recent price of fluids (tune-up)

[blindsteal]

I just thought I'd do a mini-write up for prices on doing a tune-up here in Los Angeles, CA

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waddap i learned some basic maintenance techniques from a fellow socal orger saturday

• part 1 (4/9/09) grand total for fluids/parts $119.78

1. clean throttle body with brake cleaner n toofbrush (my engine bay was butt nasty - i kept hearing ZOMG this is duuuuurty!!! i immediately start grabbing rags and wiping stuff down from embarrassment lol)
2. replace pcv valve ($4.49 at da zone)- stealership was out of stock so we bought a cheapy from autozone, fit snuggly in there and my old one didn't even jiggle so good call on replacing that
3. SEAFOAM ($8.99 at autozone) this was fun, after sucking it up in the brake booster line then taking out the key to turn off the engine it actually ran for a few seconds *laff*. then let it soak in for about 5 minutes and drove around and blasted walls of smoke throughout the neighborhood
4. drain and fill prestone 50/50 coolant ($8.00 a gallon at Wal-Mart) and
5. ATF fluid drain and fill (mobil 1 syn ATF $7.99 per quart x 4 qts = $35 at Autozone, wal-mart dont have it no more) I could still see a reddish tinge to the old fluid, but it was sorta dark. The fresh fluid looked like cherry koolaid mmm no drinky drinky ok?

• part 2 (next saturday 4/16/09)

1. replace spark plugs with NGK plats - (went to the stealership and got lucky the counter guy only charged us for 1 plug by mistake for $13.76 but we got all SIX!!!- stock fuel filter was $18.85 and stock oil filter was $9.49, grand total $45.99)
2. change oil (was recommended to drive about 500 miles after seafoaming before changing this stuff) gonna use Valvoline only $10.17 for a big container.
3. fuel filter looks pretty hard i might have to get someone else to do it

MAD PROPS AND THANKS TO THE FIREBAT OF THE SOCAL ORGERS!!!
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Trying to make this daily driver last as long as possible in its bone stock form.

I was thinking about changing the y-pipe for better fuel efficiency but worried about the o2 sensors n stuff since its a '99. I also need tint badly, I will get that done as well.

then i will start looking for solutions for the creaking noise on my right front passenger side -

I replaced an axel because of a torn boot,

did a wheel alignment because the car kept pulling to the right,

but pulling to the right even more now I am getting a creaking noise at the at the right passenger door side when i step on the gas and it lasts for a while,

when i got out of the car i heard like a high pitched ting ting ting noise near the wheel,

worried that i need to replace the strut