car servicing?

[G0DF4Th3R]

good morning!

i just wanna know where you guys service your 'lines. is it essential to go to a performance / tuning shop like speedworks etc or is any shop ok e.g: automasters etc?

what kind of engine oil do u guys use? mobil 1? redline?

thanks,

bambam

[Pva_Glue]

Mobile one... if this is 1st time go to some performance shop and watch what they do and say.. you will learn if the machanic can hadle u being there...

cheers

Joe

[25GTT]

I am a PSI Performance and C-red boy..... they have worked well for me.... so far....

P.S.... here we go again.....with threads like this everyone has their own opinions..:uh-huh:

from what i have learnt it is all a matter who you are comfortable with.... EVERY mechanic has pissed someone off someway!....:uh-huh:

[skyzerr33]

ok before a full blown bitch fight arrives

there are many performances places in perth

all will have there good and bad points. some poeple like to stick to one place others prefer to find whos good at what and then go to those places for that particular job.

this thread i will only accept names of the places been and whats good about them. any negative tal will be edited out.

cause they can use it as evidence in defimation or slander cases

[Pva_Glue]

arrgee here it goes with bitch slapping other machanics shops!

I think best way isDIY over few cans of beer iwth your mates.:uh-huh: I'll help you after Exam!

chees

Joe

[Boostzor]

Originally posted by Pva_Glue

arrgee here it goes with bitch slapping other machanics shops!

I think best way isDIY  over few cans of beer iwth your mates.:uh-huh: I'll help you after Exam!

chees

Joe

Spot on there Joe, nothing better then the feeling of having done it ureself.

Plus u learn about ure car and with the money u save u can afford to get REALLY smashed (afterward of course, not a good idea to work on the car while drunk as things can be broken)

[Guest Rhino]

After a few years of watching everything from the good 'ol oil change to suspension work and brake replacement and a total engine/gearbox conversion I have got to say most things can be handled yourself. However it can be pretty intimidating the first time.

Basic servicing is probably best done by yourself, take Joe up on his offer after exams and learn to do the basics yourself.

Ryan.

P.S. And be thankful you dont have a GTR, getting at the oil filter requires the loss of copious amounts of skin

[rev210]

For warranty service I go to marlows balcatta.

However, if its not a warranty job you should learn to service yourself.

Checking the plugs and timing and changing the oil and filter is childs play when you are shown how.

Unless you have an aftermarket ecu that requires re-tuning or some other serious performance upgrade, performance shops are money NOT well spent.

As for fault finding its always good to do as much of your own (with manual in hand) before handing it over to a mechanic, it can save you alot of $$$ and frustration when the mechanic fixes something that is minor.

Most of the complaints I hear about 'this workshop and that workshop' come from people who still are ignorant about how complex and time consuming it can be to find a simple fault with an engine. In the motor world murphys law rules.

And don't get me started on people with performance cars who expect nothing to ever go wrong once a mechanic has looked at their car.

Or blame the mechanic for their engine blowing up when they drive down the road saying " what's that rattling sound? I know I'll not only keep driving but I think I might floor it to see if it goes away"

[Boostzor]

Its the same in the Supra, u have to pull all kinds of stuff off just to get ure arm in there and even then u can only just get ure fingertips round it. A clamp is completely out of the question.

U think thats hard try gettin off the friggin fuel filter. i had my car out of action for a week due to that one. they hide it under the rear diff and its impossible to get off. Especially when the guy who changed it last crossthreaded it:mad: i was considering changing the fuel line all the way from the engine so i could just rip it out. Lucky the guy down in Myaree let me use his hoist or i would have never got it off. ahh bad memories but at least i know that that wasnt the problem in the first place:lol: