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Title: few jobs to do..
Post by: thebaldeagle on 14 March 2012, 19:28:47: Well,owned the Mig for 6/8 weeks now :y
timne to give the old girl a service,oil,filter change,fuel filter...
then to add to that front wishbones,front drop links and front brake pads ::)
handbrake needs adjustment too...seems like the list is never ending and it's only done 77000..
Service not due till 81 tho so thought i would do everything in one hit...
Is there anything else i mite nee to do?..Going to run an engine flush thro it also

Anything to look out for?..or should i say..any pain in the ar$e jobs? ;D

Any help/pointers always appreciated
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: jonny2112 on 14 March 2012, 19:38:48: Don't forget to clean the breathers, and has the cambelt been done?
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: thebaldeagle on 14 March 2012, 19:44:24: cambelt and water pump done @61k so need to worry bout them for a bit :y
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: jonny2112 on 14 March 2012, 20:10:40: Quote from: thebaldeagle on 14 March 2012, 19:44:24
cambelt and water pump done @61k so need to worry bout them for a bit :y

Nice one :y
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: MrMoffat on 15 March 2012, 15:27:48: Remember to check the front drainage in the bulkhead plenum chamber for leaves, as this caught me out a few years ago :( and her indoors does not like paddling :o
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: doz on 15 March 2012, 18:42:21: I'm not a big fan of engine flushes. I'd rather do the oil and filter change then change it again in a thousand miles if your worried. Sometime a little bit of muck keeps things nice and quiet.
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: Webby the Bear on 16 March 2012, 12:20:37: Cambelt and tensioner if due. and do breathers with oil change.
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 16 March 2012, 12:43:56: Quote from: thebaldeagle on 14 March 2012, 19:28:47
Going to run an engine flush thro it also

Don't - often does more harm than good....

A few regular oil changes at short intervals is a better approach :y
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: dbug on 16 March 2012, 17:44:41: Quote from: Webby the Bear on 16 March 2012, 12:20:37
Cambelt and tensioner if due. and do breathers with oil change.

Op said above done @ 61K ;)
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: Webby the Bear on 16 March 2012, 19:43:17: Quote from: dbug on 16 March 2012, 17:44:41
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 16 March 2012, 12:20:37
Cambelt and tensioner if due. and do breathers with oil change.

Op said above done @ 61K ;)

So he did. Well tickle my balls and call me Terry ::) ;D
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: thebaldeagle on 16 March 2012, 22:27:14: Quote from: Webby the Bear on 16 March 2012, 19:43:17
Quote from: dbug on 16 March 2012, 17:44:41
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 16 March 2012, 12:20:37
Cambelt and tensioner if due. and do breathers with oil change.

Op said above done @ 61K ;)

So he did. Well tickle my balls and call me Terry ::) ;D

Hi Terry pmsl :y
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: plym ian on 17 March 2012, 00:01:39: if do the cam belt for piece of mind cause you never know :y :y
Title: Re: few jobs to do..
Post by: flyer 0712 on 17 March 2012, 00:28:27: As stated from other members....i never ever use engine flush...my personal opinion if it is that bad is to change oil and filter run for a couple of hundred miles and then change again ..cheap enough to do considering .......that way some crap is best left in place... :y