How long does your car like to go between tune ups? How many kms/miles/how much time?
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- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock -
I usually get 20k or so out of a set of plugs. I check the cap and rotor and replace as needed, but I'd guess about the same life. If it starts to run weird, I start checking things though.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Cool...I've never done any of the stuff (besides replacing an air filter) myself. I am looking forward to trying it all myself...it all SOUNDS straightforward but I bet I could fuck it up
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- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stockComment
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I do mine once every year..I did mine this year at the end of august so next august Il do it again..I do it when an oil change is needed as well....Tune-Up's aren't bad....There pretty easy actually.....
Spark Plugs, Air Filter (Buy a K&N and your set for life), Plug Wires, Cap & Rotor...and Fuel filter....Oil Change..(If Needed)....and a bottle of fuel Injestor cleaner on a full tank of gas...
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hmm is replacing plugs that often really that neccessary in these old cars? Now-a-days plug replacement is as high as 100K to 120K miles-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speedComment
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i noticed after timing chain replacement that one of the cars here needs a tune up BAD! now that the engine is tightened up, you can really feel the jerking and stuff from plugs & wires going bad
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. Gotta remember, these are copper core spark plugs, not platinum or iridium tipped like newer cars have. They burn away a lot quicker. The distributor cap also cooks away, especially if its aluminum. Newer stuff has no distributor cap to wear out, and lots of them are COP, so no ignition wires either. You can get somewhat longer service life by using platinum plugs in these cars, but some people have bad results with them. I change my plugs often enough that platinum for me is a waste of money, though I never noticed them running badly in the Lincoln when I've tried them in the past.Originally posted by Brown_Muscle View Post86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it worksComment
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- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stockComment
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I check my junk when I feel like it. If it looks bad, I replace it.
I do try to do biannual oil changes, though. My stuff sees way too many short trips to try to get 3000 miles per change.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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I got well over 50,000 miles (5 years) on my last set of plugs, wires, cap/rotor. And they all looked and worked perfectly when I replaced them. I had Ford Racing 9mm wires, MSD cap/rotor, Motorcraft plugs. I got all the same parts except for the plugs, I now run NGKs. And through a mishap in shipping from Summit, I got a second set of everything for free, so in another 5 years, I'm all set for another tune up.
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for me, i do tunes between 30 and 50K. that seems about right for most of the cars i have. 3 tunes in 9 years in my Cherokee, one in my GM and one in my caprice. the rest are whenever i get em. part of a new (used) car purchase for me.Comment
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