On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 23:39:38 GMT, chibitul <chibitul@eudoramail.com> wrote:

>
>Thanks a lot for your reply, here are some comments.
>
>In article <s08af099eqi753d8aj73q8gltm86h5mfp7@4ax.com>,
> George Macdonald <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote:
>
>[snip, about brake pads]
>> > I am about to do a tire rotation myself and I can
>> > get a caliper to measure the thickness of the pads.
>>
>> No need for a caliper. When you take the wheel off you should be able to
>> see the edge of the brake pads - might have to brush off dust with a brush
>> through the caliper spring and shine a flashlight on it.
>
>Oh I see, i was talking about real measuring calipes like the ones you
>use in a mcahine shop. I forgot there is a think at the brakes also
>called calipers. Sure, I will look at the pads and measure how much is
>left. What is it for new pads and what's the lowest limit???

Usually initial thickness of friction material is 10-12mm - wear limit is
1.6mm and wear indicators will squeal at that.

>[snip about clutch]
>>
>> 105K is the "normal" service schedule - the severe schedule of 60K miles
>> covers temp extremes and lots of short trips. For better starting, new
>> plugs will probably help - wires can easily last 150K miles or 10 years if
>> not abused by mechanics and kept clean: wipe them off with a rag soaked in
>> silicone spray. A bottle of fuel injector cleaner in the tank won't do any
>> harm and might help too. At 60K miles a new distributor cap and rotor is
>> not a bad idea.
>>
>
>I thought there is no distributor cap or rotor on these cars? I was
>under the impression there is some electronic device instead of the
>rotor. Again, it is a newer model, 2001. I believe they had distributor
>and rotor on the previous series wchich ended 2000. Right or wrong???

Ah right, you have individual coil packs, in which case there are no high
tension spark plug wires so the original wires should rarely, if ever, need
replaced. Cleanliness is always good though.:-) I find a small paintbrush
(1" wide or so) is great for cleaning up those areas.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??