General Service Info

[chinkeboi]

Hi, just starting this thread to answer a few of my questions, will also serve as a good noob info thread as well. I know some of this info may be out there but it'd be easier for us noobs to consildate all these questions in one thread. Plus some of the questions may be a little to noobish to even be searchable lol. My car R32 GTS-T has reached 100k and I need some info:

1. How often should spark plugs be replaced?

2. How often should (manual) gear box oil be changed?

3. How often should Diff oil be changed?

4. How often should the radiator be flushed?

5. How often should the fuel filter be changed?

6. How often should the clutch/brake/power steering fluids be changed?

7. How many litres does an R32 gtst take?

8. How often should the water pump be replaced?

Please only reply if you are absolutely certain on the answers. Also feel free to include additional i.e. oil/fluid types and general info. If there are other questions you want to be added to the first post of this thread please PM and I will add it.

Cheers, Ben.

Edited November 5, 2007 by chinkeboi

[MrStabby]

1. How often should spark plugs be replaced?

Different types of plugs have different replacement intervals. Common type are copper, platinum and iridium. The manual specifies platinums with a 100,000kms change interval.

2. How often should (manual) gear box oil be changed?

I couldnt find the change interval. I would suggest you put some fully synthetic GL-4 in there, then never think about it again. Synthetic gear oils last about 3 times longer than mineral oils BTW.

3. How often should Diff oil be changed?

Again, couldnt find an interval. Suggest change once with fully synthetic LSD friendly GL-5 80-90.

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8. How often should the water pump be replaced?

Some do it with the timing belt at 100,000

[cowie165]

Nice reply Adam.

Ben there's more info at: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/t35442.html