Topic: car troubles
JOEJETS013's photo
Fri 01/10/14 07:01 AM
I need a tune up on my jeep. Anyone can you help with a tune up, or know of reliable place to get it done thank you??

teebee79's photo
Fri 01/10/14 07:58 AM

I need a tune up on my jeep. Anyone can you help with a tune up, or know of reliable place to get it done thank you??

you may have some trouble with this.... being that MOST of us, live Quite a distance away LOL


Good Luck, Joe! bigsmile

JOEJETS013's photo
Fri 01/10/14 04:16 PM
OK cool thanx anyway

motowndowntown's photo
Fri 01/10/14 05:12 PM
What makes you think you need a tune up?


vanaheim's photo
Fri 01/10/14 06:15 PM
Helps to know the year and engine fitment (ie. make/specific model/year).

Modern EFI tunes itself dynamically, it doesn't require "tuning". They do need maintenance and servicing, a good idea at manufacturer listed intervals, necessary when something goes wrong.

Meaning they never need a tune up, but something can be in need of attention like it hasn't been serviced regularly and needs new plugs/filters.

All the sensors and the chip does the tuning for you while you drive, in any weather, elevation and loading conditions.
Tune ups was for old points ignition and carby setups, you could only set them for one thing like say, hot weather no load, then when the weather changed or you put a camper on the back, you had to get them reset to run at the car's best. EFI does it for you by itself.
So, don't need tune ups.

JOEJETS013's photo
Fri 01/10/14 09:08 PM
My check engine light been on, and people at auto zone told me I need a tune up. But they can't do anything to fix/repair tuneup??? And I sometimes do a lot of driving, no need to get stranded on the roads anywhere??

motowndowntown's photo
Sat 01/11/14 09:06 AM

My check engine light been on, and people at auto zone told me I need a tune up. But they can't do anything to fix/repair tuneup??? And I sometimes do a lot of driving, no need to get stranded on the roads anywhere??


If your check engine light is on you need to get the code off of the scanner and see what it says. Auto Zone and some other places will scan and read the code for free.

Then you go to work from there. It could be a wide range of things;
bad O2 sensor, clogged injectors, or it may just need a set of plugs,
filters, wires, and distributor cap and rotor. Most of those guys at Auto zone don't know chit and are just guessing when they hand out repair advice.

Most shops will charge you to do an estimate, hundred bucks or so and then knock the charge off if you have the work done there.
It may be worth it just to see what you really need and then go from there.

vanaheim's photo
Sun 01/12/14 10:38 PM
And anyway the whole do-it-yourself trip is kind of silly if you don't know the first thing about it, don't have a workshop and couldn't fix it yourself anyway. So handyman/backyarder advice isn't going to help you much.

If you didn't first pull the plugs to see what's going on in the cylinders and start problem solving around the usual suspects before you even posted on the web to ask, then you need to take your car to a mechanic and pay him some money.

It's what you're going to have to do whatever happens. This is just kicking cans and wasting some meantime.

zzzippy56's photo
Mon 01/13/14 12:06 AM
Even our race boat i tune it in with a computer. drag boat racing is a science. At 2500hp it needs all of it in the 1\4 mile for it 210mph pass in 5.2 seconds.