Thank you for the replies.
Lancer1993 wrote:Parts of the warranty are transferable but given its an 09 model then its likely any new warranty will be finished anyway. Can we assume you bought it privately? 5 years is a long time since a service, I suspect the log book has not been filled out in a while. Only 49k for that model is not a lot, mine has about 90k now for the same year.
Indeed it was purchased privately. Yeah, I'm assuming the previous owner did minor services like top-ups and other general maintenance since the oil level is still good.
himynameisdaniel wrote:best to read out from your service books for the intervals and also what is required to be inspected
eplacedlubed etc. if no one has touched it as you say, your in for a lot of fluid changes as that stuff deterioratescorrodes over time. i would want to flush engine oil,coolant, and especially brake fluid. (coolant is corrosive especially the anti freeze bits) whilst brake fluids are hygroscopic so they will absorb water naturally over time (water boils at a much lower temp than brake fluid) I try to do all of my own maintenance where ever possible. for the most part its oil + filter change and visually inspect everything. in the maintenance sub section there is a very comprehensive thread on what fluids and rough costs are for your lancer. there are also some good posts on specific maintenance with decent pictures. For example Kal did a great one on CVT fluid change.
Thanks! That clears some things up.
Just some more questions to clarify... Does anyone know what type of spark plugs lancers(specifically 2009 VRX 2.4L) are equipped with stock? Conventional or iridium? According to the manual it needs an 'NGK FR6EI' or 'DENSO K20PSR-B8', they're both iridium's. Does that mean they're also equipped with iridium's stock so I only have to change it every 100,000 km?
Also, I know it's a controversial question but what do you guys think of aftermarket oil filters and coolant?
I know Mitsubishi tells you to only use OEM coolant but I've heard people use other kinds of brand, same goes with the oil filter.
Thanks a lot!