another service ..

[hippy]

me and a friend in a problematic NA supra needs servicing .. any suggestions again?

tried PVP .. they were ok, excellent customer service

others i know of are rpm, tilbrook, turbo tune ... but i dont' want to go to these places .. due to $$$ and we just want a good service not exactly wanna tune a powerfc ... just wanna get an oil change and get all the fluids checked as well as the checking piping for leaks ..

thats about all i know, i was told to go to someone down at marion but i forgot who told me...

thanks

[Steve]

If you just want to change the oil, perhaps you should do it yourself??? You could buy the oil from coles and it would be even cheaper.

Think of all the money you can save:)

[hippy]

LOL i did the last oil change myself with my cousin .. nothing wrong ... i just want the car checked out thats all ..

[Nozila]

yeah i also do servicing my self, in regards to tuning does anyone know if morpower is any good - cost as well as tuning wise. sorry if its a bit off topic hiep >.

[Steve]

I had my car tuned at morpowa, very happy - in fact I got 26rwkw more than a previous tune with no increase in knock:)

[Pawley]

morpowa look after my baby

friendly guys and reasonable rates

[RSR33]

Try a place called Hindmarsh performance, He has done a fair amount of work on my cars and only charges me $35 per hour. When i worked at channel 9 he use to service all the cars there too. His number is 82444344.

[hippy]

has this guy got a place? i want to visit him ..

[Nozila]

Originally posted by RSR33

He has done a fair amount of work on my cars and only charges me $35 per hour.

thats you he charges $35 per hour if i went in it may be a different story unless this is a set rate. btw how much can a tuner charge per hour or does it depend on what you want done ie. dyno tuning/road tuning/power fc tuning. im just curious as i havnt had my care tuned before ever

[EnricoPalazzo]

Morpowa are ok, a bit expensive but hey these cars arent cheap to maintain.

[Nozila]

i do agree that these type of cars are not easy to maintain but it does not mean they can charge an arm and a leg, or can they?

[TIMMMAYYY]

Originally posted by Steve

If you just want to change the oil, perhaps you should do it yourself???  You could buy the oil from coles and it would be even cheaper.

Think of all the money you can save:)

yea I think we hav half a 750ml canola oil left over from the BBQ if anyone wants to mix and match

[Steve]

Yeah, special price for you on the canola oil hippy:D

some dynos charge up to around $150 per hour for the first hour, then $80-$100 there after - so they can be pretty bloody expensive.

I honestly believe that if you pay extra and get the job done right the first time, it will be way cheaper than getting an average tune, then having to take the car into someone else to get it done again.

Hippy, unless you want to have the car tuned, just do the service yourself - you can quite easily change engine oil, dif and trans oil yourself - where you would be paying someone $50 per hour in labour. do a good visual inspection of all your hoses, check fan belt tension, check your lights, washers, wipers, etc. Even bleed the brakes yourself (good to do at least once a year, just dont use dot5 fluid which will cause major probs with your seals, use dot 5.1:)) Plugs arent a major problem either, change them yourself too.

If you want the car tune, get it done after you have done all the above, and it will save you a heap of dollars.

and buy the canola oil:p

[EnricoPalazzo]

Well steve i have 1000kms till i have to change the oil. Oil and filter are piss easy, however i want to change the Diff oil cos the diff open wheels so im hoping changin the fluid might help abit.

Also is there any need to change plugs, cos my car is firing beautfully, so i dont see the need to change them.

Finally do i just do visual checks of other things like coolant clutch and p/s fluids?

Thanks

[hippy]

i'm too lazy .. can someone do it for me??

[EnricoPalazzo]

Man u must be one of the laziest people i know. Sleeping at work all day hehehe get off ur butt and do it.

[Steve]

Dean, do you know what plugs you have? If you have coppers, it would be worth changing them every 10,000kms - if you are unsure, pull them and have a look.

Definately check all your fluid levels, also have a good look around the engine bay for any leaks, same time, check around all the hoses and lines for brakes, clutch, cooling etc for any leaks. And check your brake pads.

I havent changed the diff oil on the R33, I will have a closer look at it tonight. Usually you will have two bolts, a drain and fill. Just take the drain bolt out and drain fully (let is stand for a while). Check for metal filings in the oil, as this can be a good indicator of problems - although all diffs will drop a few filings, just like gear boxes. Once the diff has drained fully, replace the bung and remove the fill bung, just fill to its level with the bung (unless there is a recommended fill volume?) sorry I am not 100% on that one - think I may need to check:)

hippy, yes someone can do it for you - morpowa:p

[hippy]

does anyone know how much morpowa do a good service for? if they are too much .. then i'll just have to get off my lazy butt ... if its around 100 bucks .. i'll gladly let them do it

[Steve]

hippy, I doubt even k-mart auto would do a service for $100. Oil is $50 alone.

[hippy]

lol .. u never know .. actually PVP charged me like 110 for a service i think or was it 140?.. and matrix charge about that much ... i would go to matrix motorsports but its too damn far