Tune-up?

Xtian · Post by **Xtian** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:56 am

Okay so I got the mopar spark plug wires and my question is if they are going to work well with any kind of spark plugs and what type of oil do I need so I don't have to worry about the engine for right now.
I just went to the 100K miles.
Thanks a lot!

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:25 am

Any plugs will work, 'cept platinums. Any good quality oil will do, The next worry you have is the timing belt/water pump/tensioners/seals issue as you're close to the 105,000 mark if that stuff is done already then disreguard! if not be prepared for sticker shock. There is a reason alot of neons in that mileage range are for sale. If you have a shop do all the work you're looking at the $600 plus price range.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:21 pm

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

2001 ACR · Post by **2001 ACR** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:10 pm

occasional demons wrote:Any plugs will work, 'cept platinums. Any good quality oil will do, The next worry you have is the timing belt/water pump/tensioners/seals issue as you're close to the 105,000 mark if that stuff is done already then disreguard! if not be prepared for sticker shock. There is a reason alot of neons in that mileage range are for sale. If you have a shop do all the work you're looking at the $600 plus price range.

Forgive me if I'm thread jacking.
I'm right at the 105k mark right now

I really don't want to fork out a ton of money on all of this... What seals are needing to be replaced exactly? Also, how do I find out if my neon (01 ACR) has a hydraulic or manual tensioner? I think there's a big price difference between the two...

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:41 pm

The '04 tesioner will work and is the cheaper option.
http://chronoscender.freeservers.com/ne ... gbelt.html

This is a pretty good link. Use the search on here as well.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:51 pm

Go with the manual tensioner. That's what I'm going to run as well.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:03 pm

2001 ACR wrote:What seals are needing to be replaced exactly? Also, how do I find out if my neon (01 ACR) has a hydraulic or manual tensioner? I think there's a big price difference between the two...

Cam seal and the crank seal.

When I was gathering up the parts I provided the VIN to a parts guy at a dealership who did the lookup and told me my car had the hydraulic tensioner.

I decided it was a safer bet to wait until it was apart... as it turned out it was hydraulic. I replaced it with another hydraulic... and yes there is a huge price difference.