My first maintenance on this 44K mile ‘01 Zanzibar
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:20 am
Happy Friday SFriends,
I hope you’re starting to dig out of the winter and making plans for some trips!
I am getting ready to have some maintenance done on the ‘01 Zanzibar I bought in August. We made a few trips with it but outside of checking that fluid levels were okay I haven’t had any service done. I bought the Allison MD-3060 filter kit and the the synthetic trans fluid and will change that myself with the helpful tips already found here on SafariFriends (thanks for that). I do have some records that came with the coach from the previous owner and it looks like he was fairly diligent about getting some routine service done periodically but never anything beyond that. The water/fuel separator and the secondary fuel filter next to it has a date of 5/2019 and 41K written on it (3K) miles ago. CAT3126B is my power plant.
Sooooo, the purpose of the e-mail is to tap into your thoughts as to what I should have my local CAT Truck shop do on my coach when I take it in given I am not sure what has ever been replaced and when. Here is what I am thinking:
Inspect brake system condition and fluid test
CAC cleaning
Radiator hot tank clean and pressure test
New rad hoses
Rad bung and petcock installed in the crossover tube for easier coolant changes/valve relocated (worth it if not replacing radiator?)
New radiator fan bearing with Viton seals
New regulator (thermostat)
New CAT ELC coolant
Slobber tube installed well below bottom of radiator
Pacbrake lubed
New serpentine belt
New water pump belt
Water pump hose(s)
Water pump?
Check and adjust valve lash
Air filter
Primary and secondary fuel filters
Oil change
I was thinking that while it was apart to just have them replace most hoses and belts and keep the old for emergency spares. They are 41K miles old after all. This will be an expensive maintenance but I think it will be worth it to know that we will be able to hit the road for many more years and miles and hopefully just have filters and fluid changes for a long time to come.
Given the mileage and the unknowns about this coach is there anything else imperative at 41K that I am missing? Opinions on the above are welcome too!
Thanks for all the expertise and help from everyone. I am learning! It will be nice to get to go to an expedition with you all when the COVID cr@p is not so pervasive fear.
Regards,
I hope you’re starting to dig out of the winter and making plans for some trips!
I am getting ready to have some maintenance done on the ‘01 Zanzibar I bought in August. We made a few trips with it but outside of checking that fluid levels were okay I haven’t had any service done. I bought the Allison MD-3060 filter kit and the the synthetic trans fluid and will change that myself with the helpful tips already found here on SafariFriends (thanks for that). I do have some records that came with the coach from the previous owner and it looks like he was fairly diligent about getting some routine service done periodically but never anything beyond that. The water/fuel separator and the secondary fuel filter next to it has a date of 5/2019 and 41K written on it (3K) miles ago. CAT3126B is my power plant.
Sooooo, the purpose of the e-mail is to tap into your thoughts as to what I should have my local CAT Truck shop do on my coach when I take it in given I am not sure what has ever been replaced and when. Here is what I am thinking:
Inspect brake system condition and fluid test
CAC cleaning
Radiator hot tank clean and pressure test
New rad hoses
Rad bung and petcock installed in the crossover tube for easier coolant changes/valve relocated (worth it if not replacing radiator?)
New radiator fan bearing with Viton seals
New regulator (thermostat)
New CAT ELC coolant
Slobber tube installed well below bottom of radiator
Pacbrake lubed
New serpentine belt
New water pump belt
Water pump hose(s)
Water pump?
Check and adjust valve lash
Air filter
Primary and secondary fuel filters
Oil change
I was thinking that while it was apart to just have them replace most hoses and belts and keep the old for emergency spares. They are 41K miles old after all. This will be an expensive maintenance but I think it will be worth it to know that we will be able to hit the road for many more years and miles and hopefully just have filters and fluid changes for a long time to come.
Given the mileage and the unknowns about this coach is there anything else imperative at 41K that I am missing? Opinions on the above are welcome too!
Thanks for all the expertise and help from everyone. I am learning! It will be nice to get to go to an expedition with you all when the COVID cr@p is not so pervasive fear.
Regards,