40000 miles

[moco]

ok what should i do at 40k miles to keep enjoying my s2k

[Vorlon]

Talk to the people at Inline Pro!

[gomarlins3]

Drive to 40,001+.

[S2K_Randy]

Drive to 40,001+.

:thumbup:

[joe_s2k]

ok what should i do at 40k miles to keep enjoying my s2k
Multiply it by 3 (almost 4) and tell me you still love your car like I do.:rockon:

[asnbanker]

Get a S2KCA membership Marco. :D

[moco]

membership i can do but what fluids and such should i do i should have stated my qustion a bit diferant

[asnbanker]

You should have done a tranny and diff fluid change every 15K ,so if you haven't done it at 30K, then I would do that first.

[joe_s2k]

You should have done a tranny and diff fluid change every 15K ,so if you haven't done it at 30K, then I would do that first.
Take it to Curt (PM Trackit) at C&C Northside Motors! He'll keep it running for you. The S2KCA members get a discount too. :rockon:

[ajay]

The S2KCA members get a discount too. :rockon:

Moco - you left door wide open :rofl:

[NASA_Tuner]

membership i can do but what fluids and such should i do i should have stated my qustion a bit diferant

Punctuation and capitalization are overrated. Read the manual. If you can.

[S2Kouichi]

If you didn't do a 30k, I don't think you'll want to wait til 45k. If you did a 30k, then there's nothing special about 40k as long as you have been changing your motor oil regularly.

[gomarlins3]

Punctuation and capitalization are overrated. Read the manual. If you can.

Yikes, that was a little harsh. I agree with what you are implying, but man, that was rough.

[raymo19]

Yikes, that was a little harsh. I agree with what you are implying, but man, that was rough.

No kidding.

[NASA_Tuner]

Sometimes us n00bs (who don't even own S2000s :thumbdown: ) take the lack of attention to detail in posting as a lack of respect. Why? Because it takes people that read and write proper English a while to figure out what the author was trying to say. It could have saved us all some trouble by simply slowing down and TRYING to communicate.

Anyway, I'm not here to police S2KCA for sloppy writing, but I (we?) would appreciate good posting etiquette.

[photodavo]

Sometimes us n00bs (who don't even own S2000s :thumbdown: ) take the lack of attention to detail in posting as a lack of respect. Why? Because it takes people that read and write proper English a while to figure out what the author was trying to say. It could have saved us all some trouble by simply slowing down and TRYING to communicate.

Anyway, I'm not here to police S2KCA for sloppy writing, but I (we?) would appreciate good posting etiquette.

While I understand your point I think it could have been made without being sarcastic. I (we) insist that people that use this forum treat others with respect for one another. We just like to keep things friendly and supportive here for the entire S2000 community.

That said, welcome to the forums Brian. There is a great group of Houston owners in the Lone Star chapter. They are the largest S2KCA chapter with almost 80 current members and they are very active. I hope you enjoy it here and I'm sure you will see what I mean as you spend some more time hanging out here.

[bimdub]

membership i can do but what fluids and such should i do i should have stated my qustion a bit diferant

Allow me to fix this.

Membership I can do. But what fluids and such should I do. I should have stated my question a bit differently.

That looks better!

But anyhow, I am now afraid to ever post anything, lest I be punished for typos, bad grammer or missing periods. And I guess I should refrain from using smileys as well.

[hamrhd]

I have 16,000 miles on my '04. bought it new. am going on the black hills ralley. 'cause the tranny and dif & brake are all three yrs old, should I change them now or is that overkill. If it isn't, which fluid of all three types seems to work the best for the rest of the club. Oh, one more question, Is mobile 1 extended any better that the regular mobile 1 Costs about $5.00 bucks a gallon more, any reason it might be better?

[bimdub]

I have 16,000 miles on my '04. bought it new. am going on the black hills ralley. 'cause the tranny and dif & brake are all three yrs old, should I change them now or is that overkill. If it isn't, which fluid of all three types seems to work the best for the rest of the club. Oh, one more question, Is mobile 1 extended any better that the regular mobile 1 Costs about $5.00 bucks a gallon more, any reason it might be better?

I would if it were mine. 15K is a reasonable mileage to perform fluid changes on the rear diff for sure. The brake fluid should be done every two years if I remember correctly. I had my 30K service done and they did all three then, but now at nearly 45K I had the rear diff done and just inpected the other two wich appeared fine, while the rear diff was not.

I used the Mobil 1 75-90 in the rear diff per information I got from this site, I always try to use the Valvoline synthetic brake fluid, and as for the transmission, I had it done at Honda so I can only hope they put the correct fluid in, but this is a great place to start http://forums.s2kca.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48

As far as the oil question, there is always a great debate over this topic, but the EP should be better as far as additives, however this is not neccesary if you are changing within the manufacturers reccomendations for severe service. So you have to make up your own mind as to which one you feel more comfortable with. I personally use the EP variant.

[Zerodoubt]

Sometimes us n00bs (who don't even own S2000s :thumbdown: ) take the lack of attention to detail in posting as a lack of respect. Why? Because it takes people that read and write proper English a while to figure out what the author was trying to say. It could have saved us all some trouble by simply slowing down and TRYING to communicate.

Anyway, I'm not here to police S2KCA for sloppy writing, but I (we?) would appreciate good posting etiquette.


Goodpostingetiquettewouldalsobeyounotbeingasmart :moon: andbeingrude!behelpfulinstead!

[NASA_Tuner]

I (we) insist that people that use this forum treat others with respect for one another. We just like to keep things friendly and supportive here for the entire S2000 community.

I'm just taking a stand on apathetic posting. Maybe 9 post into my S2KCA career is too soon, maybe it's too late.

I drew a little heat for the first post. I expected that. If you are looking for an apology, I offer it. If you stick with me, you'll see that I am here to educate and illuminate, not deride, jeer, or taunt.

NASA_Tuner

[NASA_Tuner]

Goodpostingetiquettewouldalsobeyounotbeingasmart :moon: andbeingrude!behelpfulinstead!

You capitalized the first letter. You then punctuated the finale. Good.

[photodavo]

I'm just taking a stand on apathetic posting. Maybe 9 post into my S2KCA career is too soon, maybe it's too late.

I drew a little heat for the first post. I expected that. If you are looking for an apology, I offer it. If you stick with me, you'll see that I am here to educate and illuminate, not deride, jeer, or taunt.

NASA_Tuner

Brian - I was not asking for or expecting an apology. I simply wanted you to understand that we prefer positive criticism as opposed to sarcasm in instances like this.

I hope you do stick around and share your knowledge and experience. That is one of the great things about this forum - the willingness to share that knowledge with those with less experience with the car without making them feel like idiots for asking what some of us might consider "simple" questions. As I said before, we only ask that people are treated with respect.

I look forward to your future posts and I hope you get involved in the Lonestar group - great group of guys and gals.

[hamrhd]

Thanks DB, pretty much what I was thinking. It's so easy to waste money for no more protection or utility with "if it's new it must be better" attitude. Everything runs perfectly in my car and I really don't want to change things that don't need changes. Makes us all warm and cosy but really has no effect on performance or longevity. I doubt that any thing need changing as far as mileage goes, but time just sitting around can have some effect so I wil go ahead and do these things now. Besides those of us who are lucky enough to be going on the Black Hills Rally will be puting more strain on these engine/drivetrain areas than we probably do in 6 months of driving in the normal and legal way

[bimdub]

You are very welcome, and also correct. Time does have its impact on things as well as wear, Fluids oxidize and even break down with time regardless of mileage. Wise is the owner who realizes this long before something fails from neglect.

A fine example is a lady whose car I serviced, she drove maybe 3K in a year, but always came in for her oil changes every three months. At first I thought she was wasting her money, but we had an analysis done on a sample once and found out the oil that had sat in her barely driven car was no longer offering anywhere near the protection it should have. I now have a deep respect for timely service as well.

[repiv]

Foist of all ..... thar ain't no 40K service. The nixt won is at 41,250. Nixed thang, it dun't rawlly matter eff yoo've naver dun did any previus sarvice. Et the vary leeest do an oil change, feeelter change.
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Off coarse ((-;',, reeding the oner"s manyel will tel yoo all yoo need too no!":? :poke:

[repiv]

I have 16,000 miles on my '04. bought it new. am going on the black hills ralley. 'cause the tranny and dif & brake are all three yrs old, should I change them now or is that overkill. If it isn't, which fluid of all three types seems to work the best for the rest of the club. Oh, one more question, Is mobile 1 extended any better that the regular mobile 1 Costs about $5.00 bucks a gallon more, any reason it might be better?

To add to what's been said already, let me re-inforce some ideas of mine.
Our rear diff is quite small for what it's asked to do. I am a proponent of regular rear diff fluid changes - at least once a year or every 10K to 15K miles (and within the first couple thousand miles of the car's life). Tranny fluid is fairly cheap and although our trannies don't need annual changes (since the book indicates a very long change interval), I tend to do mine every year or two, depending upon how I've been driving the car. (Know that Honda now has an updated, new, improved version of their Honda MTF which has shown properties of some of the friction modified fluids that "some" people rave about.) If you track the car or drive it fairly hard quite a bit of the time, then a more frequent change interval is recommended. Tracked cars should get a diff fluid change after 2 or 3 sessions. IMO, diff fluid changes are never "over-kill" and if some of the more "vigorous" drivers only changed their diff fluids with as much gusto as they tend to work their cars, perhaps we wouldn't hear about so many rear diff failures (in addition to a better understanding of how heat plays a part in destroying our rear diffs and the need for cool down runs before "hammering" on the car again).
There are brake fluid checking strips you can use if you are not sure about the condition of the brake and clutch fluids. You can also get an electronic tester to check for boiling point. A daily driven car in a low relative humidity climate should be good for at least 3 years. Our clutch fluid tends to get quite dark (or black) in a very short time. This is purely a property of the construction of the master cylinder assembly and in no way reflects the working viability of the fluid. If in doubt, change it.
As for the "extended" M1, unless you are actually extending your drain interval, this is a waste of money. If you do go to an extended interval, you must question the efficacy of the filter to last that long. It has been shown with S2000s via oil analysis, that even normal brand name "dino" oil has plenty of protection life left in it at 7500 miles. Why pay that kind of money for something your engine doesn't need. If your engine is protected 100%, will having it protected 200% actually make it better? I think not.