Hey guys, I recently bought a 07 MS3 with about 59,700. I just recently passed the 60k mark and am starting to look at taking the car in for a 60k service. I noticed from the "Who has the most miles" thread, there are only a handful of people over the 60k mark. Either way my question is, aside from the belts, what do I need to have replaced at the 60k mark... And do I take it to the dealer for service or my local Jiffy Lube? The only thing I've done with this car is replace two balding tires. The car is bone stock and the miles are freeway miles, The previous owner drove back and forth between San Diego and L.A. almost daily. Sofar what has been your experiences? Is there more to watch out for besides belts and fluids? I just don't want to get jacked by the dealership. I got taken for about $2,400 in "Necessary Maintenance" back in '06 by the BMW dealership when I was stationed in Hawaii. So not to sound too jaded, but I don't trust the dealerships at all.
60k Mile Maintenance
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the 60k mark is the "trade it in" service lol. bring it to the dealer.
i would say all the fluids as well as the belts, sparkplugs, filters (cabin, intake, fuel, oil if required) should be changed.
also a lot of things should be greased up (door handles, hinges, sways etc)
i would say all the fluids as well as the belts, sparkplugs, filters (cabin, intake, fuel, oil if required) should be changed.
also a lot of things should be greased up (door handles, hinges, sways etc)
Sounds about right. I read something on another forum about intake valve build-up since our engines are direct injection. Is that something to look into or is that paranoid gear head talk. I'm not really a "car guy" so popping the hood for anything other then checking fluids is way over my head.
yes, a result from direct injection is carbon buildup on the backs of the valves. one solution to clean some of this crap off is to do a seafoam treatment. also installing an oil catch can (OCC) will help reduce the amount of crap that sticks there since it will catch most of it prior to entering the engine
^^bout 50k on that motor before it blew^^
seafoam is a diy thing. theres some how to's on here
dont ever use that stuff, seriously its not good for the car and a waste of money. even says not to in the manual lol.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123745838
lol. dont use additives in the tank, use the seafoam.
This car has direct injection, not port injection. so all those advertisements from shell and bp cleaning the backs of the valves doesnt apply to us. fuel is sprayed directly into the combustion chamber (hence DI) instead of in the intake manifold (PI) like many other cars, so theres no way for the cleaning agents to get behind the valves
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Your speaking french.
Actually, he is speaking American. If he was speaking french, those numbers would be in mm (thumb)
correction im speaking english. the gap between the sparkplug tip and the grounding electrode should be .030-.032 inches
