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Mark Donovan
TryHard
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited

Posts: 226
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, May 21, 2007 - 06:28 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My Soarer is coming up to 201,000km on the clock, so I am taking it in for a service at the beginning of next month to an unofficial Toyota place, so I don't get clocked with an astronomical bill at the end of it. I'm confident the guys I'm taking it to will probably do an even better job anyway as they specialise on race-tuning the Toyota V8 and so know these engines very well, but I'd still like to have a good idea of what to mention, or specific things to ask to have replaced when it's there.

I'm definitely getting the cambelt replaced even though there is a possibility this was done at 150,000km (previous owner), as well as water pump as apparently that's the done thing. The guy has already mentioned a list of things that will get done, but is there anything extra that should be done which isn't done at 100,000km?
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Reg: 10-2005

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 06:17 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Take a close look at the brake rotors and replace if at all suspect.
Mark Donovan
TryHard
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 08:04 am, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks, good point, Matt. I might even be replacing my wheels and tyres in the next week so I'll be able to get a good look myself as well.
Mark Ribbans
TryHard
SA
UZZ-031 V8, 1972 Mazda RX2 Coupe, TE Gemmy

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 11:46 pm, by:  Mark Ribbans (V8gtsoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dizzy rotors will probably be cracked, but probably a 100k thing too..
Trevor Neilson
Tinkerer
tauranga
v8

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Reg: 03-2007

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Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 10:23 am, by:  Trevor Neilson (Anarot) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

read this. by reading it it pays to do everthing while you have it apart.
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/engine/timingbelt.html
i know i wont be doing it.
Mark Donovan
TryHard
Auckland
Soarer V8 Limited

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Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 05:24 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks for that, Trevor, that's a great link.

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