Hello. I'm new here, and have been a fan of the Evo line since the 4th generation came out. Now that its available to the US, Im seriously considering getting one. The only thing is... this will be my first turbo vehicle. What I wanna know is the kind of maintennace I'll be doing (oil change & other fluids); more often, etc. Thanks a lot guys.

 

Yes that's it. Same as any other car but the consumable parts and fluids are high end and cost as such.

 

oil change with mobil 1 synthetic only...every 3-4K miles....rotate tires everytime you change oil or else... change tranny and diff's oils (different types) every 15K miles...new tires every 12-15K miles for the OEMs....new paintjob to repair all the chips from road debris...vandalism repair every other month ( thieves/vandals love evos) ....lots of walking from parking far away...extremely high cost of every single part you can think of...uuu, brake pads every 20K miles or so...hmmm, did I miss anything guys?

 

Holy crap!!! I take it you or someone you know has been through this before... and about rotating & changing the tires.... you serious?? Sheesh. Well, I guess its all worth it for something you have a passion for. Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Some of that is a little extreme but dont forget about gas My Evo's favorite place to hang out is at the gas station.

 

Ya, I'd have to agree with all of that. You left out rotors though. You need to get new rotors every time you change the pads cause they warp.

 

Changing your rotors everytime you change pads is kinda expensive. Either get good ones off the bat or get the stock Brembos re-surfaced.

 

Wow!! Quick responses!! Great! Im learning a lot by hanging out on this forum! Thanks!!

So what type of gas do you recommend I use? The 'good stuff'? [QUOTE] Does the manual suggests a certain type?

 

premium only... if u dont, u will regret it..... and yes the manual suggests this, lol

 

thats right! I forgot about the gas! 93oct... fill every 200 to280 miles depends on how you drive...I'm all highway so I usually get 280 to the tank. :P and with gas prices now... thats 12 gallons a fill @ 2.19 a gallon...ick...well, so much for going out this weekend.

 

I have had the car for 18 months and drove 20k miles. The cumulative maintenance costs include three service visits to the dealership ($200), 16qts of Mobil-1 oil ($70), a set of new tires ($800), and about 75 tanks of sunoco 93 gas. My front brake rotors were replaced under warranty, and the pads have 50% left. The stock clutch is still strong.

Not too bad considering the level of performance it offers...

 

i filled full tank of gas yesterday @ $2.56 a gallon... and it's teh cheapest and closest i can find here in So Cal... 91 oct.
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Dont forget to check your engine oil every 1000 miles... they eat oils quickly.

 

hey guys do you know what weight to use synthetic oil for our cars?

 

280!!!!! How do u do that?

 

You think that's Bad? try 2.77-3.01 for only 91 in the SF Bay Area.