On Sun, 12 May 2013 14:48:31 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
> wrote:

>On 05/12/13 08:20 am, MoPar Man wrote:
>
>>> 126K miles now. I don't know whether the power steering fluid has
>>> ever been replaced; I don't recall the need to do so ever having
>>> been mentioned. A transmission problem was fixed under the extended
>>> warranty just before 70K miles, and I assume that they did not
>>> save and reuse the old fluid -- but with that dealer I wouldn't
>>> be too sure.
>>
>> According to the service pamphlet that should be in the glove box, you
>> should have already had the power steering and differential fluid
>> changed already. Mine has been, probably 5 years ago.
>
>I look at the service schedule from time to time without necessarily
>remembering it all, but basically I had been relying on my (since
>no-longer authorized) Chrysler dealer to tell me what needed to be done
>when -- but supposing he'd rather get paid for a repair than for a
>much-cheaper service?
>
>> You and I both are at about the right time for the transmission fluid
>> and filter to be changed.
>>
>> I had my timing belt changed 2 years ago, and I'd say that you should
>> get that done now - you're over due. Along with changing the timing
>> belt, change the serpentine belt, water pump, timing belt pulley and
>> tensioner and a couple of gaskets / seals inside the timing belt cover.
>> I kept my old timing belt and water pump. And because the water pump
>> was changed, I have new coolant (it still had the original factory
>> coolant - 11 years old and never added water).
>
>Done.
>
>But what about the other part of my question: how difficult and messy to
>change those fluids? Worth paying to have it done?
>
>Perce