35,000 miles on vehicle. Last major maintenance was at 29,000 at which time the dealers mechanics performed the suggested manufacturer's 30,000 maintenace. Other than oil changes what is the next maintenace that I need to be aware of and when should it be performed? Vehicle is at the dealership now for oil change, tire rotation and a bad thermostat. Car was running fine but check engine light came on and stayed on. I was told it was a bad thermostat. Sound normal to you?
Ok if the termostat stay open at all times . good the car dont over heat . but if stay closed then the car over heat ...... but an open termostat keep the engine too cold and the ecu turn on the service soon light .....a full tune up is spark plugs oil oil filter air filter and the most important thing on after 2000 cars the fuel filter if the car run lean can burn the catalyctic convertor and o2 sensors thats expensive beter prevent that and of course put good gas .good luck
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Required maintenance and intervals are/ is listed in your owners manual.... thermostats are fairly reliable items but can and do fail. If yours failed you would have been either overheating or would have much lower than normal engine temp. When a t stat fails, it is always good practice to check everything over for leaks as many times something else caused the stat to fail, or that the sending unit has gone bad and there is nothing wrong with the thermostat at all.
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