Hey everyone, ok i just bought my first vette , got a real good deal on an '03 targa top base model with ~120k miles on it. i just had the rear diff fluid changed and put amsoil severe gear (and the tech added the additive even though i didnt ask for it) in it, and i had them drain the old fluid and run some of the stock gm dexron-VI fluid through to clean some of the crud out, and had it filled with amsoil torque-drive. my question is mostly any advice on maintnance or any early cheap upgrades that will pay off down the road?

i've also noticed a ticking that almost sounds like an exhaust leak coming from the right hand side but at the same time not.... im not really sure so any ideas/ advice would be helpful.

Anyway thanks

 

your "tick" may be piston slap which is very common and normal.

 

Congrats on the purchase.
These guys will chime in an let you know exactly what you need to do.
If you search there are several post about maintenance..

 

Welcome to the PARTY......

 

o definitely a party especially when your 18 years old and this is your first car purchase my rice burner driving friends all now hate me

 

Congratulations!!

 

Congrats

 

congrats

 

Congrats and Welcome. Now get busy and post some pictures.

 

Congrats on the car. Since you just got it, you might want to go ahead and change out the other fluids in the car - coolant, brake, clutch (if a manual), tranny fluid, etc. Also might want to change out the fuel filter too.

Hope the car gives you lots of driving pleasure.

 

Congrats on joining the Community and welcome to the Fourm.

 

well the fluids would be replaced already but money is tight some lady ran me off the road and it was trash pick-up day, so bye-bye passenger side mirror. $300 for the mirror and im putting off the bill to repaint that.

 

Learn to drive your Vette carefully! These cars will bite you if you push to hard cutting your teeth!





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