Documentation of Maintenance

[Mikel53]

We have kicked this around a little bit in the past but I need some advice. All you guys who do your own maintenance feel free to jump in and tell me what I should do. My closest dealer is 120 miles away and I have not been impressed with them. Our local SpYder club tries to do the scheduled maintenance like oil changes but there are other things listed that sound like I should use a dealer. I have had no issues or problems. Should we use a dealer or if not how do we document our PM for future problems? I have a 2015 RTL about to have 9000 miles.

[ARtraveler]

First and foremost: Save receipts for oil and filters.

Others can add more ideas.

I let the dealer do mine, but have all the paperwork from each in its own folder. I pass that along when I sell or trade the machine.

[AeroPilot]

My memory needs some help and that help is easy enough with an Excel spreadsheet on the computer with tabs or sheets for the various cars/toys. A folder as noted holds the receipts and service invoices for the visits at the dealer and any parts/orders. The spreadsheet table just lists date, mileage, type of service, and filter name, oil name, or tire or parts used in the service.

[pitzerwm]

Just to be safe, I'd print out the required check list check & initial, and take any pictures that might go along with the receipts.

[BRandRandy]

My memory needs some help and that help is easy enough with an Excel spreadsheet on the computer with tabs or sheets for the various cars/toys. A folder as noted holds the receipts and service invoices for the visits at the dealer and any parts/orders. The spreadsheet table just lists date, mileage, type of service, and filter name, oil name, or tire or parts used in the service.

I agree - Keep everything but, I am going to take it one step farther. My printer is also a scanner so, I will be scanning my receipts and invoices to a PDF file. Over time a lot of the paperwork fades and gets unreadable. Being diabetic I scan all of my medical records to keep my health insurance straight. Then I can then just email them the documents they need. It has worked well.

[Bob Denman]

1. Save all of your receipts.
2. Write down the dates, mileages, and what you've done in the owner's manual.

[jcthorne]

Like others have said, its as simple as

1 Save receipts
2 Keep a log up to date.

[Pampurrs]

I keep a log on a spreadsheet of everything I do, along with receipts for parts. It's a nice thing to hand over to the new owner when you sell.

Pam

[Chupaca]

All of the above will serve you well. I have found over time it really did not make a bit of difference for me but do keep all instructions and receipts for the mods and farkels I have made. I also have a chart for oil changes and tires etc but mostly for myself....

[doug1950]

I, thought I read in the manual after your first oil change on a 14-16 needs to be done every 9,000 miles after first oil change .

[WEB-WVR]

For all my vehicles including the Spyder I have made a word document to record all maintenance that was completed, no matter who did it.

Save receipts if done yourself.

[Pampurrs]

I, thought I read in the manual after your first oil change on a 14-16 needs to be done every 9,000 miles after first oil change .

Yes, every 9,300 miles or one year, which ever occurs first.

Pam