Maintenance and plugs and wires on the V???
03-05-2010, 07:20 PM
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Maintenance and plugs and wires on the V??? Just looking to get a little maintenance out of the way for a little added insurance and with 103k, i'm sure its due. I was going to do an oil change today but it looks like i still have a 1800 or so miles left before its due according to the sticker on the window so ill wait until that runs out before i switch from the royal purple back to mobil 1.
Do the plug coils need to be replaced or do i just wait until they go bad before replacing them?
What plug wires would y'all suggest? Any benefit to running a set of Accels or MSD's over the stock wires?
What plugs do i need to run? I remember someone here said NGK TR55's and someone said the TR55IX's. What is the difference?
What bushings generally need to be replaced on these cars and where can i get them and what motor mounts do y'all suggest?
Ill be dropping the car tomorrow AM with A-Bomb so ill get a good look at everything under it then but is there anything else i am missing that i should be doing?
I made another thread about my steering position sensor and my TPMS sensors that are out. I went to O'Reilly's to see if they carried either of the sensors in stock but they don't. Before i replace my TPMS sensors, is there anyway to reset mine to assure they are bad? Only 2 of them aren't reading. And is there any way to check if it is 100% the steering position sensor that is making my stability control kick on all the time?
Do the plug coils need to be replaced or do i just wait until they go bad before replacing them?
What plug wires would y'all suggest? Any benefit to running a set of Accels or MSD's over the stock wires?
What plugs do i need to run? I remember someone here said NGK TR55's and someone said the TR55IX's. What is the difference?
What bushings generally need to be replaced on these cars and where can i get them and what motor mounts do y'all suggest?
Ill be dropping the car tomorrow AM with A-Bomb so ill get a good look at everything under it then but is there anything else i am missing that i should be doing?
I made another thread about my steering position sensor and my TPMS sensors that are out. I went to O'Reilly's to see if they carried either of the sensors in stock but they don't. Before i replace my TPMS sensors, is there anyway to reset mine to assure they are bad? Only 2 of them aren't reading. And is there any way to check if it is 100% the steering position sensor that is making my stability control kick on all the time?
03-05-2010, 08:09 PM
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Lol! Yeah, i actually just went over there after i made this thread and started poking around. I didnt realize how much info that site had on it! I need to register!
Sorry for all the threads! lol My A.D.D. kicks in when it comes to vehicles... lol
Sorry for all the threads! lol My A.D.D. kicks in when it comes to vehicles... lol
03-05-2010, 09:40 PM
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Coils dont need to be replaced until they go, and they generally dont from my experience.
Stock plug wires are all you need as well and unless your getting a miss I wouldnt mess with them either. The MSD's and others dont do anything really. I had them on my SS and took them off and bought new stock ones because they causes the car to run rough for some reason, they were brand new too.
Ive heard NGK TR55 as well but i just ran factory stuff till I went to TR6's for nitrous.
Stock plug wires are all you need as well and unless your getting a miss I wouldnt mess with them either. The MSD's and others dont do anything really. I had them on my SS and took them off and bought new stock ones because they causes the car to run rough for some reason, they were brand new too.
Ive heard NGK TR55 as well but i just ran factory stuff till I went to TR6's for nitrous.
03-05-2010, 10:59 PM
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Ok good. Was hoping I didn't need to replace the coils! And as far as the wires, no misfire. Just thought it might be time to change em. Guess I can just swap plugs and be fine for now. No nitrous for me yet... Guess I'll get the TR55's unless between now and the time I buy them I am told otherwise
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03-06-2010, 09:54 PM
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get an NGKTR55IX it is the stock heat range plug in iriduim. If you want CCperformance parts (sponsor here) has a deal where you get 8 hand made (better then from MSD) MSD 8.5mm wires and 8 NGK plugs for like $70 shipped.
