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Well my dad would like me to do a tune up on his car but the thing is, is that it has 195,000 miles on it, he bought it when it had 107,000 on and he has never changed the plugs or wires. He'* kept up on the fluid changes, i would just like to know what else would be a good idea to replace while im in there?
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On any car, it'* helpful to change the fuel filter, air filter, plugs, wires, ignition coils or distributor, and then clean the throttle body and possibly intake manifold if you can get to it. Run Seafoam through the vacuum lines, put some in the gas tank, and put some in the oil. Please change your oil within about 100 miles of driving with that. If the avoidance of a plug change has done anything to the fuel system, it hasn't allowed a clean burn. You might have a pretty pooped out catalytic converter. My mom'* Sable had two totally clogged cats, but that'* extremely rare.
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Originally Posted by radomirthegreat
On any car, it'* helpful to change the fuel filter, air filter, plugs, wires, ignition coils or distributor, and then clean the throttle body and possibly intake manifold if you can get to it. Run Seafoam through the vacuum lines, put some in the gas tank, and put some in the oil. Please change your oil within about 100 miles of driving with that. If the avoidance of a plug change has done anything to the fuel system, it hasn't allowed a clean burn. You might have a pretty pooped out catalytic converter. My mom'* Sable had two totally clogged cats, but that'* extremely rare.
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What intake manifold was used? If it was GM, change it now before you lose your motor again.
EK98'* was changed with a GM molded in 2002, and it was ready to fail when I replaced it.
Read Techinfo. It'll scare you.
EK98'* was changed with a GM molded in 2002, and it was ready to fail when I replaced it.
Read Techinfo. It'll scare you.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Read Techinfo. It'll scare you.
Bill, your information, along with the tech info from many others have helped me a ton with understanding my Bonnie. Until recently, mostly been a Ford guy...I can't thank you enough.
Good luck!
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