Stagea S2 Maintennance Schedule

[910trx]

Hi guys - got my car booked into a joint who are going to be my regular service mob on my car. (i have office hands - i'm over working on cars)

ive found a good mob who are willing to look after me and the car so the first service may be a "holy shit what is this thing" and $$$ but over time they will learn the car and keep an eye on it and potential problems for me so i can become an oblivious car owner.

its almost about to come round to 80000kms on the odo and ive booked it in for a big service

this is the first service i have had done on the car since ownership so i am getting them to replace any fluids the car has with new, inc diffs, engine, trans, coolant etc and a new o2 sensor as i know this is a 40,000km item but i doubt it was ever changed from new.

i want the car to be serviced so i know what has been done despite what may have been done by the previous owner(s).

i'm curious to what Nissan says about what needs to be changed at 80,000 aswell like fuel filters, airfilters and the like.

i have no maintennance schedule as i have no documentation with the car - no service book or nothing.

no doubt this has been posted before and the mechs are looking into what is needed so if i can get them something it will be both nice, and so i can maintain the car in accordance to nissans factory schedule unless something else goes wrong.

if it has been posted before a nice bum steer in the right direction (search found nothing - immediately) would be appreciated or if some kind soul is willing to scan theirs and post it up (or email) then i will be forever greatfull - well maybe not forever, but thankfull for a long time till both they and i forget.

and because i'm lazy - what common serviceable parts are interchangeable with other part numbers (eg oil filters) to avoid the part store clerk with acne doing the whole "whats a starggear, better charge him double its an import" (have to say it with a funny voice or it doesn't work).

thanks to all who reply

Daniel

[wolverine]

just a quicky, if the O2 sensor is working leave it.

if it has 80,000km and they are genuine then you are within 20,000km of needing to do the timing belt.

if this hasn't been done i would suggest doing so for peace of mind. they should change the water pump and all the idler bearings. a.sullivan of Kudos one of the traders here can supply the required bits and pieces for very competitive prices.

[910trx]

just a quicky, if the O2 sensor is working leave it.

if it has 80,000km and they are genuine then you are within 20,000km of needing to do the timing belt.

if this hasn't been done i would suggest doing so for peace of mind. they should change the water pump and all the idler bearings. a.sullivan of Kudos one of the traders here can supply the required bits and pieces for very competitive prices.

no its not, it sometime triggers the check engine light and i get poo as fuel consumption

i mean 60 litres in 400 kms considering i'm driving ginger as, is not good enough for me

i did 200kms on the weekend at 100kms under cruise control and used about half a tank - 15 litres per 100kms - no head wind, following cars most of the time - doesn't sit right with me

the big big big service items i'm saving till i return to adelaide for good in about a year

this way i have mates who do this stuff day in and out and can get it done for nothing - i'm too far from home at the moment and finding a good mechanic who can work on one of these is very difficult. - belt and other items will be done then if i still have the car

Edited June 16, 2009 by 910trx

[kidafa]

Hi mate,

Thats exactly what I thought when I got my stag, lets service the life out of it to keep it sweet for a while dis regarding how many k's its done and whats "apparently" been done before.

Here's what I would be doing to give you a fresh start.

Timing belt, Ilder pulley and tensioner pulley

Water pump if needed

Fuel filter (check the parts thread sticky up the top)

Oil filter (Ryco Z145A)

Fully Synthetic oil (castrol edge sport 5-30w or similar)

02 Sensor

Fresh Coolant

Trans flush

Power steering Flush

New brake fluid

Transfer case fluid

Attesa fluid and bleed

New diff oil F and R

Get a good wheel alignment

Thats all I can think of atm im sure ive missed something and others will add

[kidafa]

it sometime triggers the check engine light and i get poo as fuel consumption

i mean 60 litres in 400 kms considering i'm driving ginger as, is not good enough for me

i did 200kms on the weekend at 100kms under cruise control and used about half a tank - 15 litres per 100kms - no head wind, following cars most of the time - doesn't sit right with me

sorry to break it to you dude but if you bought a stag and were expecting some kinda of good fuel economy sell it now... I know a few ppl that would give their left nut to get 400k's to a tank.

Seeing the CEL is being triggered by the 02 sensor im guessing it will improve a bit, but if you want to get a good gain do a turbo back zhorst and safc, added ponies as well as fuel economy= win win situation in my books!

[kidafa]

also fresh plugs gapped to .8mm

[910trx]

lol yeah like above, i'm deferring the "big" cost jobs till i have the mates and resources to do it myself

thought about plugs but i will let it go for this time, the next 5000 km service i'll put some spankers in there

i'm in a regional centre and just want fluid changes for now otherwise all those left nuts people are offering me for my fuel economy may be traded in for the bullshit servicing costs i'll experience here

scourcing parts locally is hard enough

i got a datsun with calibrated fuel buckets (webers) which gets better fuel economy while driving like an absolute fool compared to the stageas highway figures - i'll get used of it eventually - i mean i bought the car for its ride, power and fact its a shit load better than a commodore of the same price.

Cheap, reliable, powerfull - you can only choose 2... that theory still stands - cant prove it wrong!

[kidafa]

Well if ur putting of ur cam belt i hope the K's are genuine

[wolverine]

has someone checked the O2 sensor thru consult port? they take a few mins to come up to temp. certainly if it is faulty swap it straight out but take the time to check. so many people replace them and find themselves at square one.

another thing to do for cheap is give the afm wire a quick squirt with electrical contact cleaner.