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Yes, but after that one is good for another 100K before the job cycles around again on the maintenance schedule.

Presumably the metal section of the plug is intact. If the porcelain section is still inside the tube you may need long thin needle nose pliers or a retriever tool to get it out of the way. Once that is removed simply connect to the spark plug with your socket and unthread it... if you are very care...

They are high maintenance.

If you already have some high maintenance items in your life, like say a demanding wife or girlfriend, well... er... good luck!

1) Needs a good exterior washing as soon as the snow is gone. 2) Needs another cleanup under the hood... again when the snow is gone. 3) After the winter of dragging snow on the boots inside the driver's side carpet is soaked and frozen most of the time. Need to get this dried up and get a better ma...

When I purchased my car last summer both battery terminals were corroding something awful. I put together a mixture of baking soda and water and used a toothbrush to clean the terminals as best I could... then I took each terminal and soaked it in the solution until no more bubbles appeared. Also cl...

Yes, I ordered a Steel Blue Metallic touchup kit from them last summer. The paint was an excellent match and I received exactly what was ordered. My only complaint was that one of the bottle caps cracked... but that was likely due to my over-tightening of the cap. Just the same... I'd like to see bo...

I'd start first with getting all the maintenance up to a known state... then add the goodies later.

But, that is just me. Good luck with it.

Pee on the taillamps... then check inside the car

A laptop would be a whole lot easier to install and it would be easily removable as a unit should something go wrong?

Will something go wrong?

Absolutely. Wait for it.

When in college I purchased used vehicles but then went on to working life where I always bought new. The exception was with Neon which I purchased used from someone I knew... then proceeded to drop a few bucks into it for maintenance issues. So far so good... the Neon has been good to me. Normally ...

I've driven my share of small cars and have to say that the Neon was surprisingly stable in the wind compared to others.

I've never had any comments about the Neon, but I endured plenty of comments about the 1972 Ford Pinto Hatchback I drove many years ago. But that did not matter to me because I had a lot of fun with that car. Especially when some of the commenter's wanted drives and I would suggest they sit in the b...

...now that I have your attention. :twisted: From yesterday until early this morning our area has received 18 inches of fresh new snow to play in. Getting out to the parking lot was a challenge where I discovered the Neon was literally buried. Most of the snow was over the hood and windshield area. ...

i have a 2001 rt and im not sure what i want to do with it. its about to be payed off and getting high on miles. i was considering a new motor maybe srt swap. or another 2.0 built for turbo not real sure. or maybe doing suspension with minor mods and putting it on some tracks. i think i would enjoy...

Why do you want an engine flush?

Yes, definitely replace the water pump while you have it that far apart. I had my timing belt replaced about ~8000 miles before it was due. The water pump had developed seepage and did not rotate as smoothly as the new one. Other parts that were replaced while mine was apart: -water pump -timing bel...

BlackRoseRacing wrote:We'll I see you must have found something since your now parting out the entire car..

Well, from that post...

"i had put water in it over the winter and blew a freeze plug so internal damage is done"

I was hoping this wasn't the situation with the issue.

I just bought this car in august 07 and I have no idea how it was maintained in the past I was in the same spot when I purchased my Neon in June 2007. The only maintenance items I was sure about was the oil change and coolant flush/change... the rest . I spent the rest of the summer going through t...

If you want loud... an air horn is your best bet.

Hmm... Get cold where you live... like freezing cold? Did you ever have your old coolant checked for what temperature it was good down to? Possibility... the coolant froze in the block popping out a freeze plug. It was driven around a while before anything wrong was noticed... in driving it around t...

My financial philosophy is this: Dump pay checks into savings. Save early, often and reap the rewards of that later. Keep the Neon well maintained but don't go pouring thousands into it. The problem in most cases is that the emotions takes over from the brain. Saving isn't considered sexy, but dumpi...

Do not drain the oil or the gas. -Ensure the gas tank is topped up. Might consider adding fuel stabilizer. -If it needs an oil change prior to storage, give it one. -If it needs a coolant change, give it one. -Remove the battery, store inside and give charge once/month -Check with your insurance to ...

I have a 02 acr and the tensioner for the drive belt is going bad. I've talked to my local dodge store and it is on back order and don't know when they will be able to get it. I also have talked to all the local parts stores and they do not even have a listing for it. I don't know what else to do. ...

I had my timing belt changed about 8000 miles before it was necessary... just because I was paranoid about it. Most everything that was replaced was shot at that point. The old timing belt on a visual inspection appeared in very good shape; however, I'm rolling with more confidence now... and the wa...

I had the timing belt replaced before there was snow on the ground... still going good now with a coupla thousand highway/town miles. All parts listed below were purchased from dealer and replaced as part of the job: -Timing belt -Water pump -Cam seal -Crank seal -Hydraulic tensioner -PS/AC belt ten...

If folks take the cash and purchase imported goods it won't do much for the American economy... but certainly will give a boost to the economy of those countries supplying the imported goods. When I get extra funds that was not expected it goes directly into savings. In other words, any revenue rece...

"Sluggish everything" is normal when driving in the cold... at least until all the moving parts and fluids warm up. Keep in mind that cold for me will be a temperature that is at least in the double digit negative zone. When it is like that I start it up, let it warm up for a few minutes then start ...

Unless you are looking for shadows and dark areas on the vehicles it helps to setup shots such that the sun is behind you. I find early morning and late in the day shots turn out rather well.

I've tried to keep the engine bay area at least reasonable on every car I've owned; however, up in these parts after driving around a few times in the winter slop the underhood mess is back. I'll be back under the hood in the spring to get it cleaned up again, but by no means will it be spotless... ...

well ... after driving around the truck that i bought for about 4 months now, i have came to realize ... i am not a truck person (at least not a fullsized truck) ... i dislike it ... mostly from the size and milage it gets ... so i am for sure keeping my neon ... and going to use the 5 years i am s...