Major Service - What would you do?, What would you replace? Options

[JoshuaM]

Hey Guys,

Apart from all the JDM goodies on order, it is time to do some general maintenance on the car too. I bought the car a year ago with 141,000kms, and it just clicked over to 154,000kms. I had the timing belt replaced when I bought it, and I have done one simple oil and filter change in this period (probably about 8 months and 5,000kms ago, so definately time for another one). I am planning on changing the oil and filter again tomorrow, but I wanted to do a comprehensive service very soon, as although I know the car had been serviced regularly, I have a suspicion it hasn't been by the log book specifications.

I have just bought some NKG Iridium IX spark plugs, and I am also planning on changing the fuel filter and the manual transmission fluid (getting the grinds). I just wanted to ask what else would you do to keep the engine in top shape, without know what had been changed when?

Thanks,
Joshua


P.s. also, this is as good a time to ask as any, my radiator has green fluid in it, although there are rusty coloured edges on all of the plastics around the cap. Does this mean the car just started off with red coolant and it stained, or do I have rust in there? And is this a problem? (I have no heating problems whatsoever, no matter how I treat it it always sits dead centre on the gauge!)

[ILoveMySilly97]

^ your car looks much better btw, just need projectahz.

to the OP, just search around for tune ups in the forum. sure it was covered a good number of times.

Thanks. Agreed. Got to start on my gt4 rear splits repaint then I'll go for the projectors.

Hmmm... Okay, that is depressing but I'll look into that

And whilst searching for dizzy rebuild threads I found all the general maintenance ones - don't know what I was searching for last time

And transmission fluid definately needs replacing (or actually fixing the sychros), I'm just having the grinds in 3rd gear like everybody else.

I have the same thing. I bought 3qt of Pennzoil synchromesh and couldn't remove the filler nut. Lol. Bummer. Also lube shops won't change them for you if they're over 150k miles. So if you want a shop to do it, take it to a transmission shop. Though id recommend you do it yourself. Save some serious money.