wizard6161

ok guys..I want to tune up my car. what should I change or replace? thanks for your help!!

wizard6161

also ....I would like to know if any of you guys has an engine oil cooler in you cars..and if you know a site that helps on how to install it thenI would really appreciate it. thanks

Chris Gregg

iTrader: (59)

I looked at oil coolers but was told the benifits were meager on a V6 unless really running your max hard almost all the time. Are you talking about a "tune-up" or a rebuild? Tune up consists of wires, plugs, dist. cap, rot. button, pcv valve, fuel filter, check fluids, replace air filter and change oil. Next step would be O2 sensor and maybe even a timing belt. I'm looking at a rebuild, which consists of (but not limited to) pistons, boring, gaskets, valve job, etc. I'm also looking on adding Stage II cams and JWT ecu. But, depending on cost, I may just go ahead and do the infamous "z" upgrade. Too bad no one will disclose their costs! Hint....Hint! I know the engine is under $1k, I've called. But, with the swap, wiring, and ecu, what is the final dollar? Hey, if it's under $3k, consider it done! So, how about the price? Anyone?

superdesi

If you do not know what a "tune-up" means, then probably you should take the car to an auto repair shop and have the professionals handle the job.

DA-MAX

iTrader: (10)

not to say that he couldn't do it, but the way I learned was to watch my mechanic do mine the fist time, then come the next tune-up I grabbed my Haynes manual and got to work and finished with no probs!

superdesi

Tune-ups in almost every internal combustion engine out there involves replacement of the same components.

Obviously if the vehicle is a distributorless (direct ignition) model, then you would not have to worry about rotors, caps, etc.

wizard6161

ok guys thanks for you help. I got all the components I need to perform the tune up on hte car *spark plugs, dist. cap , wires, oil, filter* . but the guy at the auto zone said " well you may wanna go ahead and cahnge your timing belt" . so my question now is that how hard is it to change the belt? anyone has done it themselves? if so would you post the steps here ? thanks in advance.

superdesi

If I were you, I would cough up the $300-450 it takes to have it changed professionally.

thebull

yeah, i havnt done the timing belt change myself, but i heard it was pretty time consuming and you need some special tools. i got an email with the proceedure from someone on the board. ill try and find it and email it to you.