..mini service.

[l3ggy]

HI guys.

Looking for some advice...

..gonna complete a wee mini service on my 93\' Rx7..purchasing oil filter and oil, spark plugs and some new brake pads...hopefully tomorrow.

1st question...is the \'halfords brand\' filter ok or should i be looking for some other brand?suggestions? and what type of oil should i use?

2nd question..spark plugs?what type?where from?

and finally..

thinkin green stuff brake pads..anyone know where i can get them for a decent price?don\'t mind ordering online....

I\'ve emailed Ross from Dragon performance but i haven\'t had a reply...guessin he\'s very busy!!! Needing the stuff ASAP, wanna be in tip top shape for Crail next Sunday....

Cheers.

Marc

[tomrex]

yo
halfords normally stock champion oil filters which are part number F129, i\'ve always use these on mine and change my oil and filter every 1000 miles! some would say this is pointless but i\'m justa clean oil freak! i\'ve always been advised to use shell helix plus too, which you can get from most shell garages! my cars done 46,000 now and it still has exellent compression and has never flooded on me, i dunno if this is down to my regular servicing but it does give you peace of mind!
hope this helps:) :wave

[bobster]

Hi Marc

The Halfords filter should be okay... I still find it easier to get them from a Mazda Dealer itself.

Oil.... I run castrol 10 w 40 ......make sure it is mineral oil only. No semi synth or magnatec.....MINERAL ONLY. Unless youy are willing to buy the rotary special synthetic formula.
I know robbie is running 15w40 mineral.... I tried it....I fact I think thats what I am running at the moment.

Spark Plugs should be NGK BUR9EQP.... If you find them up here give me a shout. (Possibly also mazda dealer)

Piston and Components on Great Western Road should be able to sort out the pads for you. Ask for kenny. I have been told green stuff ain\'t all that great. I have a set waiting to go on to the car soon aswell. But Kenny said he would swap them for the new RED STUFF which is a semi Ceramic racing compound.

In fact kenny could probably sort out most of the stuff you would need. He is a scooby driver but is still a nice guy;)

I suppose I should get a service done for Crail aswell...... and possibly a few other things.

Ket me know how you get on with the bits and bobs.

My last service at THE GARAGE was quite reasonable. But don\'t let them use an Engine Flush on your car Is it caused me loads of grief.

[tomrex]

ps, i really don\'t think greenstuffs are up to the job!
i run redstuffs and i don\'t really rate them! got mine from sumo, they set me back about £130 ish for all four corners and weren\'t that hard to fit! i think feredo pads r rated well (excuse the spelling)!:)

[l3ggy]

cheers Bobster...

...great western road it is!!So basically I\'m looking for red stuff brake pads, NGK BUR9EQP spark plugs and castrol 10 w 40 mineral oil....easy as that and a champion oil filter!

Cheers guys.

Marc

[bobster]

I think alot of people use Mintex pads.... have a wee search on the forum and see what folk recommend.

I think hawk are well thought of and have various compounds to choose from also. You will have to put a bit of heat into the red stuff to get them working at their best.

BUR9EQP....platinum which is standard


http://www.pistons.co.uk/index2.htm

Give them a call
I might be up that way tomorrow. If I get a chance I will pop in and see.

[scooby_si]

dont mintex take a while to heat up & really poor when cold not to mention squeakinghttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_8_7.gif\' border=0>? Just what i recall reading about them ages back......
Si

[l3ggy]

cheers...

...i found a thread about the spark plugs and there seems to be some debate over what 2use...7\'s or 9\'s or both or 11.5\'s..it\'s all very confusing..i have no current issue with starting/flooding and all this conflict about the plugs has me \'fillin my pants\' to be quite honest!!!

If your down that way you could check piston place out..cheers!!sent an email away to //www.spark-plugs.co.uk for some advice...

I\'ll try myself on Thursday...

Marc

[bobster]

If you can get 7\'s in the next few days get me some too. Also ask them if they have hens teeth aswell.

[l3ggy]

"Also ask them if they have hens teeth aswell"

Eh???

Marc

[20B_boy]

95% of all FDs in the UK are running 9s all around with very little problem. Its should be 7s leading and 9s trailing by the book but a) 7\'s can be hard to get hold of and often have a premuim on them. I\'d go for 9\'s all around as they are cheap and can thus be changed VERY regularly, which Rotors like...

Colder than 9\'s is overkill unless you are running more boost and may cause starting problems according to some. I\'ve had this but it couldve been circumstantial I guess. Cold plugs do make a big difference when running more boost though. Oh, and they cost two or three times as much as \'normal\' plugs.

If you have a trouble locating them up there give Geff/RE:Worx a buzz. He always carries hundreds and will stick 4x BUR9EQPs in the post to you overnight for about £35-36 from recollection...

[sadgoth]

I got my plugs (9s if memory serves) from Halfrauds, they had to order them arrived the next day £9.49 each

[20B_boy]

What plugs do u use in yours Mark?

I recall Scoot on FDUK said that up north halfrauds charged him more like £15/plug for BUR9EQPs recently?!?

[clive]

Hi Marc,

Please DO NOT put anything EBC on your car as l have seen horrendous consequences with EBC on RX-7\'s!!.

A good combination is Hawk HT10 (front) and Hawk HP+ for the rear, this will provide excellent road and track day use for your car.

[sadgoth]

Rich

Off the top of my head can\'t remember, will check but have just thought the £9.49 a plug was for the NGK plug for a 12a (the other project!!) can\'t for the life of me remember the code pretty sure it was a 9 though