Servicing tips?
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Servicing tips?
Having done a 500-and-something round trip to Whitby and back a couple of weeks ago, my poor ol' saloon's due a service, and I haven't done one before.
I have a random variety of screwdrivers, spanners & sockets, a jack, axlestands, grease & gun, 20/50 oil, EP90 oil, squirty oil can, a couple of manuals, pliers, a hammer, a free weekend & of course access to the MMOC website...
What else do I need?
What should I look out for/be on my guard against?
This is only a 3,000 so should just be greasing, oiling and checking/topping up, right?
I have a random variety of screwdrivers, spanners & sockets, a jack, axlestands, grease & gun, 20/50 oil, EP90 oil, squirty oil can, a couple of manuals, pliers, a hammer, a free weekend & of course access to the MMOC website...
What else do I need?
What should I look out for/be on my guard against?
This is only a 3,000 so should just be greasing, oiling and checking/topping up, right?
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You might need an oil filter as well as the oil, as its a good idea to change the oil every 3000 miles. I would also check the points gap (so need a set of feeler gauges) and clean and gap the spark plugs, so a plug spanner or socket and a wire brush would come in handy.
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Get hold of the grease points diagram that's batted around.
(moderated - lol) There's an incredible amount of nipples that need attention.
(moderated - lol) There's an incredible amount of nipples that need attention.
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Thanks for all the various tips guys, so far there's just one issue that's come up (besides my poor ability at getting her up onto ramps, but that's another story), fingers crossed... the nipple for the steering rack isn't there - the nice little rubber plug in the passenger footwell opens onto empty space!
Any thoughts/advice?
Any thoughts/advice?
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On the subject of missing nipples...my trackrod ends don't have grease nipples on - so I can't lube them. Is this normal...are there different TREs for different models or year?chickenjohn wrote:There should be a total of 10 nipples that need grease and one that needs oil.
One on each handbrake cable,
Two on the propshaft (one on each joint)
One on each track rod end ball joint.
One at the top trunnion and one at the bottom trunnion on each side.
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dont forget to check the fuel filter in the fuel pump.mine got full of rubbish,and made the pump fail.i did not know there was a filter till i got a new pump.it is at the bottom of the pump when you look at it in the engine bay.undoo the nut remove the filter if its clean put it back in if not clean it in some petrol and refit only a small job but it will save you a lot of greif.the workshop manual says this should be done every 6000 miles
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