jimjamer
August 31, 2008, 6:55 am
I have just bought a 03 streetka it has 41k on it and i was wondering
1. when the belt will need changing ?
2. how much will it be ?
i'm getting it seviced any way as its a car for my wife and I want to make sure its safe.
3. what is the best oil to use in car ?
4. where is the best place to buy parts for car ?
5. what is the best thing to treat roof with ?
thanks for any help and advise you can give
mintalkin
September 7, 2008, 2:06 am
to answer a few of your questions
1 if i remember right the streetka has the 1.6 endura 8v engine which is chain driven
2 any good quality 5-30 oil will be ok
3 there are plenty of online parts providers for ford like fordparts uk
4 its best to do the roof with a two part system,one to clean and one to protect,companies like autoglym sell this
hope this helps
Rikos
September 8, 2008, 1:20 pm
Hi and welcome to the club
If you look in the service book it should give you a mileage and year for the cambelt/chain change. If mintalkin is right about the chain driven engine then i know this normally last longer than a belt but i believe it is more expensive.
Oil as mintalkin says any good 5-30 will do.
What kind of parts are you after?
There are quite alot of soft top cleaners out there for you to choose from but having never owned one i cant say which is the best i'm afraid.