What parts are required to do a tune up?
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#2
Holy crap... you drive a lot.
Have you done any maintenance to the car yet aside from oil and filters?
I'd start with this:
-transmission fluid change
-differential fluid change
-flush and change coolant
-possibly consider replacing your brake fluid and bleeding the system as well as checking pad thickness and replacing pads if they aren't within the required runout limits
-Oil change and oil filter(assuming you didn't just do it recently)
-in-cabin filter(if you care about this)
-check the fluid level in your battery and top it off if low
-check and top off clutch, brake and power steering fluids
-Lubricate all door hinges with white lithium grease
-Wash and wax the car including inside your door jambs and engine bay(only wash the engine bay with a wet rag, not a direct hose spray on the motor... to be safe)
-Clean dirt out of the drains and drainage passageways around the trunk seal and near the firewall under the hood
-Inspect your engine belts and hoses for cracking or visible damage
-Lexol your leather seats
-Condition your dashboard and all interior surfaces with some UV-protectant chemical
-Check inner edge of tires for wear since these things tend to wear out bad on the inner edge where you won't see them at first glance
As far as parts to buy, it's really mostly fluids and and filters. Spark plugs don't need to be changed for a long time in these cars.
Have you done any maintenance to the car yet aside from oil and filters?
I'd start with this:
-transmission fluid change
-differential fluid change
-flush and change coolant
-possibly consider replacing your brake fluid and bleeding the system as well as checking pad thickness and replacing pads if they aren't within the required runout limits
-Oil change and oil filter(assuming you didn't just do it recently)
-in-cabin filter(if you care about this)
-check the fluid level in your battery and top it off if low
-check and top off clutch, brake and power steering fluids
-Lubricate all door hinges with white lithium grease
-Wash and wax the car including inside your door jambs and engine bay(only wash the engine bay with a wet rag, not a direct hose spray on the motor... to be safe)
-Clean dirt out of the drains and drainage passageways around the trunk seal and near the firewall under the hood
-Inspect your engine belts and hoses for cracking or visible damage
-Lexol your leather seats
-Condition your dashboard and all interior surfaces with some UV-protectant chemical
-Check inner edge of tires for wear since these things tend to wear out bad on the inner edge where you won't see them at first glance
As far as parts to buy, it's really mostly fluids and and filters. Spark plugs don't need to be changed for a long time in these cars.
Last edited by partyman66; 09-20-2007 at 06:18 PM.
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hey thanks for all the help. I've done most of that stuff already. Just put on a new brake system last week. Flushed out all the old brake fluid. Getting my third tranny put in soon so I won't worry about that fluid. I've heard about the plug things but I would like to change them. Any idea what the best plug is? I'll do the rest of the stuff you mentioned aswell. Already thought about the diff and the coolant. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by partyman66
Holy crap... you drive a lot.
Have you done any maintenance to the car yet aside from oil and filters?
I'd start with this:
-transmission fluid change
-differential fluid change
-flush and change coolant
-possibly consider replacing your brake fluid and bleeding the system as well as checking pad thickness and replacing pads if they aren't within the required runout limits
-Oil change and oil filter(assuming you didn't just do it recently)
-in-cabin filter(if you care about this)
-check the fluid level in your battery and top it off if low
-check and top off clutch, brake and power steering fluids
-Lubricate all door hinges with white lithium grease
-Wash and wax the car including inside your door jambs and engine bay(only wash the engine bay with a wet rag, not a direct hose spray on the motor... to be safe)
-Clean dirt out of the drains and drainage passageways around the trunk seal and near the firewall under the hood
-Inspect your engine belts and hoses for cracking or visible damage
-Lexol your leather seats
-Condition your dashboard and all interior surfaces with some UV-protectant chemical
-Check inner edge of tires for wear since these things tend to wear out bad on the inner edge where you won't see them at first glance
As far as parts to buy, it's really mostly fluids and and filters. Spark plugs don't need to be changed for a long time in these cars.
Have you done any maintenance to the car yet aside from oil and filters?
I'd start with this:
-transmission fluid change
-differential fluid change
-flush and change coolant
-possibly consider replacing your brake fluid and bleeding the system as well as checking pad thickness and replacing pads if they aren't within the required runout limits
-Oil change and oil filter(assuming you didn't just do it recently)
-in-cabin filter(if you care about this)
-check the fluid level in your battery and top it off if low
-check and top off clutch, brake and power steering fluids
-Lubricate all door hinges with white lithium grease
-Wash and wax the car including inside your door jambs and engine bay(only wash the engine bay with a wet rag, not a direct hose spray on the motor... to be safe)
-Clean dirt out of the drains and drainage passageways around the trunk seal and near the firewall under the hood
-Inspect your engine belts and hoses for cracking or visible damage
-Lexol your leather seats
-Condition your dashboard and all interior surfaces with some UV-protectant chemical
-Check inner edge of tires for wear since these things tend to wear out bad on the inner edge where you won't see them at first glance
As far as parts to buy, it's really mostly fluids and and filters. Spark plugs don't need to be changed for a long time in these cars.
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Originally Posted by Gurveer
hey thanks for all the help. I've done most of that stuff already. Just put on a new brake system last week. Flushed out all the old brake fluid. Getting my third tranny put in soon so I won't worry about that fluid. I've heard about the plug things but I would like to change them. Any idea what the best plug is? I'll do the rest of the stuff you mentioned aswell. Already thought about the diff and the coolant. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by g35rcr
who told you the plugs arent needed, i changed mine out at 30k and they were caked. at 65 the iridium plugs i put in were still good and clean.
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yes flush the fluids they corrode with time. the spark plugs do need to be changed and just because platinum plugs may go 100k miles the performance goes down with all the stuff that cakes on the plug. you will feel a difference after you change the plugs out. if you need help changing the plugs pm me and ill send you instructions, it takes about an hour the first time because you have to move some harnesses around to get to the back 2. second time it took me little under 40 mins
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