Car Care
09-20-2005, 11:20 AM
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Car Care
Some of you might think of this as a silly question, but humor me. Say you want to keep your car around for a long, long time. Ok, I know all the recommended things to do at certain mileage, but this is generally for a plain ole daily driver. I'm not overly rough on my car, but I like to punch it a lot. When it comes to wear and tear, what is usually gonna give first? What do I need to replace in my car, and when? How long are quality, coated headers going to last before they need to be replaced? Transmission? Clutch?
I am fanatic about oil changes, and I'm looking at switchin' over to amsoil but need to do some more research first. What about manual tranny fluid?
I know "this and that" about cars and can and often do a lot of the work myself, but THIS is how I learn. Teach me!
I am fanatic about oil changes, and I'm looking at switchin' over to amsoil but need to do some more research first. What about manual tranny fluid?
I know "this and that" about cars and can and often do a lot of the work myself, but THIS is how I learn. Teach me!
09-20-2005, 11:40 AM
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RE: Car Care
I wouldn't worry about replacing things til you need to. It's almost impossible to predict what is gonna fail and when.
As far as oils, I'm now a big fan of synthetics. I use Mobile1, and when I do my tranny service(soon), I'll go to synthetic tranny fluid. Probably Royal Purple. Amsoil is GREAT! Used it before. Just not readily available where I live.
As far as oils, I'm now a big fan of synthetics. I use Mobile1, and when I do my tranny service(soon), I'll go to synthetic tranny fluid. Probably Royal Purple. Amsoil is GREAT! Used it before. Just not readily available where I live.
09-20-2005, 12:29 PM
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RE: Car Care
Wear and tear on your GT will typically occur first with the IAC, TPS, Transmission....
Your rear will last a very long time unless you have a fetish for laying down patches of rubber every chance you get, I've yet to hear of one failing from normal driving. If you change the oils in your engine, don't use your engine for braking, don't excessively downshift, you will help it live a long life since you won't be putting so much negative load on the internals. I cringe when I see people revving and downshifting to slow down for lights, sure it's fun to do and I'm sure all of us do it from time to time, but it really puts a heavy load on the engine.
It's really all about your driving habits, your stock clutch could last to 100,000 miles or even more, I highly doubt it will, but with a normal driver who doesn't feel the need to feather out the clutch and run hard it'll probably last a very long time.
You should really get current with changing your transmission fluid, they are all called ATF (automatic transmission fluid) for the most part, so don't get confused. Some people claim if you've gone 80,000 miles without a transmission flush or fluid change that it's a good idea to just leave it alone, as so much of the gunk and build-up is literally keeping the transmission from coming apart and violating your bank account.
Your rear will last a very long time unless you have a fetish for laying down patches of rubber every chance you get, I've yet to hear of one failing from normal driving. If you change the oils in your engine, don't use your engine for braking, don't excessively downshift, you will help it live a long life since you won't be putting so much negative load on the internals. I cringe when I see people revving and downshifting to slow down for lights, sure it's fun to do and I'm sure all of us do it from time to time, but it really puts a heavy load on the engine.
It's really all about your driving habits, your stock clutch could last to 100,000 miles or even more, I highly doubt it will, but with a normal driver who doesn't feel the need to feather out the clutch and run hard it'll probably last a very long time.
You should really get current with changing your transmission fluid, they are all called ATF (automatic transmission fluid) for the most part, so don't get confused. Some people claim if you've gone 80,000 miles without a transmission flush or fluid change that it's a good idea to just leave it alone, as so much of the gunk and build-up is literally keeping the transmission from coming apart and violating your bank account.
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