Regular Maintenance Schedule

[NewYJOwner]

Hey guys. I picked up my 87 YJ recently and I was wondering if any of you have a regular preventative maintenance schedule you follow. The jeep has 174k miles and is in great shape. I’m hoping I can stay ahead of issues by proactively maintaining my jeep. Any help would be appreciated. I’ve included a few pics of the new ride because I’m proud! lol

 

[Stoopid Jeep]

Every used rig I get:
Change Transmission oil, transfer case fluid and diff oil.
Grease all the fittings. change the fuel filter. Flush out and change antifreeze, install a new t-stat.

inspect and replace as necessary: belts, brakes, brake lines, hoses, battery cables, shocks etc.

open the distributor cap to have a look, pull the spark plugs and see how their burning, inspect all the plug wires. If any of this doesn't look good, replace it all with good quality tune-up parts.

...From there it usually escalates quickly.

BTW, That's a cool old Jeep!

 

[Gilaguy23]

Ditto what Stoopid said. Oil and filter every 5K or 12 mo unless its lots of short drives. Diffs,T case and trans every 50K unless you're using it for a submarine Look like a well kept YJ, congrats!

 

[redbullet]

Nice Jeep! I agree with the advice above and will add, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

 

[Gilaguy23]

Oh yeah, flush the old brake fluid out as well. "Mighty Vacs" are great for this.