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Originally Posted by jodeven
Hi all,
Plan to do some maintenance on my car next week. Vehicle has 90,000 miles. The car runs okay. Just trying to prevent major problems. Plan on replacing s. plugs, timing chain or guides or tensioner, Drive shaft flex joints, belts, front and rear brakes. Have some questions: - Timing Chain: Do I just replace the upper guides or do I need to also change the tensioner and chain?
- What are the best plugs. Platinum or nickel?
- Best source for quality parts?
Thanks, and have a great holiday season
Joe |
Chain, tensioner, all upper rails (4 in total). Oil tube clips and VC'er gaskets.
Contitechs for belts is all I use.
Platinum is a big NO. Copper is what you want, and the BIGGEST concern is that the are non resistor! Beru and NGk are you best bet for NR plugs @ this point, you can basically write Bosch off now.
I'd also look at your dist. cap and rotor. I'd also test all your wires, make sure none have more then 1.1-1.3 Kohms resistance.
There are many places to get parts, just be sure who ever you are buying from has experience working with/on your style car.
Jonathan