Cragus Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 As the car has been off the road for winter and turned 4 years old a few weeks ago, I have decided to give her the full works in terms of servicing. Then she will be treated to a massage with my new megs g220! I am trying to get together a servicing list - here is what I have so far: Spark plugs Oil Oil Filter Magnetic Sump plug Crush washer Air filter cleaning oil Brake fluid (I sttill have two bottles of Motul RBF - yasssss) Gearbox oil Diff Oil Aux Belts Power Steering fluid (install polished tank at last) Coolant (install polished tank at last) Am I missing anything? If anything needs adding let me know and if not what fluids/parts would you recommend? Quote
ChrisS Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 Maybe brake lines,if you don't have them ? But you probably have. Quote
Cragus Posted January 3, 2011 Author Posted January 3, 2011 I know Mike but I didn't think it would do any harm to change them early Quote
Cragus Posted January 3, 2011 Author Posted January 3, 2011 Have red HEL brakes already mate but cheers for the input Quote
Vik54 Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 Hon - I'd save your brake fluid - it can't have done that many miles since you did the lines - wasn't that just a few months back? How about an engine flush too ? Then stick a magnetic sump plug in I think perhaps the advice on the diff oil will be leave well alone - ditto the gearbox unless you're wanting to add some molyslip What's the mileage on yours? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 Your list is comprehensive Craig, however a new crush washer would not go amiss. As you know all in stock Alex. Quote
Jay Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 Craig.... where are you taking your car to get serviced? Alex... i will be in contact soon as need a big service for my jdm so will get all the items I need off you Quote
Cragus Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 Hey Vik - Thanks for the advice. Your right lines have not been in that long. Magnetic sump plug added to the list - didn't know anything about those? I take it by an engine flush you mean run an a ount of oil through it before putting the sump plug back in? As for the diff and gearbox oils why is it better not to change them - my mileage is around the 36k mark Thank you also Alex - is a crush washer for just an upgraded washer for the sump plug? Jay - I plan to get everyting that I need and then head to The Garage in Motherwell. Quote
Vik54 Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Hey Vik - Thanks for the advice. Your right lines have not been in that long. Magnetic sump plug added to the list - didn't know anything about those? I take it by an engine flush you mean run an a ount of oil through it before putting the sump plug back in? As for the diff and gearbox oils why is it better not to change them - my mileage is around the 36k mark Thank you also Alex - is a crush washer for just an upgraded washer for the sump plug? Jay - I plan to get everyting that I need and then head to The Garage in Motherwell. You add a treatment to the oil (google Forte engine flush'), run engine for a bit and then change oil - it deep cleanses the engine and then if you've got a magnetic plug on any wee bits that are still floating around are drawn down. Some recommend an engine flush at every service - some people don't think its worth it and believe it can cause problems by loosening any deposits that are in the engine. When I looked back at my service history I could see it had been done at every service - but I didn't do one until my fourth oil change simply because my oil gets done every 4k miles because of the track work I like to keep it clean. Same with gearbox & diff oil - some people think they should be changed around five year mark some think best left alone. I had my gearbox oil done in hope for smoother cold transitions between 2nd gear. If I remember rightly this was what required a new crush washer as they shouldn't be re-used Quote
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