AT has DexIII in it; A nice change to ML and he will notice a change. My friends 2002 only had < 150K when I changed the ATF and it behaved differently noticed within 200ft of the driveway.
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I know a couple people with Ford and GM trucks that crested 200k before the original plugs started to misfire.
200k-250k on modern plugs before a misfire is about right. 380k? No way. He probably had a tune up done at some point he is forgetting about, same with the T belt.
I absolutely believe the rest is original though. Just goes to show you how obsessing over Amsoil in the rear ends every 30k is such a waste of time and money.
200k-250k on modern plugs before a misfire is about right. 380k? No way. He probably had a tune up done at some point he is forgetting about, same with the T belt.
I absolutely believe the rest is original though. Just goes to show you how obsessing over Amsoil in the rear ends every 30k is such a waste of time and money.
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Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
I know a couple people with Ford and GM trucks that crested 200k before the original plugs started to misfire.
200k-250k on modern plugs before a misfire is about right. 380k? No way. He probably had a tune up done at some point he is forgetting about, same with the T belt.
I absolutely believe the rest is original though. Just goes to show you how obsessing over Amsoil in the rear ends every 30k is such a waste of time and money.
As I have said before, its not the fluids that cause longevity, it's the original design. Is it good...or bad, along with how it is driven.
I know a couple people with Ford and GM trucks that crested 200k before the original plugs started to misfire.
200k-250k on modern plugs before a misfire is about right. 380k? No way. He probably had a tune up done at some point he is forgetting about, same with the T belt.
I absolutely believe the rest is original though. Just goes to show you how obsessing over Amsoil in the rear ends every 30k is such a waste of time and money.
As I have said before, its not the fluids that cause longevity, it's the original design. Is it good...or bad, along with how it is driven.
I worked for this one company and they didn't do maintenance until the truck stopped. I had a Ford Ranger with 275,000 miles on it and the original plugs, before they gave me a new one and gave it to another guy. Still ran like a top.
Its pretty much a waste of money to change plugs these days.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Its pretty much a waste of money to change plugs these days.
Maybe for some but badly worn plugs are likely to cause coil pack failure... Far better to do a little maintenance than have a failure away from home...
Its pretty much a waste of money to change plugs these days.
Maybe for some but badly worn plugs are likely to cause coil pack failure... Far better to do a little maintenance than have a failure away from home...
I can believe the original transmission fluid (my Dad put >230k miles on a 92 Dakota without ever touching the trans fluid) and maybe even plugs... but not much else. At the very least that thing's had a water pump or two, and probably the T-belt got done at that time. I'd bet there's been an alternator in its past also- those have the same Nippondenso starters and alternators as everyone else and while they're very good, the slip-rings and brushes on the altnernator do eventually go away. Around 200,000 miles is the limit in my experience. Same for the solenoid contacts in the starter- they'll wear out long before the starter motor itself.
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