How often to you guys get tuneups for your car, and is necc to go to a Ford dealer.

 

What exactly is a tune up?

 

The new mustangs should be able to go 60,000 km before a tuneup is required. If your car is under warranty it probably is a good idea to go to the dealer for the tune up that way the dealer can check for any TSB issues that would come under warranty. A tune up is normally new spark plugs, spark plugs wires (if necessary), check timing, fuel filter. Each mustang will require different tune up items it all depends on how the mustang is driven and looked after by the owner.

How to tune up a car

 

Isn't that a quaint piece of nostalgia.
Scheduled maintence is to change the spark plugs at 100,000 miles.
I will probably do mine at 50,000 miles (10 years for me).
As far as tune-up issues, thats about it.
Plug wires? Do you mean the whole wiring harness?
Oh, and I don't trust dealers. I suppose if there is a TSB or major warranty issue I will have to go.

 

I believe the V6 still has plug wires, unlike the V8 with the individual Coil on Spark Plug setup. The Mustang 4.0 is the same engine that is in my Sport Trac, and it has wires.

 

I understand, but Ravi (Clark Kent) has a V8 and the link poldrv posted is over 5 years old.

 

+1 Change the oil and filters...that's about it. Take a look at the service requirements in your owners manual and you'll see there's not a whole lot that needs to be done, even beyond 100k. The only reason for tune-ups back in the day was to compensate for wear of the timing components for the most part as well as replacing parts that deteriorated over time due to heat cycling. Since everything is electronic today and there have been huge advances in materials science, there's simply no need for much in the way of routine maintenance. For the most part, replace it when it breaks.

 

Cool thanks alot guys...Also on a second not my remote starter does not work anymore would I have to take that to the dealer to reprogram, or does anybody here know how that could be done?