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Old 12-27-01 | 07:27 AM
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Question General tune-up next Monday. Any ideas ???

Rex is bound for a general service/tune up next Monday. Standard things to be done:

1) All fluids changed
2) All filters changed
3) Plugs/Wires changed
4) Radiator flushed
5) Oiling/greasing
6) Check things that need checking
7) Check intake for pressure leaks/tighten intake tube
8) Check exhaust for too much backpressure
9) alignment
10) Fix various little things inside/outside of car

Other than the above (and some more things that are already dealt with or mentioned in the manual), what other stuff should I take care of (or tell the mechanic to do so) ??

The car has absolutely no problems besides:
1) loss of boost under WOT or as the rpms climb
2) when drifting to the right, i can hear a sort of clunking noise (from the diff ??)
3) a bit too high consumption

What do you think guys ?
Old 12-27-01 | 07:49 AM
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O2 sensor
wipers
Rain-X
Fog-X (for the inside)
Old 12-27-01 | 07:54 AM
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Originally posted by Josepi
O2 sensor
wipers
Rain-X
Fog-X (for the inside)
O2 sensor ? Hmmmm, yes you're right, have to look into it...
Wipers: already changed all around
Rain-X, Fog-X: nowhere to be found in Greece
Old 12-27-01 | 08:51 AM
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Seriously? That Rain-X **** is great! I normally just drive around with no wipers on in the rain and it works great. The water just flies off the windshield. I used to know this girl from greece. She was HOT. Aphrodite Delios. DAAAAAAAMN.

But you should get some of the X ****, hell i'd try to find it in the UK, so shipping wouldn't be as punishing...
Old 12-27-01 | 09:46 AM
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-Timing
-Couldn't hurt to flush the good ole Fuel Tank
-Get a new o ring around the Oil Filter
-Vacum Leaks?
-Yea Rain-X is cool
-If you had the money go with all new hoses
-I think we hit it all
Old 12-27-01 | 10:08 AM
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Yep, I recommend changing the radiator hoses and all belts every other year.



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Old 12-28-01 | 08:04 AM
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About the hoses, I might decide to get rid of everything plastic and replace with silicone...dont know the cost yet....

Come one guys, anyone else ? Nobody here done the 95-100K service yet ??
Old 12-31-01 | 07:56 AM
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Well, just got my Rex back , and here's the low-down:

1) Fluids, filters changed all around
2) Intake checked and secured
3) Plugs cleaned and adjusted (head honcho there told me that they were like new , and they dont need changing for another 10K km)
4) CR checked (8:1 all around)
5) Belts checked
6) varous minor things done

I still cannt shake the feeling that my Rex doesnt boost as it should.
I still cannt get anything more than 200mmHg in 1st and 2nd, and 300mmHg in 3rd -consistently. 4th and 5th hit almost 400mmHg easily, so its cool. Even if I hit these max boost numbers, then the pressure starts to drop almost immediately (in 1st, 2nd, 3rd). I know I must be in need for a more freer exhaust, but the guy in the shop (which was head engineer at Mazda Hellas a while ago, so he knows his stuff) assured me that this is -more or less- expected behaviour.

What do you guys think ?
Old 12-31-01 | 08:20 AM
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Sounds about right...try getting a downpipe. Cats are evil.
Old 12-31-01 | 08:20 AM
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I have posted a supertuneup step-by-step in another thread....

see this thread.

Here i responded to a stuck port issue, but my remedy contains all the steps needed to return your car to "like" new condition.

(As close as it will allow)
Old 12-31-01 | 08:26 AM
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Re: I have posted a supertuneup step-by-step in another thread....

Originally posted by Sniper_X
see this thread.

Here i responded to a stuck port issue, but my remedy contains all the steps needed to return your car to "like" new condition.

(As close as it will allow)
TIIs don't have the secondary ports .
Old 12-31-01 | 08:40 AM
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Yeah Sniper, I've read that thread, and know that I must do a couple of things from your "list", but Josepi is right, I dont seem to have a problem with my ports, cause I dont have any ,or rather I dont need any "6port solution". My problem -if it is indeed a problem- is my boost pattern.

Taking into account that 700mmHg equals 1bar, my 200-300-400-400 (which equal 0,3-0,4-0,55-0,55 bar) pattern, and particularly my loss of boost at WOT seem peculiar, to say the least...

Something's afoot my dear Watson
Old 12-31-01 | 09:16 AM
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well. of COURSE...

Thats why i qualified it by saying it was in respose to another question.

But I assumed that you would glean off the other information and make sure that you did these things too.....
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