Hey everyone! Just looking for some opinions on what I should do on my recently purchased euro 98 ITR as far as a FULL une up. The reason that I am asking is that its a 1998 but only has less than 70,000 km on the dial (44k miles). The miles are very low and the motor is in great condition but I want to give her a thorough tune-up in the next few weeks before I start driving her on a daily basis. In addition, I am not exactly sure if anything major has ever been done to her except for the basic oil and filter changes.

Thanks!

 

Check this page out .... should give you an idea of what NEEDS to be done


http://www.itrsport.com/maintenance.html

 

well I know what the mileage maintenance schedule is but the car has a lot less on it then assumed by the standard schedule,in combination with its age. That's I guess my main question, should I do anything additional because of the age of the car (not the mileage since that is very low)?

 

Shouldn't be necessary. If it's been sitting, flush the fluids (coolant, oil, tranny). Other than that, make sure to keep her on schedule and you'll be fine.

 

You can't always go by mileage. That's why you see maintenace items listed by time and mileage. Listed as whichever comes first. In your case I'd do plugs, wires, cap and rotor, trans flush and fill, oil change, fuel filter, air filter and check everything else. You might want to do a brake fluid flush and fill too.

 

Excellent thats what I thought. Side note - should I also change the timing belt soon due the age of the car?

 

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According to the service manual, "replace timing belt and inspect water pump" at 105,000 miles (168,000 kilometers) or 84 months (7 years), whichever comes first, no matter if your driving habits fall under the "normal" or "severe" driving conditions as described by Honda.

That's what's recommended, but some people do go by mileage. I've read posts over at NSX Prime by people who are replacing the timing belt on their early-mid 90s NSX weekend toy with low miles. I'm not sure I'd risk it myself.

Many people go ahead and replace the water pump at the same time, to save on time and labor later.