What mods to prolong life of my car

ItsHectic · 02-15-2014, 08:24 AM

Hey guys.

Getting some work done to my car hopefully next month.

Stage 1 Cobb, Suspension, bushings and AFE intake.

I plan on keeping my car a long time, I do not track it and wondering what mods I can do to help prolong the car, would an oil catch can help?

I do not need to clean the intake valves yet.

Zombie1 · 02-15-2014, 08:35 AM

Oil catch can is a good place to start. As for prolonging the life of the car just stay on top of maintenance.

OIL change every 5K-7K
Spark plugs every 25K(since your tuned)
Tranny and diff fluid change every 30k
Around 65K and up the water pumps are known to go out on our cars.

RideThePigGir · 02-19-2014, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Zombie1

Oil catch can is a good place to start.

^ This. As someone who still believes in doing all the supporting mods before venturing into big boost territory, this is a no-brainer. Cheap, easy DIY install, and if you get it serviced at a dealer, they might even be more inclined to overlook your other (bolt-on) mods.

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Zombie1 Colonel 172 Rep 2,347 Posts Drives: BMW 135i 2010 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Island long iTrader: (6)	Oil catch can is a good place to start. As for prolonging the life of the car just stay on top of maintenance. OIL change every 5K-7K Spark plugs every 25K(since your tuned) Tranny and diff fluid change every 30k Around 65K and up the water pumps are known to go out on our cars. __________________ Mods:-Berkexhaust -alpinaB3flash -CobbAP -Cobb FMIC -ER charge pipe tialQ bov -M3 front sway bar -M3 subframe bushings -M3 front upper and lower control arms -M3 guide rods -M3 rear upper control arms -Mfactory LSD -defiv lockdown kit -TC Kline SA coilovers /camber plates- HP rear toe arms
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