Little things to make the car run better.

[onfire]

What are the little things I can do, to make the car run smoother, better and overall more economical without spending a small fortune?

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by onfire

What are the little things I can do, to make the car run smoother, better and overall more economical without spending a small fortune?

Just keep it well serviced .check your spark plugs air filter.and keep the right pressure in your tyers :king:
OR take out a bank loan and "MODTHECRAPOUTOFIT" and have some fun :

[aye you]

oh noes, whoosha you gonna give him bad ideas like blowers and exhaust systems.......

[mattp]

Run some combustion chamber cleaner through it. The best one is unfortunately discontinued (AC Delco) but there's others out there. Helped mine a bit a while back.

[Stav]

Hmm..the cheapest bang for buck is to drive past the bp ultimate pump, drive past shell premium range of fuel and just get vortex 98 fuel.I have found it the best bang for buck trick.

[FGII-XR6]

tickford intake $35 K&N filter $100 regular maintenance priceless (sorry had to say that) although it starts to up the price i'd also recomend extractors and a car back system I like the redback 2.5" this will cost you about $800 for the 2 but well worth it

[S3SR]

yeah first on every AU owners list should be the BA XR6T snorkle or tickford one if you can find it.
K&N filter or similar

spark plugs and leads, o2 sensor (when needed to be replaced), change oil regularly, check tyre pressure, check battery terminals, check power steering pump for leaks and fix NOW if there is.

my economical mods included, BA airbox, tickford snorkle and K&N filter.....this got me from 550-750 at most once though in fuel econ thats with a manual though.
now its usually around 500-600kms to a tank. and the rest of my car is stock.

goodluck

[ratter]

An o2 sensor has an operating life of approx 100,000 klms, so changing it can often give better running and more fuel efficient engine.

Injectors also get dirty and can give faulty spray patterns which can also affect power and economy, it is recommended injectors get cleaned every 80000-100000 klms

[poolkeeper]

Originally Posted by onfire

What are the little things I can do, to make the car run smoother, better and overall more economical without spending a small fortune?

GK, has got all the little things to do and what not, to keep your car in good nick..

[Soundwarp]

Damm great tips guys, i am running out to get the K&N air filter right now. I assume i have the Tickford snorkle cause there is a Tickford symbol on mine.
Where should i look for the K&N filter?

An o2 sensor has an operating life of approx 100,000 klms, so changing it can often give better running and more fuel efficient engine.

I bought my au2 with about 177k on the clock. Should i be looking at replacing the sensor now because i haven't got a clue if the previous owner bothered to do it? How can you tell it needs to be changed?

[bodes-sh]

just change it, you can get them for $55 + postage from ebay, for that you may as well just get a new one, chances are it hasn't been replaced

[chief]

Change your fuel filter as well. Cheap and realatively easy to do.

[TwistedEL]

All good tips, also for the cost of a can of throttle body cleaner you can clean the throttle body and idle speed controller

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by Soundwarp

Damm great tips guys, i am running out to get the K&N air filter right now. I assume i have the Tickford snorkle cause there is a Tickford symbol on mine.
Where should i look for the K&N filter?

you often see them on ebay but get the genuine K&N not a copy or if you want it yesterday ( don't we all lol) any big parts place will stock them

[FGII-XR6]

this was just listed on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/K-N-Air-Filte...QQcmdZViewItem

it will save you a bit

[Soundwarp]

Thanks for that!

[91A]

Here's something to try. Using a spray can of the cheapest furniture polish you can find, spray all the door rubbers. Clean off any overspray and leave the doors open for 10/20 minutes, close them up then go for a drive. You will amazed how much quieter the body is. It feels like a luxury limo and also makes you realise how much the body flexes.

[Hords]

Originally Posted by 91A

Here's something to try. Using a spray can of the cheapest furniture polish you can find, spray all the door rubbers. Clean off any overspray and leave the doors open for 10/20 minutes, close them up then go for a drive. You will amazed how much quieter the body is. It feels like a luxury limo and also makes you realise how much the body flexes.

Does do any long term damage to the rubbers? I assume you only spray the ones that come into contact with the body sheetmetal. All the same interesting tip though.