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Old 01-13-2009, 08:17 PM
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Hello again! .... I am a little bit worried about my car maintenance, it has more than 174.000 miles and i would like to know what should i replace or check to keep my car running
it is a Dodge Stratus 1997 2.4 DOHC .. Here its what i have changed:

Water Pump
Tires
Brakes
Air Intake
Oil every 3000 miles
 
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Old 01-13-2009, 08:22 PM
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Timing belt and waterpump are WAY overdue
 
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I changed both when it had around 150.000
 
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wasn't on your list ...
 
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I'm sorry about that, anything else i should change?

besides

Spark Plugs and cables
Valve Gasket maybe?
 
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unless you have oil pooling in the plugs the gasket is OK...

Plug wires and plugs are good idea
 
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