Basic servicing / Free motoring?

[R19dude]

Ive been told by many not to be putt off by driving a very old car as they are easier to service and maintain,

 

Only problem is I like many others in my generation don't know the first thing about servicing a car, so can you piston head vets let me in on a few basics?

[Negative Creep]

In my experience there's no substitute for seeing it done. Perhaps ask someone to help you out so you can get an idea for it? Get a Haynes manual and a (decent) set of tools

[trigger]

It is very easy to do a oil change and quick service on a older car, But you really need someone to show you first hand how to do it, things like air filters anyone can change also when changing plugs remember to do one at a time and not rip off all the plug leads at once.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

GUNS BLOOD MURDER

 

[eddyramrod]

First job: get yourself a workshop manual. At this stage a Haynes will serve you very well. Get it from a boot sale if you can, or at least a charity shop. Under no circumstances pay full retail!

 

Now, using the book, learn the positions of the various filters (oil, air) around your engine bay, and the access to them. Then find things like the sump drain plug and read which fluids are recommended for top-ups, where and when. But don't touch any yet!

 

Now you're ready to go out and buy some tools. Try not to skimp, you'll be wanting years of service out of these. Be sure to duplicate the commonly-used sizes of socket and spanner. On your car these will probably be 10, 13, 15 and 17 mm.

 

OK, off you go! Come back when you've changed your oil and filter, air filter and plugs, and topped up your power steering (if any) and brake fluid. Mission accomplished: that was your most basic service, which you should probably be doing at least once a year. Later we can move on to more adventurous stuff!

 

It's a lot of fun, except in the wind and rain.

[trigger]

Also remember when you have drained the oil out of the engine to flush the engine clean by running a hose pipe of water through it...

[R19dude]

First job: get yourself a workshop manual. At this stage a Haynes will serve you very well. Get it from a boot sale if you can, or at least a charity shop. Under no circumstances pay full retail!

 

Now, using the book, learn the positions of the various filters (oil, air) around your engine bay, and the access to them. Then find things like the sump drain plug and read which fluids are recommended for top-ups, where and when. But don't touch any yet!

 

Now you're ready to go out and buy some tools. Try not to skimp, you'll be wanting years of service out of these. Be sure to duplicate the commonly-used sizes of socket and spanner. On your car these will probably be 10, 13, 15 and 17 mm.

 

OK, off you go! Come back when you've changed your oil and filter, air filter and plugs, and topped up your power steering (if any) and brake fluid. Mission accomplished: that was your most basic service, which you should probably be doing at least once a year. Later we can move on to more adventurous stuff!

 

It's a lot of fun, except in the wind and rain.

 

 

Its a 20 year old renner 19 will it has PAS?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

 

 

 

 

 

[eddyramrod]

I don't know, I haven't had a Renault since 1985, and that was "used." Someone here will know. Sorry.

[Negative Creep]

Bloody spammers

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Thanks for letting us know anyway ERR!

 

Great!

[eddyramrod]

In view of the content of the two "postings" already credited to you on this thread, Mr B, I'll let that pass.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

[Mr_Bo11ox]

[Mr_Bo11ox]

[Mr Lobster]

Its a 20 year old renner 19 will it has PAS?

 

No.

 

I have no idea what is going on here though.

 

K THX BAI

[trigger]

I have no idea what is going on here though.

 

K THX BAI

 

Not just me then!.

[R19dude]

Dude you are no better than the 12 year old kids posting on 4chan.org you could try that site, they also have simplistic minds that find pictures funny, as you seem to have some kind of obsession of randomly spamming threads.

[pogweasel]

Haha, great work B011oX.

 

Also GR9 work Trigsbury, the engine flush are Very Important.

[Lankytim]

BUMP 4 A REAL THREAD

[dollywobbler]

Warning. Owning older cars can cause your brain to go funny. Apparently.

 

Biggest problem with home servicing is disposing of old coolant. What do people do with it?! I have a cat, so I have to be careful about these things...

[pogweasel]

 

Biggest problem with home servicing is disposing of old coolant.

Buy a K-series equipped car. Voila! Problem solved.

[Lankytim]

You can pour antifreeze down the toilet, but not down the drain. as the toilet is "foul water" and the drain is "rain water" or something. Its deffo legal though.

[dollywobbler]

Not when you have a septic tank... which I now do. Which is a pain.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I might go in our bathroom and make a load of groaning noises then leave the frank zappa full of bright glowing green fluid, see what our lass says about that.

[Mat.T]

I took a load of old coolant down the local tip in gallon tubs, they didn't know what I should do with it so I poured it in the waste oil thing.

[scaryoldcortina]

Hey, do you internet heroes know something I don't? From what I can see the OP is a young lad with no experience who has chosen to drive a 20 odd year old renner. That to me is autoshite. You could antagonize him into going away, scrapping the 19 and buying a nissan Juke instead, or you could give him some sensible, proper advice!

 

Of course, it he's some troll from another forum I don't visit, carry on and sorry for bothering you.

[Negative Creep]

Hey, do you internet heroes know something I don't? From what I can see the OP is a young lad with no experience who has chosen to drive a 20 odd year old renner. That to me is autoshite. You could antagonize him into going away, scrapping the 19 and buying a nissan Juke instead, or you could give him some sensible, proper advice!

 

 

Not really a good way of getting new members to stick around is it?

[dollywobbler]

It's a real problem - easy to forget that there's a generation that's grown up without family servicing their own cars, without manual chokes, without gaskets made out of cereal packets (reminder - still need to fix the BX...).

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Its a valid point. but to be fair, taking everything into account, at the end of the day, what it all comes down to is, to cut a long story short, who gives a flying muthafuck.