1999 Century Custom maintenance/parts "schedule"

[myxmastrmike]

Hello all.
I just bought a 1999 Century. I lucked out majorly as i got it from an older fellow who bought it new, Garaged it starting in September to April each year, as he flew to Florida each winter and stayed there for the duration, so the car has literally never seen a flake of "lovely" Michigan snow.
The car only has 42k miles on it and original owner was downright religious when it came to routine maintenance... and even provided me with two manilla envelopes full of every recipt and invoice, as well as a frickin carfax report that lists everything ever done lol!

Now, obviously, I want to continue this insanely good track record and keep the car as happy and healthy as I can and have her for many years to come....
So, im hoping I can get some input as to what maintenance should be done when/at what mileage...what parts typically go/need replacing service at/around what mileage, etc etc...

Now, I know alot of this will be situational, but im sure there are certain things that are common, so I want to be as informed and aware as I can!

If the timing chain typically goes at X miles or something like that, I wanna know lol!

Im actually replacing the original front brake pads tomorrow... it still stops perfect and theres no noise or anything, but with the mileage, its gotta be close to time (not to mention they are 12 years old) so im just changing the pads to get them done, cuz the last thing I want is for them to start squeaking in the middle of December! Kneeling on the ground doing brakes in Michigan in December is something I have no urge to do! LOL

Anyways, hope I can get some good info from the folks here, and hell, it may even turn out to be a good "timeline" for others to refer to in the future...

Thanks everyone!

 

[dcraig1000]

Once a year,Lubricate all body door hinges and latches, including the following:
The hood.
The rear compartment hinges.
The fuel door.
The headlamp pivot points.
The console door.
The I/P passenger compartment (glove box).
The hood safety lever pivot.
The sunroof.
Lubricate the key lock cylinders
At least every spring, use plain water to flush any corrosive materials from the underbody. Take care to thoroughly clean any areas where mud and other debris can collect.
do the usual regulary, like tire rotation every oil change, grease the zerk fittings for the ball joints, keep the parking brake adjuster clean and rust free.

 

[myxmastrmike]

grease the zerk fittings for the ball joints

Well, when I did the front brakes on the car the other day, I had my grease gun out and ready to do this but....there are no fittings on my ball joints.
Could this be because they are factory/original?
I remember on my previous car, the original sway bar end links had no grease fittings, but the replacements I put on the car did and I always kept them greased.

 

[dcraig1000]

there are zerkless balljoints, and I believe they are oem.they are sealed which means they dont need grease. well in my opinion, sooner or later they will give out. grease is always a good thing. ive seen where guys drill and tap a hole in the balljoint and actually install their own zerk.

 

[myxmastrmike]

Well, with the lovely roads around here in Michigan, I can be certain that they will need replacement at some point.

But, with as I said, this car being garaged all winter and never seeing snow and haveing Just turned over to 43,000 miles 2 days ago, despite these definatly being the originals, it wont be a problem for some time.

When I had the car up on stands and they front tires off I looked all around/under the car and there isnt even so much as any surface rust anywhere to be found. It still looks like a brand new car under there.. you can still see each and every stamp and grease pen mark from the factory uner the hood and under the car...
Its like a Buick time capsule lol!