Man, I love that! Car seems to be a lot happier now. It took me longer to gather my tools than to do the actual work. The best part: doing a "tune-up" on this car takes about 10 minutes. While similar to a typical K&N filter, it doesn't use oil, so you just hose it off when it gets gross. It was $20 cheaper than a K&N and only $10 more than a decent paper filter, but was actually designed in conjunction with K&N. I ended up grabbing one of these re-useable AEM Dryflow panel filters from Amazon on sale. I was thinking about getting a CAI or a short ram intake, but couldn't justify the cost. These have been in there for about 75k miles. These are a bit worn, but don't look too bad for an engine with 166,500 miles on it. I've run NGK platinum plugs since the first time I changed them, and the car came with them from the factory, so why mess with success. Seeing that I probably have about 100K miles on the existing air filter, I opted to order a new one this time instead of shaking it out. I usually do the cabin air filter at this point as well. One of the many reasons I love this thing as a daily driver.
So, a "tune-up" on this car equates to changing the plugs and checking the air filter to see how gross it is. That's with normal highway driving, and I typically get 26-27mpg. I found a few bottles in the clearance bin at Walmart, so I lucked out.įrom here, it looks almost as new as the wife's new CX-5.įor the past two tanks of gas, my car was only returning 23-24mpg at best. It turns the brake dust into a red gel-like substance that just hoses off. This Meguiar's Ultimate wheel cleaner is the only one I've ever used that allowed me to spray it on and just hose it off, as advertised. All of them required me to spray it on, let it marinate, and then have to scrub the crap out of the wheel with a brush or rag. Looks damn good for 162K+!Īnother quick product plug: I've used all sorts of wheel and tire cleaners over the years.
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I also added a replacement GRM license plate frame on the rear to replace the one that got smashed over the last winter. I haven't done anything like this to the car in years. I did a clay bar treatment on the really bad spots, then hit it with rubbing compound, and then some Mother's synthetic wax. Still needs some new shocks and struts, which are on the list, but at least I can take it on the highway now without it feeling like it's going to fall apart.įeeling a lot better about the car, I decided to treat it to a quick detail job on the exterior. Small update: I had some new tires mounted over the weekend, and that fixed a lot of the ride quality and driveability issues I've been having lately.
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