh

You could potentially save a lot of money by discovering the past service history...

Rich

RideSober

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It takes a little getting used to, but the SST tranny clunks, and clanks, and thuds, and thumps, but in the end it also works incredibly well.

If you enjoy spirited driving, once you get past all the different sounds and different feel that come from that gem, it you care for it properly, it will probably make you very happy. I owned A RA with a very nicely modded motor, and even though my current car has loads more power and is much stronger in the high end, from 0-60 my old RA would simply smoke my current torque monster.

If I was buying a car like the one you describe, to be safe, I would change all the fluids, particularly the tranny fluid and filter. Best of luck, and enjoy!

EvoOtto

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And do the SST at least every 15k!!

Frank120

Ok thanks!