My Yaris just turned 400,000 miles in 3yrs 6mths.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Why should you get your brakes checked? Are you kidding? You've done over 400,000mi and said that you have no idea what % pad you have left, for all you know you could be running piston onto rotor.

Also brake fluid, like most automotive fluids dont last forever http://www.aa1car.com/library/bfluid.htm.

Rather than you be invovled in a crash because you could not stop your vehicle due to brake failure i'd rather you have your brakes looked at. It would be a heavy burden to wear if you killed or injured someone and also your insurance policy probably states in it somewhere (assuming you have insurance, no offense intended) that you must keep your car roadworthy to be covered by the policy.

He said "why check them ASAP?" Because he plans on changing the pads this week. Same reason that you wouldn't check your oil level when you're about to go for an oil change anyway.

Also, it isn't like he hasn't checked once in 400K. In past threads, he has made it clear that they were checked periodically and it was determined that the pads had very little wear since it was 98% highway miles requiring no brakes.

[Kal-El]

So Trini... when are you going to post up a video?

Also, do you have exterior shots following the paint job you just got?

[R2D2]

MAD DOG,

I believe he means Manual Transmission Fluid.

R2

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by R2D2

MAD DOG,

I believe he means Manual Transmission Fluid.

R2

Thanks. Still worried he has not had his brake fluid level checked and or bled in over 400,00mi.

[Thirty-Nine]

That's amazing!

I did a bit on his car in last August.

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...-miles-on.html

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

That's amazing!

I did a bit on his car in last August.

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...-miles-on.html

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine(taken from the above link)

"....he explains that maintenance has been standard...."

It's 4:20am where I am and I can't be bothered going out to my car to get my service manual, but I’m pretty sure you need to have your fluids (other than just engine oil) changed at regular ("standard") intervals.

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

400,000 miles and I'm still running on the original brakes, clutch & fluids, except oil. My Yaris still runs as good as the first day I got it. I love her so much that I divorced my wife and married my Yaris.....lol.....j/k!

you are a symbol to all yaris owners out there, i really hope you hit that big 500k, another year+ maybe?

[90tsi]

im amazed you have never changed your tranny fluid. 400k the oil probaly broken down and is almost as usefull as water by now. i mean if shes still ticking more power to you. keeper her rolling.

[dorman68]

Good to hear you are still running strong! Let us know when you hit 500k.

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by 90tsi

im amazed you have never changed your tranny fluid. 400k the oil probaly broken down and is almost as usefull as water by now. i mean if shes still ticking more power to you. keeper her rolling.

Thanx!

[Loren]

I'm with Mad Dog, even if your pads are still good, 3 year old brake fluid isn't.

I think every other fluid in the car other than the engine oil should be good for at least 5 years regardless of mileage. At that point, I'd at least change the coolant.

[tk-421]

That's amazing! Congratulations trini_per4mance.

[yaris-me]

WOW!

[DerFlosser]

at 400K miles, I wouldn't change anything!!!! Just keep changing the oil!

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by DerFlosser

at 400K miles, I wouldn't change anything!!!! Just keep changing the oil!

But he wants to go to a million miles. For that reason he should change all the fluids. Even with 400K, it's not at all a "beater".

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by DerFlosser

at 400K miles, I wouldn't change anything!!!! Just keep changing the oil!

You're right DerFlosser!!! If it hasn't broken as yet, why try and fix it!

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

You're right DerFlosser!!! If it hasn't broken as yet, why try and fix it!

I sure hope your not a pilot

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

I sure hope your not a pilot

LOL.....I'm j/k Mad Dog. I understand where you're coming from with the whole preventive maintenance thing. I will attend to my fluids in the very near future though.