Tune up costs?
#1
08-03-2021, 10:49 AM
#3
08-05-2021, 10:22 PM
I don't think modern computer-controlled cars need, or can have, a "turn-up". Tune-ups used to be replacing distributor points, re-setting the engine timing, adjusting the carburettor(s) to ensure the air-petrol (gas) ratio was correct, replacing the spark plugs and air filter.
With computer controlled ignition and fuel injection all you can do on a modern car is replace the spark plugs and air filter - and modern spark plugs are often good for 100,000 miles anyway.
So any garage/shop/dealership that offers a "tune-up" for more than the cost of the air filter and maybe the spark plugs, plus around 1 to 2hrs labor maximum, is trying it on!
With computer controlled ignition and fuel injection all you can do on a modern car is replace the spark plugs and air filter - and modern spark plugs are often good for 100,000 miles anyway.
So any garage/shop/dealership that offers a "tune-up" for more than the cost of the air filter and maybe the spark plugs, plus around 1 to 2hrs labor maximum, is trying it on!
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08-06-2021, 10:12 AM
I don't think modern computer-controlled cars need, or can have, a "turn-up". Tune-ups used to be replacing distributor points, re-setting the engine timing, adjusting the carburettor(s) to ensure the air-petrol (gas) ratio was correct, replacing the spark plugs and air filter.
With computer controlled ignition and fuel injection all you can do on a modern car is replace the spark plugs and air filter - and modern spark plugs are often good for 100,000 miles anyway.
So any garage/shop/dealership that offers a "tune-up" for more than the cost of the air filter and maybe the spark plugs, plus around 1 to 2hrs labor maximum, is trying it on!
With computer controlled ignition and fuel injection all you can do on a modern car is replace the spark plugs and air filter - and modern spark plugs are often good for 100,000 miles anyway.
So any garage/shop/dealership that offers a "tune-up" for more than the cost of the air filter and maybe the spark plugs, plus around 1 to 2hrs labor maximum, is trying it on!
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