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Post Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:58 pm

How many years or miles should you change it.
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Post Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:33 pm

every 50K according to the wiki, also change the aux belts & water pump while your there.
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Post Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:02 pm

steve_k wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:33 pm
every 50K
Or every two years, whichever is sooner.

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Post Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:16 pm

BenHar wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:02 pm
steve_k wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:33 pm
every 50K
Or every two years, whichever is sooner.

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no it isnt

it is 60k, 4years or every second inspection II which ever is less. According to Bentley manual atleast
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Post Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:39 pm

reggid wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:16 pm
BenHar wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:02 pm
steve_k wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:33 pm
every 50K
Or every two years, whichever is sooner.

Ben
no it isnt

it is 60k, 4years or every second inspection II which ever is less. According to Bentley manual atleast
Sorry, you're right.

Memory failure on my part.

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Post Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:00 pm

Before it snaps. So just change it
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Post Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:29 pm

Every 2nd Inspection 2 or four years thats approx 60,000 miles