The ultimate tune up list

[pacem]

Every 3-24 months:

replace air filter
replace fuel filter
replace spark plugs
replace spark plug wires
replace distributor cap and rotor
check/replace coil wire
set timing
check/replace PCV valve (and breather)
flush cooling system
change Oil and Filter
check tire pressure
add injector cleaner to gas tank
pull trouble codes with code scanner
check battery water level
check fuses


Every 50-100,000 miles:

replace oxygen sensor
check and clean/replace the EGR valve
replace lower and upper radiator hoses and heater hoses
check/replace serpentine belts
clean throttle body/IAC
flush and replace brake fluid
check pads, rotors
repack wheel bearings
transmission fluid flush
check for exhaust leaks
check catalytic converter
replace thermostat
replace radiator cap
check compression
lube lubrication points

As needed:

alignment


Note: Depending on make, more maintenance may be needed - i.e. timing belts on a Honda, or MAF sensor cleaning in addition to TB cleaning.

 

[Not the Autorx Frank]

you forgot 3 items

Align the piston return springs

Grease the muffler bearing

Clean the kanooder valve

 

[Mike_dup1]

You got to be kidding??

By the time you are done doing all that the car will have cost your 2x as much as buying a new one.

[ April 13, 2004, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: Mike ]

 

[carrera79]

Yeah, the muffler bearing is one of the most important yet most overlooked items on a car.

 

[n8wvi]

I'm all for PM so don't get me wrong, but here's my take.

Originally posted by pacem:
Every 3-24 months:

replace air filter (should be based on mileage or fuel consumed)
replace fuel filter (should be based on mileage or fuel consumed)
replace spark plugs (should be based on mileage or fuel consumed)
replace spark plug wires (don't have any

)
replace distributor cap and rotor (don't have any

)
check/replace coil wire (you gotta be kidding)
set timing (the computer can do a far better job than I, even if I could set it)
check/replace PCV valve (and breather) (should be based on mileage or fuel consumed)
flush cooling system (Hey! We agree! I do ours every 2 years)
change Oil and Filter (I think all us BOBBERs have an opinion on this)
check tire pressure (Often!!!)
add injector cleaner to gas tank (When I do this, I do it BEFORE an oil change/tune up)
pull trouble codes with code scanner (You mean PENDING codes? Good idea, I hadn't thought of that)
check battery water level
check fuses (Yep, still there!)


Every 50-100,000 miles:

replace oxygen sensor (I think I keep a close enough eye on my mileage, that if this went, I'd notice. Otherwise, I'm leaving it alone)
check and clean/replace the EGR valve (don't have one

)
replace lower and upper radiator hoses and heater hoses (Not a BAD idea)
check/replace serpentine belts (Yep)
clean throttle body/IAC (Yep)
flush and replace brake fluid (in humid areas, I don't think this is often enough. I change ours every 2 years, as is recommended in our manual)
check pads, rotors (Yep)
repack wheel bearings (not unless I'm pulling it for some other reason)
transmission fluid flush (With a drain plug in our pans, it's easier to do a drain & fill more often)
check for exhaust leaks (often!)
check catalytic converter (Yep, still there!)
replace thermostat (Not unless there's a problem)
replace radiator cap (Have you ever really had a cap go bad that left you stranded or ruined your motor???)
check compression (Of all the cars I've had with > 100k miles, I've never had one I thought need it. Besides, if one cylinder is a little lower than the rest, what are you going to do?)
lube lubrication points (Yes, if I had any

)

As needed:

alignment (Yes!!!)

Dave

[ April 13, 2004, 11:01 AM: Message edited by: n8wvi ]

 

[Kestas]

Somewhere I would include:

flush power steering fluid
change differential fluid
check all exterior lights

 

[Thomas Pyrek]

I would check the tire pressure more often than 3 months, let alone 24 months.

 

[Virtuoso]

Valve adjustment.

Most of you don't have to do this luckily.

 

[outrun]

Pet Peeve,

Everything else looks great.

I recommend a Full Transmission Flush w/New Pan Gasket + Filter.

Tap the Pan with a drain plug if not already equipped.

Fill up with a synthetic, yes there is a price

Full Line Flush every 2 years (conservative), drop the pan bolt once a year and fill to replenish additives.

 

[pacem]

Adjust based on your vehicle, i.e. distributorless ignition systems.
The list above works for my '93 full size GM sedan, but I don't have a MAF sensor, for example.