Oil change and lub question
#1
Oil change + lub question and brakes
Hello,
Please don’t kill me for asking this. I have a 01 Mazda Protégé LX. I have been changing my own oil for the last 20,000 miles and have not paid attention to lubricating any parts, like on my old Ford Taurus I had to lub some bearings and joints. I asked a few friends of my and most say that new cars do not have any parts that need lubricate applied to then. Is this true? if not, what parts do I need to lub or is it obvious and I just need to look around when I am under my car instead of just focusing on the drain plug and oil filter?
Also, let me add on a brake question. I search and found great info for the front rotors, but am woundering if anyone replaced the rear drums with rotors and how they did it and what they used.
-Thanks
Bob
Please don’t kill me for asking this. I have a 01 Mazda Protégé LX. I have been changing my own oil for the last 20,000 miles and have not paid attention to lubricating any parts, like on my old Ford Taurus I had to lub some bearings and joints. I asked a few friends of my and most say that new cars do not have any parts that need lubricate applied to then. Is this true? if not, what parts do I need to lub or is it obvious and I just need to look around when I am under my car instead of just focusing on the drain plug and oil filter?
Also, let me add on a brake question. I search and found great info for the front rotors, but am woundering if anyone replaced the rear drums with rotors and how they did it and what they used.
-Thanks
Bob
Last edited by asdfgstuff; June-22nd-2003 at 05:17 PM.
#2
Re: Oil change + lub question and brakes
Originally posted by asdfgstuff
I asked a few friends of my and most say that new cars do not have any parts that need lubricate applied to then. Is this true?
I asked a few friends of my and most say that new cars do not have any parts that need lubricate applied to then. Is this true?
Also, let me add on a brake question. I search and found great info for the front rotors, but am woundering if anyone replaced the rear drums with rotors and how they did it and what they used.
#4
although there is nothing to lube in terms of adding grease
through a zerk fitting. You should hit the hinges and moving
parts with a little lithium grease on occasion.
if you have a sun roof make sure todo the sliders too. don't
forget to check the air filter too.
through a zerk fitting. You should hit the hinges and moving
parts with a little lithium grease on occasion.
if you have a sun roof make sure todo the sliders too. don't
forget to check the air filter too.
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