Hallo assembled gurus. I'm just checking in advance of a service because the J imports have a slightly different schedule to the UK cars (something to do with miles vs km).

 

Since I bought my Z in Aug 99, I've had the following service intervals:

 

44,000mi 71,300km A service Aug 99

(incs timing belt)

51,500mi 82,700km C service Feb 00

56,500mi 91,000km C service Jun 00 (mistake but there you go) (incs spark plugs)

62,000mi 100,000km A service Dec 00

67,300mi 108,000km B service May 01

72,700mi 117,000km A service Nov 01

79,000mi 126,700km C service Apr 02

next scheduled is 85,000mi 137,000km which should be the official 140,000km service.

 

On non-Euro page in Owner's Manual (8-5) it looks like an A service. Just check cooling system, change oil & filter etc.

 

Comparing to the Euro service intervals (p 8-10) is confusing as the kms and miles have got out of sync!

 

Timing belt should be every 100,000km (60,000mi) which since I got it done when I bought it should work out at 104,000mi or 171,300km.

 

Plugs were replaced last at 56,500mi (91,000km) so should be done at 116,500mi or 191,000km.

 

Anyhow, two questions:

 

1) Does an 'A' service sound right?

2) Anything else I should be looking out for at this stage?

3) Is it going to be worth buying the service kit from Courtesy or just leaving it to Mr Mandela (do Courtesy do a service kit for an A service for a J spec model?)

 

TIA, gurus - Gio

 

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BTW, how much work is there in replacing a timing belt. I was told by the dealer that this is an 8 hour, $750 (about 500 British lbs.) job. Some people replace these themselves, but I've never done this before.

 

 

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--Maxx