just hit 120k, what kinda maintenence do i need to do?

[wheres_da_cheese]

Yeah, i dont have a FSM or any type of manual for my car at that. I just bought the car in August and I just now hit 120k. What kinda maintenence do i need to perform on my car?

Thanx

[wheres_da_cheese]

anyone?

[adey]

I don't think 120k really means too much unless you haven't changed your oil since you bought the car... service periods/intervals are relative to when the last service was performed, not so much on absolute mileage.

If you haven't had it 'serviced' or 'tuned-up' recently, I'd go ahead and change the fuel filter, air filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, spark distributor cap and rotor, check belts for tension/cracking/warping/missing teeth, oil change and oil filter change. If you feel like shifts aren't so smooth as they once were, maybe a transmission fluid change and differential fluid change. Radiator flush might be nice, too. Lots of stuff to keep you busy, depending on how much time you have, when your last service was, and how much money you feel like spending.

[Hubie]

Not anything special to do. I would just change everything that has not been recently documented. I just got my car in August, too. I didn't wait to do anything. The first week I got it, I flushed the coolant, changed oil, changed tranny oil, new plugs, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, air filter, belts, and hoses.

Oh yeah, I bought 3cans of Seafoam from NAPA and used the three ways it said to use on the back of the can and it worked wonders.

I may have left out something but that's all I can think of for now.


BTW I'm in Austin, too.

[wheres_da_cheese]

there isnt anything specifically written in the manual for 120k maintenece?

[sil80drifter]

All the usual high mileage maintainance, like fuel/air filter, fuel pump, oil change, oil filter change, brake fluid change, coolant change, transmission/differential oil change, spark plugs, spark wires (if old stock ones are still on), acessory belts change, check for any leaks, and MOST IMPORTANT: Make sure your timing chain doesn't rattle, because if it does then you might need to replace the guide(s) on it, which is a pain in the ass, but the 240's have that one problem where the chain eats through the plastic stock guide, and then starts eating through the timing cover. Then your coolant dumps into the oil pan and the car stops running. Always a good thing to listen for, the timing chain rattle.
If you want to be a little more meticulous about high mileage maintainance, you can clean your throttle body with a special cleaner fluid, and run SEAFOAM through your engine, to get rid of all the carbon buildup, clean the insides and clean your fuel system. Specifics on how to do all that can be found on either this forum, www.240sx.org, or on the www.nissaninfiniticlub.net 240SX forums. Just use the search function.
Hope this helps.

sil80

[adey]

I believe the problem you describe (, sil80drifter,) is only applicable to the SOHC motor. Wheresthecheese (whatever) is driving a '95, which I assume, has a KA24DE (DOHC) motor. The timing chain problem that he/you described shouldn't be a problem on our newer DOHC cars.

[KoukiS14]

Yeah the usual replacement of belts and the like, then afterwards, you can install the SR20... etc... =)

Actually, I'm at 103k on my 97, and I'm kinda checking things over, I've replaced the plugs, did an oil change (yeah, ever 103k miles hah), and replaced fuel filter. I'm replacing the air filter, because it needs it, and plug wires. Mostly... checking the condition of stuff seems all that truly needs to be done. Maybe most was completed at around 100k? With that being said, you should just check over everything. The previous owner probably did the 100k mile tune up thing. Unless they didn't really like the car.


-Rob