Recently purchased a 03 h2 with 33k original owner miles. Bought it to use as a trip vehicle. Will be going from Texas to Michigan and back next month for the annual Woodward cruise. Will be hauling my 14 ft enclosed trailer with my wife's motorcycle in it. I will be calling the dealership in the next few days to see what they suggest i get serviced on this thing to be ready for my trip. Just want to get everyones opinion on what needs to be done as i read the owners manual and it gives service intervals in miles only and not months. According to the manual the only thing other than oil and filter is changing the coolant every 2 years or 24k. I will be by passing the rad trans-cooler and upgrade to a tru cool cooler before the service visit and trip. Also have a prodigy p2 with wire harness and 50amp fuse coming in the next week. Any opinions would be great, Thanks
Greg

 

I would get all fluids changed, go with synthetic oils, coolant flush, quality fuel filter, brake fluid flush, tires rotated and balanced. The Tranny cooler upgrade is a great idea. Congrats on the new ride. You are going to love it.

 

Thanks, did not think about the fuel filter but that makes sense. Tires are new so i can save a few on the balance and rotation. Any other suggestions anybody?

 

Called a couple of gm dealers, they said about $1k to change all fluids, said they just drain coolant and dont flush. They want 300 just to drain and fill rear end. I just did the front and rear diff with royal purple for $100. Gonna finish doing the rest myself and save about 600.

 

$1000 is NUTS. Good job on doing it yourself.

 

Yeah i think their thinking is if you can afford a hummer you can afford to pay. That 1k did not include brake or steering service.

 

Do you think i should do a trans flush or just drop pan and filter. I think i read somewhere on here that the torque converter has a drain plug on it so i can drain that too. I have heard horror stories of doing a trans flush and then the trans takes a **** afterwords.

 

There is no drain plug on the converter.