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Hey guys im just wondering where people take their lines for tune ups or services? i do the oil and all myself and pads etc, but my 33 is due for a drive belt change n a fuel filter change, also a good tune up for once. i took it once to Ultratune cos i was desperate for an oil change and had no time to do it myself. i asked for a tune up cos i know my car is running way to rich but its still running rich. i see alot of skylines that are probably running rich just from alot of the black soot coming from the exhaust when the revs get up and mine isnt to different. im sure its just running rich but i could be wrong (it is black smoke, not blue) just to be sure, its most likely running rich yeah? so where do ppl get their tune ups done?

Hey guys im just wondering where people take their lines for tune ups or services? i do the oil and all myself and pads etc, but my 33 is due for a drive belt change n a fuel filter change, also a good tune up for once. i took it once to Ultratune cos i was desperate for an oil change and had no time to do it myself. i asked for a tune up cos i know my car is running way to rich but its still running rich. i see alot of skylines that are probably running rich just from alot of the black soot coming from the exhaust when the revs get up and mine isnt to different. im sure its just running rich but i could be wrong (it is black smoke, not blue) just to be sure, its most likely running rich yeah? so where do ppl get their tune ups done?

I'm about to go and see Nigel at 'Racingline' (15 Bricker st. cheltenham), with similar issues. (9.00am this morning actually!)

He sounds like a really nice bloke, and I think he actually diagnosed my car over the phone!!!

wow!...a mechanic that spent a few minutes listening to me winge on the phone!!....incredible!

It'll be dyno'd and generally sussed out to find out why I have lost mid and upper range power.

Skylines (our models anyway) do tend to run on the rich side anyway, just to note.

There you go kokomo!!

ps...Ultratune for anything else other than an oil change??? (for an R33 Skyline?).....um........er.......pfffffffft! :P

Cheers, :sorcerer:

Superspit.

I'm about to go and see Nigel at 'Racingline' (15 Bricker st. cheltenham), with similar issues. (9.00am this morning actually!)

He sounds like a really nice bloke, and I think he actually diagnosed my car over the phone!!!

wow!...a mechanic that spent a few minutes listening to me winge on the phone!!....incredible!

It'll be dyno'd and generally sussed out to find out why I have lost mid and upper range power.

Skylines (our models anyway) do tend to run on the rich side anyway, just to note.

There you go kokomo!!

ps...Ultratune for anything else other than an oil change??? (for an R33 Skyline?).....um........er.......pfffffffft! :huh:

Cheers, :sorcerer:

Superspit.

hehehe.....Nigel just found my lost 47 RW kilowatts!!!........ace! (as per above)

tmrw I'm in there again to get the timing/drive belts changed......this guy obviously went to the 'good old fashioned school of service'...just great!!

Please mention 'Mark with the white skyline' to him when you book for a service!!! (it won't get you anything extra, but at least he'll know that he's being spoken highly-of!!)

Regards,

Superspit.

For a tune (oils, timing belt etc)& dyno, you can go to Kamikaze in Nunawading.

For a proper dyno tune see Ben at Race Pace in Bayswater.

BTW, all Jap imports run rich. Get a piggy back (SAFC) to lean this out somewhat.

if by drive belt you mean timing belt you may as well do the whole 100k service which includes water pump, idler and tensioner + studs, all belts etc.

yes...I'm sure he means the timing belt...... :happy:

In my case, as far as the rest of the stuff you mentioned, I have left that up to Nigel to decide when he can get his hands and head into it.

Just thoughts..........

I really don't subscribe to, though don't necessarily disagree with replacing 'close-by' items when servicing.....If I did I'd be better off buying a new car with the cost of stuff I've had replaced!!!!! :)

I've heard of timing belts snapping after 3000Kms, some at 300,000 kms......so I consider this work to be 'insurance'.

How much is an RB25DET valve-train nowadays?????......

anyways.....

She's a tuff old bird...my (our) R33 ('s)....the most reliable thing I've had the pleasure to drive/own...and I've owned a shit-load of cars....or a load of shit cars...whatever.

Kindest Regards,

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