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Hey guys,

This topic is kind of self explanatory and pointless, but anyways.. :P

I serviced my car today, put in some new plugs, cleaned my K&N air filter, and god-damn, it feels like I have gained 20-25kw all the way through the rev range! From a rolling start in second gear with 265 tyres it was spinning the wheels! (never used to happen) I really can't overstate how much better it feels to drive.

So yeah, if you haven't serviced your car in a while, give it a shot, you may be surprised!

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heres a silly little true story about not servicing your car..

old mate gets a brand spanking new 2005 model ute on lease arrangement, he has never had a new car or even a good car for that matter just keeps buying old bombs until this ute..

gets first service at 5000kms at mazda for warranty purposes .continues to drive the car then gets another service at 40,000kms at some backstreet mechanic.. continues to drive the car..

@ 110,000kms (just out of warranty of course) because of all his rubbish (empty ciggy packs etc) piled up on his dash doesn't see the oil light come on and pretty much runs it dry and all of a sudden clunk clunk clunk..suspected big end bearing..fills it with oil and continues to drive despite sounding like a tractor, drops it at mechanic who thinks he can fix it charges him 600$ to pull some stuff apart but cant find the problem..

however after filling it with some nice thick oil the noise quietens down to an acceptable level and he continues to drive it.

@ 180,000kms its running like absolute shit and wont start at times..i tell him to get it serviced..he replies with "it doesn't need servicing it just wont start" I give up arguing with him over it cause he doesn't want to listen..A week later he rings me stressed cause his car wont start and he has to go to work, I say whatever man get it serviced..he calls a mobile mechanic who comes out and puts new spark plugs in it for the Grand total of..

wait for it..

160$ :woot: could of got a complete service for that with enough change for a 4pack of woodstocks and a packet of horizons..

but this was a temporary fix..he then starts complaining that its using too much fuel, i tell him it probably needs a new air filter hes too dopey to do it so i take him to the servo and blow the dust out with a compressor, he is amazed by his new found response and extra 20km per tank fuel economy.. :laugh:

it rattled its way to about 200,000km before it was repossessed, the only thing that was ever changed on the car was the oil and filter about 3 times then continuos top ups after it went clunk a ,2 sets of spark plugs, 1 set of front brake pads, 2 s/h tyres and 2 old tyres I gave him

which is a pretty good effort really :no:

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You change plugs and clean your air filter every 3000? That's dedication hah.

Generally not air filter... but oil, filter, plugs every 3000 on the tick. and the oil isn't cheap... $75, about $15 for filter and $25ish for plugs

but I am much happier to be paying that then fixing crap because I didn't service it regularly

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Lol, I service my car every 3000kms. It doesn't make a noticeable difference because I never let it get that old in the first place.

+2 when i buy a new car regardless of what they previous owner says, i get a full service done, for piece of mind

EDIT: new car and previous owner cannot go in the same sentence lol, but you get me

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Lol, I service my car every 3000kms. It doesn't make a noticeable difference because I never let it get that old in the first place.

^^ This!

But I change oil and oil filter at every 5000kms.

Air filter clean at the start of a service then at about 2500 - 3000kms then again at next service.

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