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Hey just got a qucik question ive had my 00 svt for about a year and i was wondering what i can do to help keep it fast and in good shape, ive heard that cleaning the throttle body helps around every year any other useful tips would help.
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Fuel filter
Red Line fuel system cleaner
air filter
change oil
rotate tires
Basically, what the owners manual says. Depending on milage, spark plugs.
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Ya and I changed my tranny fluid to Red Line too.
By the way how many miles are on your tour?
Chow
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i got 17k now, im about to rotate the tires at 18k and ive done the whole synthetic thing alredy, i just make this car last and be solid. any other tips? oh and isnt it early to change the fuel filter?
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Well after the motor is broke in I'm assuming that your running Mobil 1 or the equivilent and a sythetic oil filter? Also I use the waterwetter in the cooling system and it really worked GREAT this summer, it was so damn hot and my gauge would read about 1/4-1/8 of a tank, if it were a fuel gauge :rolleyes: Now on to your fuel system I use the Valvoline once a year fuel treatment and inbetween I use some regular fuel injector cleaner. Keep the K&N filter cleaned out too, I always seen to get bugs, leaves and papers of some kind in there  Roger R
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2000 CSVT #1253 of 2150
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Mequiars...simply the best!
"...and number 5, now this is the most important Rat, when it comes to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin 4"
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Oh yeah I almost forgot to tell you that I changed my MTX fluid over to Mobil 1 ATX fluid, because thats what the owners manuel says it takes, ATX! The car takes 2 quarts of ATX fluid and the next time I do it I will put in some friction modifier, or the "cocktail" as some of us call it.
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2000 CSVT #1253 of 2150
silver frost/midnight blue
2-8" dark blue racing stripes
Mequiars...simply the best!
"...and number 5, now this is the most important Rat, when it comes to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin 4"
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thanks for the help guys, im gonna go clean my intake and switch the trans fulid now.
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