Well I put the poor old girl in for a service finally last Saturday. She had a slight oil leak has done for ages, but of course it was actually dripping on Saturday and turned out to be one of the seals.

Still haven't got it back. Heres a list of whats required so far.....

Engine Mount.
Apparently all seals, they were dry and had to be chiseled out.
Timing Belt (yippee)
Alternator/Air cond belt
Brake Pads are very low and the front Disc's need replacing(I knew that).

Not bad for a car thats been ill treated for 2 years, this is her first real service in 160,000kms since I bought her with 80,000 on the clock.

Im gonna estimate the price will be around $1300
Thats a mighty big list!

Yeah well thats what I am worried about. I asked today when I dropped into see how they were going with it and asked about the cost.... I got the "don't worry I'll look after you". I'll take the knee pads with me when I pick it up. :bowrofl:

bloody timing belts mine's due soon as are plugs, but have already done all the other belts and a full cooling system overhaul (hoses, flush etc)

do you know what the cost will be for the service?
edit: sorry you must have already posted while i was typing away

I got the "don't worry I'll look after you". I'll take the knee pads with me when I pick it up. :bowrofl:

Steel capped boots more like it. I'm sure they'll try look after your money quite well lol

whered you take it?

there is a good place in Leo st

gary has looked after me a few times with fantastic pricing!

and he's rmoving and refitting the new motor into m car for a great price

plus he has an ex mitsu service manager working there so they know their mitsus

Took it to Danny at Campbellfield Gas, they fitted the LPG last year and I split the Vapor Hose last week (due to the broken engine mount). So far without the Brakes it's up to $1100, I'm expecting the brakes to be another $300 or so.

damn lol

my car is getting fitted with a new engine then just reg service

all up including a low km engine under 80k for $1500 :D

mine needs a service very soon and i rang ultratune, they qouted $380 for the timing belt plus the 180k service which includes oil and filter change, air filter change, radiator fluid change i think, front plugs, and ecu check for $320. pretty sure ill need more than all that though.

mine needs a service very soon and i rang ultratune, they qouted $380 for the timing belt plus the 180k service which includes oil and filter change, air filter change, radiator fluid change i think, front plugs, and ecu check for $320. pretty sure ill need more than all that though.


ehh Ultratune, as bad as kmart auto, midas, and all those franchises, though they are a little bit better on price then Mitsubishi.

Find yourself a real mechanic, who dosent have the 'overpriced' standards

Lets see, oil and filter change = easy air filter change = $20 paper one from repco?

Radiator flush, can do yourself for $30.00 of coolant that will last 100,000ks+ plus have some left over.

Plugs, some cheap ones, easy to undo and fit , NGKs, they prob will use champions


All up could do that for $100ish instead of the few hundred


Like I said, find a real mechanic, thankgod I did a long time ago......... saved myself hundreds and now do more things myself

Radiator flush, can do yourself for $30.00 of coolant that will last 250,000ks+ plus have some left over.



I think you'd wanna change coolant every 40 to 50k, 250,000+km's on one coolant change, i feel sorry for your engine and cooling system

I think you'd wanna change coolant every 40 to 50k, 250,000+km's on one coolant change, i feel sorry for your engine and cooling system

Monitoring everything from oil to coolant is very important, the colour changing coolant is good for this, but yes its cheap and easy to change it more often. Just as easy as recharging your K&N or swapping air filters over, changing plugs, changing leads, dizzy cap, oil flush and change, tranny flush and change, topping up power steering oil, brake oil, etc

Got her back tonight....$1500 later.

Brakes, Transmission, All Belts and tensioners done. All Oils and Fliuds replaced. Either the Hyundai is absolute crap or the old girl is driving like new. It just feels so much smoother and "nicer".

Got her back tonight....$1500 later.

Brakes, Transmission, All Belts and tensioners done. All Oils and Fliuds replaced. Either the Hyundai is absolute crap or the old girl is driving like new. It just feels so much smoother and "nicer".
It'll go another 100,00kms now. lol

It'll go another 100,00kms now. lol

Not quite, from now on it's service time every 10,000kms.

Not quite, from now on it's service time every 10,000kms.
As long as you drop the oil every 10k or so and the gearbox oil at the same time you'll be sweet. We've got a VU (I think) commo at work that's done 324,000kms and didn't have a service of any kind for almost 50,000kms and it's still fine.