I don't have a owners manual. Mine has 144,500 miles on the motor. What maintenance do I need to do?
-Already changed oil
-Spark plug gap?
-Thermostat temperature range?
-All belts intervals? Mileage wise.
-Fuel filter? Mileage wise.
-Catalytic? Should I even change it?
-O2 sensor? Should I change it?
-Tranny fluid? Mileage wise.
Can't afford the 3sgte swap till next summer so just wanna make my motor last.
Well you should definetly change your timing belt if you don't know when it was last changed. If that breaks it could mess up your valves (I was lucky that it didn't hurt anything when mine went out). Also you might want to look into changing your clutch if you don't know when that was last changed.
-BigEdge169+Mar 17, 2004 - 1:13 PM
re: the timing belt breaking and messing things up. I believe our engines are non-interference so really it won't do any damage.
Update. Changed the coolant and thermostat and now the thermostat housing that goes into the head is leaking bad. Anyone got any ideas on waht could be causing it? I'm gonna try the old thermostat back tommorrow in the daylight. I put in the new seal so don't know what else it could be. Oh well...
-gh0st_d0g+Mar 18, 2004 - 12:24 AM
-7A-FEces+Mar 17, 2004 - 6:31 PM
thanks for that info, its good to know
-gh0st_d0g+Mar 17, 2004 - 5:24 PM
-7A-FEces+Mar 18, 2004 - 2:30 AM
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im just about rolling onto 1400000.... just had my breaks redone, and im getting all the belts (including timing) done in about a week...
-Kwanza26+Mar 18, 2004 - 7:35 AM
Ok, all is good now. There was a chip in the lower portion of the thermostat housing. I filed and sanded it smoothe so the seal sits in flush all around. Car should be able to run easier without rust and straight water running in the cooling system.
