Does Your C5 Corvette Require a Tune UP? (My take & what to do INSTEAD!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ค. 2024
- Do C5 Corvettes need to have a Tune UP performed once in a while? This video will give you the maintenance information you need. Disclaimer - be sure to Consult your owners manual for your specific car.
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About to go look at an ‘02 with 70k miles. This channel has helped me finally pull the trigger, thank you sir!!!
Great to hear!
I've never actually lubricated the weather stripping, but I have treated and cleaned mine several times since buying the car. I had a bottle of the Chemical Guys vinyl, plastic and rubber cleaner and, I'll tell you what, that stuff is pretty versatile in many different automotive areas. At least it helps prevent the guaranteed leaks we C5 owners know.
Add a fuel filter replacement in there around 50,000 miles. Maybe a fuel system cleaning if you're so inclined. Like brake fluid, a power steering fluid change at 10 years, 100,000 miles!
Not a good time to have a late 2003/2004. Fuel filter is in the tank (;-(
Another step to encourage owners to utilize the local strealership's service department🤬
Fuel is filtered 6 times before it gets to your car.
I was born in 1982. To me a tune up consists of spark plugs, ignition wires, fuel filter, and pcv valve. That’s the cars I’m used to.
Thank you 👍
Great video, thanks. I love your editing. I finally picked up a 01 C5 after watching your videos for the last year. It only has 33k on it and it's in great shape, although it does have an automatic transmission ( insert gasping crowd noise ). I'm going to commute with it 8 months of the year here in Oregon so the auto is actually kinda nice. It does have the 3.15 rear gear so that helps. It is bone stock and I love it so far😊
I love my automatic with the 3.15 rear end. I plain old didn’t want a manual. I’m old. Have bad legs. And just wanna drive and chill.
That's awesome! I make fun of the automatics (a little bit) but at the end of the day whatever works for the owners primary intended use is what's best! Enjoy!!
MAF, clean the maf when you check air filter but only with maf cleaner. Also, thanks for the reminder, I ain't lubed my weatherstripping this year yet!
We used a match book to set the points back in a galaxy far far away 😂
Hey, in a pinch it did the trick! 😜
I spray my weather stripping with silicone oil😊
When I bought mine (It was a project so I accounted for this) fuel filter was full of brown gas, oil pressure sender was bad, spark plugs were worn to the nub, MAF was bad (Thank you HP Tuners), balancer was failing, and the manual trans/diff fluids were dark brown. Do your maintenance please!
I’m 22. What I think of when I hear tune up is filters (oil air fuel), oil change, plugs/coils, accessory belts, coolant flush/top off if it’s not dirty. Might be missing a thing or two. Basically all preventative maintenance items lol
Actually the L98 in the C4's still had a cap & rotor, points & condenser. Good video. Yes, I silicone the door, hood, trunk hinges and the weather stripping as well. Since I'm old and my 1st car being a 1965 Chevelle SS 2 door and a muscle car lover what you say about the regular intervals of L-O-F, radiator flushes, Plugs, wires etc was ingrained in my psyche very much.
Are you sure, I could have swore those had HEI distributors with electronic ignition?
@@Toys4Life Yes, they do and HEI.
Lubed my window seals yesterday. I learned this on my first Vette , a C3.
Will silicone dielectric grease work
@@castlegarage6969 Yes, dielectric grease is the only lubricant to use on rubber weatherstripping. But make sure you clean it good, first.
@stephenpowell6001 yep did mine looks better
One thing I would add to do yearly is blow out the radiator fins with compressed air. The radiator has a tendency to get plugged up with road debris and grass/bugs. Re: the plugs, on my 99, the tip of the original plugs had a small disc on the electrode, which on a few had either burned off or fell off. My car only had 27000 miles on it when this happened and it was causing pinging either from preignition or detonation. A change of plugs solved the issue. On the earlier cars it may be worth changing them out for a more modern plug.
04 C5 83k replaced plugs with AC Delco check them every 50k. MSD coils and wires. Aftermarket CAI clean and oil when dirty.
Power steering was done at 83k first time with Delco fluid and it is silent now.
Same with trans and diff about every 50K
USE TECHRON additive every 4th fill up in a 03-04 to protect the internal filter and pump
Great Footage 😊
Thanks for the video
You bet
Excellent video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
I silicone lube my weather stripping.
I don't use the "tune up" phrase.
But if I heard someone say it, I'd think they meant
Spark plugs, wires, and fuel filter.
Always watch your videos! Any particular time to change diff fluid and fuel filter?
Per the owner's manual, no. In fact the fuel filter on the 2004 is inside the fuel tank... If you drive aggressively, I would probably change both at around 50,000 mi or 10 years.
Thanks to you! Luv all your vids. Have 03 50th convert w 65000 km canada. Recently dev a lifter click....maybe just gunk? In the lifter rod? Can I use Trans fluid to clear gunk....oil is currently clean at 75%
Best way is to replace the lifter if it's ticking, otherwise you can try ATF or Rislone.
Love your instructional videos. When I look at HP Tuners, they show a part that plugs into the OBDII. I don't see the hardware you show on your video. Is the scanner now just a obd2 plug in?
Correct, all HP tuner versions plug into the OBD2 port. The shot on the fender was just for the video. Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks for the great video. You are one of the guys who inspired me to get a C5 and your videos already helped me a ton! Saturday I´m going to take a look at the first one. So the question is, would you strictly look away from automatics or would you enjoy one too?
Manual or Auto is a personal choice. Lots of urban driving - auto is a bit more appealing. Weekends and or rural- manual is more fun IMO. Also - the auto with the performance rear gear (not the 2.73) is much more spirited.
@@Toys4Life I´m from Germany, I have a lot of urban driving and Autobahn going on. The vette I´ll be seeing tomorrow is an automatic, but it is very appealing to me because its first hand owned until now. All manual vettes I had seen, were already tampered with, what has me a bit worried about their condition.
If Urban translates into lots of stop and go driving, that does make the auto more appealing generally speaking. Good luck to you, exciting!! Let me know how it works out 😉
@@Toys4Life So, there is an update. Next week I´m gonna pick up my 2002 C5. Its a millenium yellow manual. Already sits on big rims and has long tube headers, racing cat back, and b&b mufflers. I´m very excited to say the least!
That's awesome, congrats!
Love my 2023 zr2, 2022 Traverse, 2004 z06. None of those will last as long as my 1944 jeep MB though . In 50 years the Jeep will still be around but the other 3 cars will be Chinese soup cans
Sad but likely true.
Im looking to replace the coils, plug wires and plugs as preventative measures. Im at almost 80,000 miles on my 2001 C5.
I wouldn't replace the coils. GMs are pretty durable.
@@Toys4Life I have Acdelco iridium plugs but I don't have wires or coils yet. So you think if I bought MSD coils and wires I would do more harm than good? I have long tube headers and downpipes but I haven't installed them yet. I also planned on buying the LSX intake over time? I can't tell if my 2001 has the same intake as the C5 ZO6 or not.
You have to remember, you cannot wear out oil. It is the contaminants in the oil require you to change your oil. Short trips are the very worst on your oil, not getting the oil up to running temp. will leave water in the oil. So it is always a good idea to drive you Corvette on the highway and boil out the water once and awhile. Unless you have an oil temp gauge in your your oil pan, you have no idea how long it takes to get your oil above 180 degs.
Agreed 👍 I do believe you can wear out the additive package in addition to the items you mentioned.
@@Toys4Life True, but you cannot add to the additive package. The blending of additives is much more comprehensive than that.
So I purchased a C5 with 50k plus miles. When I bought the car I did all the usual maintenance plus additional as I wanted to have a clean starting point for all maintenance. But I wanted to have the automatic transmission fluid and filter changed by a local privately owned transmission shop or the dealer. Well I happened to be at the dealer and asked them what it would cost to change the trans filter and fluid. The service advisor said I'd be better off just having the trans fluid flushed because they have to drop the exhaust to change the filter. Subsequent to that I've read various opinions pro and con about changing the trans fluid too soon. Your opinion on just flushing the fluid as opposed to a fluid and filter change? Thanks. Love your videos.
I used to work in a small family dealership. In our experience, a fluid change is better as you dont want to flush out any clutch material that the transmission might be using. But since its at 50k, a flush would probably be okay, its usually the higher mileage cars we say fluid change only
@@salvadordeleon9393 Thank you. Appreciate any opinions offered. All the best.
Never heard anything about dropping exhaust pipes to replace transmission filter. Had mine done 3 years ago.
Leaded gas substantially contributed to the rapid corrosion of mild steel exhaust parts.
That's the first time I've heard that, you're saying lead is corrosive?
@Toys4Life it's called "galvanic corrosion". Lead itself is not corrosive. The combination of lead, mild steel and water increases the rate of corrosion.
Since tires are offset. Ok to rotate side to side?
I've done it in the past with modern tires with no issues, provided they're not directional tires. It's possible some manufacturers may suggest you don't.
Why ??
each side won't wear identically, so changing them will wear them slightly different. Might get a few more miles out of the tires that way by using all of the rubber or at least more of it.
Hmmmm my C4 has a carb...!;-).
Tell me you ditched the cross ram deal?
@@Toys4Life ummmm ya gosh.... have you ever drivin one? I was sooo disappointed. like anything from the mid 80's it was terrible. 4+3 had to go too. Lv the car (Z51) Richmond gear built a really nice 6 speed for it. Did a nice little 4 bolt 880 roller build. These days, if I did it again the LS would be my pick. Would love to get someone to make the Melrose long tube LS swap headers.
who took in their cars every 8-10 k for a tune up? What world are you from????
Being a 76 year young guy, and having cars with points, condenser, rotor, carburetor etc… I did that for a couple of decades. Every 10,000 miles I changed all that stuff. I’m fairly sure you are too young, or you wouldn’t be asking that question. 😉
Back in the day they did.