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Old 04-29-2005, 08:58 AM
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first service!

i am due for my 1st service!! ive done 900k's!!! does anyone know how long this service takes? and is it absolutely necessary for me to go at 1000? does it make a diff if i go at 1500?? any advise would be really appreciated!!! THANKS!!
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I had mine this week at 1200km... Nothing fell off or exploded.. :D

Seemed to rev much better after the service, but I can't understand why unless they tuned it in some way or it was "flashed"..
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Probably you had the old... "well it's been serviced now, I don't need to keep holding back!".:D

Or maybe the flash.

First service took a couple of "elapsed hours", god knows how much real work was done? There really not too much on the service list.
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I think my first service was at 8000kms....why 1000? Is that just an Australia thing?
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Originally Posted by khtm
I think my first service was at 8000kms....why 1000? Is that just an Australia thing?
All Australian cars get a free service at 1,000km... It is a chance to catch things that are about to fall off following the long journey by sea and 1,000km of our less than perfect roads... :D Some car makers recommend oil change at this time, but the 8 keeps its oil until 10,000km (5,000 km in my case)
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Damn :D You get nice weather AND good service! That's it...I'm moving! :D
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Plenty of room down here.. Just go to the DIY pages for instructions on how to convert from LHD to RHD - put RX-8 on a ship and you will be here in a couple of months..
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It's a pretty quick service - I think it only takes about an hour. I just waited for mine while they did it. I got my oil and oil filter changed as well (which you have to pay for). If you're going to do that it's probably better to go over the 1000km so that you get more value out of it.
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yeah i want to take it in! BUT i have to go away for work! I NEED to drive?? all the way up to the entrance! SO thats another 300ks!! so by the time i take the car in it will be 1500ks?? i just hope this doesnt cause problems!
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The first service is only free before 1500k's. You leave it longer, you pay for it. I recently had mine done and they put a bit of oil in it at no charge (wow, thanks). Look at the manual it tells you what they check for/do.
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