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03-02-05, 01:19 PM

My trusty SV is overdue its 7500 mile service, so I have some questions.

Checking the maintenance chart, it says I'm due a spark plug and oil change. I'll probably change the plugs anyway, but out of interest other than following the chart, is it necessary and would there be problems if I didn't?

Throttle valve syncoronisation and PAIR system - nothing in the manual on this, is there anything that needs doing?

Anything else other than tightening and general inspection I should look out for?

Thanks.

03-02-05, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Checking the maintenance chart, it says I'm due a spark plug and oil change. I'll probably change the plugs anyway, but out of interest other than following the chart, is it necessary and would there be problems if I didn't?

My SV's done 22k and I still haven't bothered to change the plugs yet (must get round to that

), so at 7500 miles I think you're pretty safe in leaving them for a while longer, but that's up to you.

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Anything else other than tightening and general inspection I should look out for?

Might be worthwhile taking your calipers off and removing the pins and smearing on a small amount of copper grease so they don't seize up later on.

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03-02-05, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jonboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Checking the maintenance chart, it says I'm due a spark plug and oil change. I'll probably change the plugs anyway, but out of interest other than following the chart, is it necessary and would there be problems if I didn't?

My SV's done 22k and I still haven't bothered to change the plugs yet (must get round to that

), so at 7500 miles I think you're pretty safe in leaving them for a while longer, but that's up to you.

Maybe I'll check them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Anything else other than tightening and general inspection I should look out for?

Might be worthwhile taking your calipers off and removing the pins and smearing on a small amount of copper grease so they don't seize up later on.

Good idea. Hope they havn't already

03-02-05, 01:52 PM

I've got to do mine at the weekend as well

Must go and buy some oil / filter as well...

Dan

03-02-05, 01:54 PM

Check list says you don't need a filter.

03-02-05, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Check list says you don't need a filter.

But there so cheap, its aparently worth doing both...

Dan

03-02-05, 01:58 PM

I've just been pre-picking a load of parts for our Honda services over the next couple of days... oil filter and sump washer... oil filter and sump washer... oil filt... you get my drift!

northwind · 03-02-05, 03:23 PM

Sump washer, durnit, I keep on meaning to get a couple, then I forget every time I'm in the shop...

03-02-05, 03:40 PM

brake disk grese as well...

northwind · 03-02-05, 04:33 PM

Where didthat come from? (well, I know where it came from, butwhat's it doign in this thread?)

03-02-05, 01:19 PM	#1
Flamin_Squirrel Guest Posts: n/a	Service time My trusty SV is overdue its 7500 mile service, so I have some questions. Checking the maintenance chart, it says I'm due a spark plug and oil change. I'll probably change the plugs anyway, but out of interest other than following the chart, is it necessary and would there be problems if I didn't? Throttle valve syncoronisation and PAIR system - nothing in the manual on this, is there anything that needs doing? Anything else other than tightening and general inspection I should look out for? Thanks.

03-02-05, 03:23 PM	#8
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Sump washer, durnit, I keep on meaning to get a couple, then I forget every time I'm in the shop... __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

03-02-05, 04:33 PM	#10
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Where didthat come from? (well, I know where it came from, butwhat's it doign in this thread?) __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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Sudoxe Guest Posts: n/a	I've got to do mine at the weekend as well Must go and buy some oil / filter as well... Dan

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Sudoxe Guest Posts: n/a	brake disk grese as well...