Servicing an all that...............

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:07 pm

I wondered,after reading a thread about cracked heads,how often you service your car,if at all!

Since i've had mine..........

150,148 Oil & filter
156,738 Oil & filter
164,757 Oil & filter
171,031 Oil & filter
171,755 Coolant flushed and replaced
172,779 Gearbox and diff oil,coolant
174,605 Front brake pads
175,250 Rear brake pads
179,540 Spark plugs renewed and Co2 levels adjusted
179,002 Renewed rear shocks
179,002 Oil & filter
180,753 Fuel injection cleaner added to tank
180,940 Valve clearances adjusted
181,440 Oil & filter
181,440 Air filter replaced
183,121 Coolant flushed and replaced
187,989 Oil & filter
193,838 Oil & filter
195,880 Spark plugs renewed
195,880 Fuel injection cleaner added to tank
200,314 Oil & filter
207,287 Oil & filter
207,827 Coolant flushed and replaced
213,874 Fuel injection cleaner added to tank
215,955 TB & AFM stripped and cleaned
217,127 Oil & filter

And yes you've probably noticed the cam belt hasn't been done yet,well it's on it's fifth belt and probably wants doing this year really,oh and the brake fluid will get done in the next few weekends.

Aside from the shocks and brake pads,the basic engine servicing doesn't add up to very much,and for piece of mind,it's worth getting oily and dirty the odd saturday to keep the motor tip top.
How often do you service your motors then?

I'm only talking servicing and general maintenance,not mods of any kind.

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:11 pm

oil and filter regular untill nemo died

will service new engine regular as well

brake fluid was done january at mot

this one will have a service as it goes in

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:13 pm

I'm looking forward to your Nemo ressurection thread Richy

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:37 pm

I usually follow the service indicators for Inspections I & II and then add oil (engine & gearbox) changes before and after I go on track plus adressing any resultant brake wear issues. I also change the plugs very regularly. Then whenever there's a wear and tear repair it gets the once over too. I do all the niggly little bits myself - wiper motor, heater blower, sunroof, seats, etc - otherwise all service work/tuning/repairs get done by Bexley.
Thinking about it, the sport gets about 3 Inspection Is and 1 Inspection II a year plus the track bits.

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:41 pm

Jesus325iTouring wrote:I'm looking forward to your Nemo ressurection thread Richy

it should be very entertaining lol

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:02 pm

I did gave my car a full service before the head went porous! LOL Talk about a waste of good oil and coolant etc. Oh well.

I usually do the oil every 3-5k on my cars. Probably no need to do it this often but it wont do any harm.
Everything is going to be changed when I put the new head on.

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:20 pm

I'm always amazed by the weight difference between the old and new oil filter after only a few thousand miles.
Even with the old filter thoroughly drained theres a hell of a difference.

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:22 pm

Never really thought about it before but its true. They are quite heavy when you first take them off compared to the fact that they weigh almost nothing when new.

Post Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:36 pm

I guess it's carbon and metallic deposits,just think of all that grinding up your engine if you never bothered to change the filter

Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:08 am

Since I got my car in Feb 2005 at 87k

its had

88k- new discs and pads all round, new flexi pipes/new rear brakepipes/new Fluid.

89k- new oil, filter,coolant flush

think i'll keep this routine up-next thing on the agenda is a new exhaust

oil changes every 6k will be the norm, and a service II every year.

I'll probably change the plugs every 10k, and the coolant too (although I have the 2.0 so a more 'stable' head)

Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:33 pm

oil every 2/3k

has had rotor/cap/plugs

needs coolant and t belt doing soonish

Post Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:02 pm

Bought my car with 76 000 on it 4and a half years ago. Its know got 124 000

Change the oil/filter every 3-4 thousand miles
Every other time I do a proper flush.
Spark plugs ever 6000 miles or so
Its on its second set of HT leads....
Third Dizzy cap (m10's eat them!)
Diff oil every 12 months
Gearbox oil...Never done it! Kepp saying can't be ar5ed ask gear box is sh&gged anyway, got a new gear box ready and waiting....
Change the cooling fluid every year or so.
Wiper's seam to get changed a lot as well...

Other bits an pieces. Had to chang a bulb for the first time ever at the rear last week....that ain't bad!