Subaru Forester 2017 - Hit my 60,000 miles. They quoted me about $1000 bucks for the full maintenance. Break down:

  1. Synthetic Oil Change ($10 labor, $67 parts)
  2. Tire rotation ($25 labor)
  3. Brake flush ($95 labor, $61 parts)
  4. Spark plugs (x4), cabin filter, air filter ($480 labor) Parts:
  5. $40 air filter
  6. $71 cabin filter
  7. $134.32 IRIDIUM PLUGs (x4)

All added up with tax comes out to almost exactly $1000.

I’m sick of paying so much, I want to learn to do this myself. I am not a very handy person but I am a good learner and hard worker.

Of the above. Which ones are reasonable for me to do myself? Which ones should I just let them do? Which ones are probably an over-caution which can be put off?

Thanks!

  • suckerbetparlayBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can do 1,2,4,5 and 6. Go to YouTube and type in your car for each of these jobs. And you’ll get all of the knowledge you need. You’re welcome

  • HeavyDropFTWBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can do all of this yourself, easily.

    Just PLEASE get a torque wrench (or a pair for various ranges) so you don’t cause yourself more headaches.

  • Peutz-JaghersBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Check out ChrisFix on YouTube. Excellent instructional videos on how to do all this and more.

  • the_lorax541BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Check out rock auto for your spark plugs, even after shipping I saved about $20 on a set of 4 iridium ones. Most parts are alot cheaper than the part stores and as long as you know what you want and can wait up to a week, you’ll save yourself some money.

    I’ve been using the cheap Pittsburgh torque wrenches, I have the 1/2" and 1/4" drive and they do the trick. If I was doing an engine rebuild I’d go for something better but they get the job done and they’re a good price.