service intervals???

[4dlvr]

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

[FOCUSonTHIS]

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.

[zetec]

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

[4dlvr]

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.

[zetec]

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

[FOCUSonTHIS]

There is an owners manual on ebay for $15. You might have to buy the service book from Ford.

[Piotr]

For my Fiesta I just go by the book

[4dlvr]

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

[zetec]

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.

[4dlvr]

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