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Old 03-21-2003, 11:29 AM
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$75 At pep boys

I'm spoiling my SVX with a $75 gift certificate i got to pep boys. I've had my car for about a year, and havent really done much in the way of irregular maintence. there are about 122k miles. what should i start with? pcv? plugs (i heard they're a pain)?....
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Old 03-21-2003, 11:44 AM
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Re: $75 At pep boys

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I'm spoiling my SVX with a $75 gift certificate i got to pep boys. I've had my car for about a year, and havent really done much in the way of irregular maintence. there are about 122k miles. what should i start with? pcv? plugs (i heard they're a pain)?....
No offense, but $75 doesn't go very far towards 'spoiling' an SVX.

Still, I guess if I had to pick something, I'd go for some new platinum plugs (I think you can get non-NGK platinum plugs for pretty cheap), belts and a PCV valve.

You could spend about $40 on a K&N filter, but your plugs have probably never been changed. They're designed to go 100k miles. Admittedly, I replaced mine at 130k miles and they looked pretty damned good, but I shouldn't have waited that long. Yes, they are a total pain in the ass to replace. You can search the forums and likely find dozens of tips on the process.
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Old 03-21-2003, 12:30 PM
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$75 for Pep Boys

I went to Pep Boys last night to get oil for my wife's POS, oil burning, 40k 95 Jetta and for the XT6. Castrol is on sale. $.50 off a quart! Got 10 quarts of oil and 2 filters for $22. I'd start there, get a new air filter, and probably change your auto trans fluid too. I'd suggest Mobil Synthetic since it mixes fine with none synthetic and has good low temp flow and also a high flash and burn temp. Its about $5-6 a quart but you shouldn't need more than 6 maybe 7 to fill it. Finally, I'd move on to the coolant. Flush it and your system will last much longer!!! Also since you've been slack on mantianance you may want to get a few fuel system cleaners and put those in your tank for the next couple of fill ups. That should fill up your $75 gift!
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Old 03-21-2003, 05:07 PM
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If the car's running good I'd vote for a pair of wiper blades. Take the change and head for Hooters.
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