Tune up when to tune up

Get hold of a good repair manual and do your homework!! Good luck.

You need to study or research info on tune-ups
Basically it is a sales pitch, as only spark plugs are left
& tune-ups stopped 25 years ago from a technical perspective
Your not actually tuning anything
You replacing old spark plugs,gas & air filter etc,that has been
called preventative maintenance for over 20 years
For the last 30 years the vehicles Computer does all the
engine tuning

Check the help link mentioned below:----

How to Perform a Basic Engine Tune Up-Spark Plug and Wire Change
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-perform-basic-engine-tune-up_01.html

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HOW TO PERFORM A BASIC ENGINE TUNE UP-OIL CHANGE
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-perform-basic-engine-tune-up-oil.html

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These will help.
Thanks.

There is little to tune up on this vehicle which would affect the ignition coil. The vehicle's ECU manages tuning functions.
Try replacing the ignition coil. This will not likely be an issue caused by regular maintenance unless the coil or wiring was damaged when attempting to remove the vehicle's spark plugs or leads.

Regular tune ups
Regular Tune ups
Regular tune ups
Regular tune ups
Regular tune ups
Regular tune ups
Regular tune ups

Includes: Oil & oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, every 6 months if you drive it a lot.
At that time check spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, rotor. and replace if necessary.

Change trans fluid and filter every 2 years if you drive it a lot, other wise 3-4 years.

Switch to synthetic oil. It's worth the price.
Don't add any "additives". They shouldn't be necessary and may actually do more harm than good.

Watch how you drive.
Watch how you drive
Watch how you drive
Watch how you drive.
Watch how you drive.

Don't lend it to anyone.
Don't lend it to anyone
Don't lend it to anyone.

1. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to enter the main menu
2. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob until set clock appears on the display
3. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to select set clock
4. Turn the TUNE/SEL knob to adjust the time
5. Press the TUNE/SEL knob to update the time.Time updated will appear on the display

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the owner of the car should be able perform engine tune-up . Prepare the tune up tools and materials . so that when tune-up is performed ,engine should be on peak performance and within specification.Use multi tester , Use timing light,use dwall meter ,use tachometer ,use feeler guage, adjust spark plug and contact point gaps. Adjust Idle speed and Idle mixture. Adjust tappet clearance,observe safety rules.If the owner of the car cant do the job done because of work then the owner of the car should go to a car mechanic and let them tune-up the engine.

Well their is the basic tune up consisting of just spark plugs. Then their is the whole tune up package which is plugs,wires,and distributor.

U are correct, a 'tune up' is not an oil change, although the oil certainly can be changed at the time of a tune up (every 3k miles or twice a year if u don't drive much, and always change the oil filter too). Cars differ, mostly older to newer as to what can and should be done for a tune up. A car from the 1960's would need more parts replaced more often than a new car today (example: electronic ignitions of newer cars eliminate ignition points replacement, and generally, replacement is not as often of other parts: example, spark plugs).
So, a tune up can include spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, and I would include fuel and air filters. There are exceptions to this too, making it more complicated to generalize what to replace, as wires and spark plugs can last 100k miles now, some vehicles don't have the traditional dist. cap and rotor to replace. Check your car owners manual for an idea of what to replace and how often. If u don't have the original owners manual, check the car manufacturers web site for info. Good luck with the tune up!

At 100,000 change the spark plugs, at 30,000 the air filter, at 60,000 the fuel filter.