154,000 miles

[Nicklz]

Yeah I bought this car at 123,000 miles about 7 months ago.

Since then I have changed the oil (mobile 1 syn) high mileage fram oil filters (good for 5,000 miles, change them at same time w/ syn oil).

And thats it, except tires and alignment, oh and coolant flush, previous owner mixed green and orange fluids [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

I've developed a slight miss, figure change plugs, wires here soon, that hopefully will clear that up. But what other pre-maintance things would be good to do now??

[Nicklz]

I'm getting a code for my egr valve too. How much are those to be replaced??

yeah i always forget car info:
96 bird, 5speed, 3.8

[cmartin99]

could be your coil-pack, i had the same problem with my camaro, you can check it yourself too, if you have the balls that is... just take the plug wires off and get yourself a screw driver and stick it to the coil, if you get the crap shocked out of you then that one is good, but if it doenst youll need a new coil... yes this is the redneck way to figure it out [img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

[Nicklz]

Um, I don't think I'm redneck enough. I might be from WV, but nope not a redneck.

"Not dat derr is noughin rong wit bein redneck"

[FirebirdGT]

Originally posted by Nicklz:
I'm getting a code for my egr valve too. How much are those to be replaced??

yeah i always forget car info:
96 bird, 5speed, 3.8

Same here, 160,000 miles. Clean it.

Also, change the clutch fluid, tranny and rear.

[red93camaro]

what is a egr valve ?

[HeadyFirebird'00]

Exhuast gas recuirculation. Reduces NOx and lower combustion temps.

[Savage_Messiah]

Do a FULL tuneup. All fluids, plugs, wires, pcv valve, oil air and trans filters, etc. your rear main seal leak?

[Need4Camaro]

Originally posted by FirebirdGT:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Nicklz:
I'm getting a code for my egr valve too. How much are those to be replaced??

yeah i always forget car info:
96 bird, 5speed, 3.8

Same here, 160,000 miles. Clean it.

Also, change the clutch fluid, tranny and rear. </font>[/QUOTE]I know on the 3.4's you can clean it but I havn't had much luck cleaning them on the 3.8's I mean there's a small hole at the bottom that you spray carb-cleaner or seafoam into.. but it just falls right back out like the hole is just closed off by some mechanism...