tune up place here in seattle?? anyone know a good place??

 

You can do most stuff yourself.

But if you really want someone else to do it Smart Service is the place to go. They are in Shoreline.

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what's usually involved in a tune up??

 

Depends on what you need.

How many miles do you have on your car?

 

i have 41, i didn't do a 30,000 mile tune up ... so they said i need to do a 30,000.... so basically a 30,000 hahahah how many times did i repeat myself??

 

Well, for my WRX (I don't know what car you have) at 30k you need to...

inspect drive belts (easy)
inspect Camshaft belt (I don't think its needed)
replace oil and filter (easy)
replace engine coolant (easy)
replace fuel filter (easy)
replace air filter (easy)
replace spark plugs (PITA)
inspect tranny and rear diff fluid (I would change it and its easy)
replace brake fluid (easy)
inspect brakes (easy)
readjust parking brake (easy)
inspect clutch operation (doesn't really do anything)
inspect steering and suspension (doesn't really do anything)
rotate tires (easy)

So you see, most of the stuff is pretty easy to do yourself. If you take it to a shop they will charge you around 300-400 to do this.

 

ya i hear ya there.. i guess the thing is... even if i do inspect these things i can't tell if it's good or bad... know what i mean?? ya, i have an appointment next week for the tune-up... if anyone is willing to do this for me, i'm willing to pay... i live in seattle... anyone? oh thanks for you help akiata, i really appreciate it. when i change all the fluids and stuff, don't i have to buy all the fluids and junk too?

 

You will need 5 quarts of oil, a filter, 1 gallon of antifreeze and 1 gallon of distilled water, I forget how many quarts of tranny fluid but its around 4 and 1 quart for the rear differential, 1 fuel filter. The belts don't really need to be changed or inspected until 60k imo. but just look for cracks on them.

But if you really don't want to do it then don't. You are keeping the economy alive.

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