Servicing myself? Tips

[blanc]

Hi All,
 
I have decided to give servicing the car myself a go.
 
What ht leads do people recommend?
 
Car is stock, auto, what plugs do people suggest?
 
What part number for fuel filter and oil filter?
 
My local supplier does not have a clue.
 
 
Is it difficult job to do?  Any tips or how to on site?  Did try a search

[nikp]

Give Clive at shyauto a ring for the that\'s. He\'ll also chuck in some advice I reckon.

[blanc]

Cheers man, Im based in Ireland so annoying a guy who owns a business in the UK i wouldnt think would go down well. Does he post parts?

[AshRX]

plugs 7 all round will do
Halfords do oil fillter and oil
Fuel Filter get from one of the tuners
HT Leads should be ok unless your getting ignition breakup

[nikp]

Yeah, Clive is very accomodating. He does post parts.

As Ash says, although I would either go 7s leading and 9\'s trailing, or 9\'s all round.

[RobbieRX-7]

Guys, he\'s asking what parts he needs. Saying "yeah mate, 7\' all round" i bet he\'s thinking WTF? What they mean mate is there are 2 different types of spark plugs in this car. They both look the same but have different part numbes numbers. You will need

2 BUR7EQP
2 BUR9EQP

That is the proper part numbers for the plugs.

[blanc]

Yep...
 
Thanks amillion for the part numbers.
 
When should all the belts be done on the car?
 
Dif and Trans oil etc.
 
I have just bouight the car and really want to looki after it as its my daily driver

[RedRummy]

From what I\'ve heard, the fuel filter is a b*tch to replace without taking the diff off.

should be easy to do the plug, leads, fluids and oil filter though...

Get yerself an oil drain plug (has a tap on it), then you won\'t even need to mess about with new rubber washers on the drain plug.

I use Castrol 10w40 mineral oil from halfords, and a halfords oil filter, but can\'t remember the part... do a search its on here somewhere.

There\'s more to a service than changing these bits though...

[logicalChimp]

I hear a jar of vaseline and a ladies toy works quite well... alternatively, there are apparently companies who should be able to service you, for a small fee...  

*cough*

its been a long day :Typing

[gsb876]

I hear a jar of vaseline and a ladies toy works quite well... alternatively, there are apparently companies who should be able to service you, for a small fee...  

*cough*

its been a long day :Typing

You beat me to it, was just getting ready with a clever remark :Laugh

[blanc]

lol I left myself wideopen for that one...dont think my wife would be too impressed...open again lol

[gsb876]

lol I left myself wideopen for that one...dont think my wife would be too impressed...open again lol

Just let it be ........................

[blanc]

lol../brillent