Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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So chaps/chapesses
how often do you service your redtops, and what do you treat it to?
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Never serviced mine
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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oil change every 2k miles semi synth 10w30
it was thrashed though
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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is 10w30 the correct shizzle to be using?
Or is that Kindness "thrash it" oil!
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i think thats the recommended oil... Use the semi from Vaux.... think its 10w30 too
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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thankingyou
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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just change the oil regular and ur fine, I THINK!!
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Its 10W40 that Vaux use or thats what the local dealers told me anyways, I usually change the oil every 2-3k miles
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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oil and oil filter ever 2K miles, and its 10w40 semi synth. Plugs do every 2k as well as cheap as chips from vaux
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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much are plugs from vaux fad? as im gona get some this week
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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fiver?
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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My plugs were 8.99 from vaux, NGK-R Champion ones
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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i was quoted £160 for leads for a 14xe 
shocking
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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i do plugs and leads every 2k miles,
semi synthetic 10w40w oil and the ngk vaux plugs were £12
all up costs about £30 with the filter and new washer!
That does it for me and runs sweet as a nut
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3CorsaMeal
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quote: Originally posted by bradfincham
i do plugs and leads every 2k miles,
semi synthetic 10w40w oil and the ngk vaux plugs were £12
all up costs about £30 with the filter and new washer!
That does it for me and runs sweet as a nut
whats leads do u use?
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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leads every 2k miles WHY?
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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what i was thinking, must be an expense.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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the punto is 100k+ on std leads.....i've never changed the leads at service for any of my cars..... only when they indicate a def problem
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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i changed mine at 90,000 odd, because i opened the bonnet in the dark and sparks where jumping out of em, causing engine to misfire
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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to save me starting a new thread.....
The same question on a c16xe though?
[Edited on 18-11-2004 by Siberia]
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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EEeeeek.
Just had a thought.
If its been religiously serviced by vaux... when should the cambelt of been done?
I dont remember seeing a receipt for that, although I didnt look all that closely...
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Ditch
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i changed mine at 90,000 odd, because i opened the bonnet in the dark and sparks where jumping out of em, causing engine to misfire
FPMSLF! 
true 3CM styleee
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3CorsaMeal
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usually every 20-30k i think,
if it doubt rip it out..
(but put a new one back in afterwards)
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Ditch
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Gotta be first on the list really aint it!
Damn, was planning on racking up a couple of hundred miles over the weekend....
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3CorsaMeal
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it would be a shame to break it so soon
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