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Old 07-17-2009, 08:27 PM
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gonna travel long distance in my civic so wat do i need to check or change before leaving
filter ect.
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check the normal things. oil, coolant, battery, trans ect. make sure you got plenty of windshield washer fluid too. those bugs suck on a long drive and you kee staring at the same splat. lol.
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it's a far drive how bout fuel filter ect
Old 07-17-2009, 08:57 PM
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Do a tune up make sure everything is functional.

Check tires to see if they are good, have a spare tire in the truck.

BTW where are you traveling to?
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I would go get a tune up before leaving, carry some extra quarts of coil and coolant. I would pick up a spare main relay, and ignition coil, just to be safe as all. I Took my eg hatch to washing and brought all of that, but nothing went wrong, but its better safe than sorry.
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Maintenance:
Change oil and filter
Change radiator fluid
Check the battery
Check the spark plugs
Check brakes and brake fluid
Check tires and air

Take spare parts:
Dizzy
Main Relay
Quart of Oil
Coolant
Spare tire (Don't get/use a temporary tire)
Tools (especially for replacing the spare tires, it happens.)

ABOVE ALL, IF YOU KNOW A PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, I WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
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Petrol level.
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Default Re: gonna travel pretty far in my civic need help

Originally Posted by Spoon Sports
Maintenance:
Change oil and filter
Change radiator fluid
Check the battery
Check the spark plugs
Check brakes and brake fluid
Check tires and air

Take spare parts:
Dizzy
Main Relay
Quart of Oil
Coolant
Spare tire (Don't get/use a temporary tire)
Tools (especially for replacing the spare tires, it happens.)

ABOVE ALL, IF YOU KNOW A PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, I WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

Pretty much sumed it up.
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Default Re: gonna travel pretty far in my civic need help

Originally Posted by Spoon Sports
Maintenance:
Change oil and filter
Change radiator fluid
Check the battery
Check the spark plugs
Check brakes and brake fluid
Check tires and air

Take spare parts:
Dizzy
Main Relay
Quart of Oil
Coolant
Spare tire (Don't get/use a temporary tire)
Tools (especially for replacing the spare tires, it happens.)

ABOVE ALL, IF YOU KNOW A PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, I WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
and obviously take the necessairy precautions and check tire tread depth(obviously a spare tire bring along) brake setup and extra fuses
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Get an alignment. I took my car from Gulfport, MS to La Mirada, Ca (Los Angeles) and i didn't have one problem. 90mph all the way there and back.
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Default Re: gonna travel pretty far in my civic need help

check up on things like tie rod ends and wheel bearings to make sure you have nothing that is getting close to going bad.
look over bolts and make sure nothings is loose or ne thing of that nature. mainly go over the bolts that have been tightened/loosened lately
possibly get an alignment
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Default Re: gonna travel pretty far in my civic need help

DEF make sure your suspension is ok, nothing ever worse than snapping a tierod or something like that going 80 on a highway. i would also get my alignment checked. whenever i go far i take 2 fullsized spares, just becuase you never know, and a toolbox with every tool you need for ef, and some spare parts. it would be nice to have a box full of spare parts of everything that goes wrong on efs...nice investment to travel ha.
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trans, oil and windshield wiper fluid. check the tires. and i would check the gas too, you might need that for the drive. lol
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