General Maintenance & Repairs - 76,000 miles

What coolant do you guys use? I got my car with 17k miles and it now has 76k, but I NEVER changed my coolant. What else should I change? Fuel filter?

I'm guessing you want to flush the coolant,you probably use the orange stuff. Fuel filter for sure, rear end fluid, tranny fluid.

+1 on what chavez said. dex something is the orange coolant you want. lol im doin the same tune up stuff tonight

Is there any write ups on how to do any of this?

http://www.installuniversity.com/install_university/index.htm shows you fuel filter and several other things...ill try to find rear end and tranny fluid write up with pics,its very easy

When you change your rear end fluid make sure you use the royal purple! that stuff is amazing. have you thought about a motor flush?

+1 for royal purple i use it in mine works ausome plus has the friction additive but not really needed 4 my torsen. but if u do a coolent flush jus to let u kno the orange stuff will cause corrsion in the coooling system! i would recommend the green coolent.

+1 for green, and RP gear oil. also, you know to use atf in your trans right?

Drop the tranny pan and change the filter, then refill through the dipstick. If you haven't been maintaining the trans., now is the time to start. I drop the pan every 6k or so.

The fuel filter is way overdue. It's not hard. Once you learn you should do it each year. Probably time for plugs and wires. That can be a bitch the first time but is easy the second time. I'd change the serpintine belt. Rear end fluid and tranny fluid if manual. If auto, I'd have someone else do it. But it still should be done after 50k. Radiator flush and refill with Dex. There are many opinions about Dex. Read up and decide on your own. That's about all the regular service needed. Might Seafoam also.

his is a stick.

I have new plugs and wires. I also seafoamed my car about 10,000 miles ago. What is a "motor flush"? I'll be doing my coolant, fuel filter, & the tranny fluid (think I might have a shop do this).

Oh and the rear end fluid.

I switched to green. After Dexcool destroyed my water pump within 30,000 miles, I decided never again. The stuff is trash.

I switched to green. After Dexcool destroyed my water pump within 30,000 miles, I decided never again. The stuff is trash.

So what's the green stuff called?

So what's the green stuff called?
Well...I don't think it really has a name. It's just standard coolant - ethylene glycol. The weird coolants are the ones with special names - like Dexcool - so I guess the green coolant is just normal coolant :lol:

Here ya go bud this should help

http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/lubeoil.htm