philly10psi

Hey everyone. I just bought a 95 civic ex 1.6 VTEC from a good friend of mine. It has a custom turbo set up on it. Ill be using it as my daily driver for the next year or 2. It has 77,000 original miles on the shell and the motor. Most of the internals are brand new as are the headgasket, timing belt, water pump etc... its currently running at 9 1/2-10psi. its been professionally tuned and done right as far as ive been told. i havent done anything besides change the oil since i got it about 2 weeks ago. is there anything special i need to do maintenance wise or is there anything in particular i should be doing or looking for? i drive it normal about 85% of the time. believe it or not i still get around 34mpg!! any response is appreciated.

grumblemarc

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I change the oil a little more frequently than you usually would with a non-boosted engine. Nothing other than that. 2 years and counting.

civic-steve-94

well my buddy is running 16psi on his b16 and the tuner told him to replace the spark plugs every oil change but he hammers on his

philly10psi

thats the next thing i was thinking about replacing the plugs and wires eventually...i just spent $4500 on the car so im a little broke at the moment lol. i live in philly and i dont know of any tuner shops or anything. i was gonna take it somewhere and have it checked out just for the hell of it

philly10psi

oh btw i have a D16 not a B16

DCRB

ummmm only thing that comes to mind is maintain it regularly and check for boost leaks every oil change to maintain good performance from your set up. along with that just inspect everything for leaks or loose parts, nothing magical needs to be done, maintaining your car is no different than maintaining a car that is factory turbo'd

oh and get a GOOD alarm so your ride doesn't get stolen

94dxcoupe

The only difference as far as a turbo'd car vs. normal is to change the oil more often. The turbo gets the oil very hot and thus it breaks down quicker. Also, after any hard driving make sure you let the car idle for a couple minutes before shutting off so that the oil/turbo has a chance to cool..

DCRB

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