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18-11-2007, 12:04 PM
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4dlvr
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does anyone know how often you should service your car, and what you chould change/replace every certian amount of km's..
i dont have the owners manual and im not a fan of mechanics. so if anyone can post it out it would be greatly appreciated eg of what i want 10,000km oil, sparkplugs, oil filter 15,000km oil, oil filter 20,000km brakes, oil etc. thanks in advance
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18-11-2007, 01:14 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I change my oil and oil filter every 10,000km, then the next 10,000km I change oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter and spark plugs....and keep doing it in that order. Do brakes pad and discs when required.
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20-11-2007, 12:33 AM
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Brakes when needed, generally around 40-50,000km.
Brake Fluid every 2 years since it's hydroscopic (attracts water) and loses efficacy Tyres rotated every 10,000km Coolant every 4-5 years from memory
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20-11-2007, 01:25 AM
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4dlvr
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sweet, so theres not much to do in terms of servicing, no timing belts ot chains???
my ignition leads are still original ford ones and im at about 40,000km should i get redy to change them>? also my car is running a bit rough, in terms of idleing and is develping flat spots any ideas???? ill give the leads and spark plugs a change and see if that fixes it. change the air filter(probly not the problem but ive been wanting a k and n pannel filter for a while now. ill check the experment tomoro morning and let use no what happens if not il try and clean the throttle body.
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20-11-2007, 01:37 AM
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Belt is 150,000 from memory.
As for Leads and plugs, you're best just going to a Ford Dealer to buy the owners manual, that way you've got it all. You'll need the manual and the Service and Warranty guide
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20-11-2007, 07:23 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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There is an owners manual on ebay for $15. You might have to buy the service book from Ford.
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20-11-2007, 09:24 AM
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For my Fiesta I just go by the book
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21-11-2007, 10:39 PM
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4dlvr
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changed sparkies, and leads and it made no diffrence,
then i cleand the throttle with carby cleaner, disconnected the battery for a while to reset the ecu and it was all fixed. funny how a tiny bit of dirt in the throttle body can make the motor go stupid
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27-11-2007, 12:38 AM
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The MAF seems to be very prone to getting dirty and running rich. I suggest you celan the exhaust pipe and see how long it takes for it to get dirty again, I reckon it'll be running a lot cleaner and leaner now and not dumping black soot.
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28-11-2007, 06:47 PM
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4dlvr
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ill give it a go zetec, i should done it before aswell so i could have somthing to compare to.
but since the car has been much smoother everywhere in the rev range, especially when idleing
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service intervals???
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