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    Cool New EP3 Owner - Engine sound and general Maintenance question

    Hello EP3 Community!
    I finally purchased the car I've always wanted as a teenager, a slick, fully stock 2002 EP3!
    The car has about 120 000 miles on it (192000km, I'm Canadian), clean status. So I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions on the maintenance I should do to it. I also find that the engine sounds kind of bad, especially below 3000 rpm. It seems to pull ok, but then again that's the most powerful car I've owned, so I couldn't really say if there's a loss of power.

    I hear the K's are clicky engines, but under gas below 3K rpm, I find it just sounds like a cheap engine... Would that simply be a Valve adjustment issue? Anyway, any advice is welcome!

    Thanks again guys, happy to be part of the community :D

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    Registered User AKEP's Avatar
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    yeah valve adjustment is about all you need. oil changes, plugs and valve adjustment. change all the fluids.

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    Transmission fluid is always good to do

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    Congrats on the purchase! How old's the clutch? If it's the original one, should be about time for a new one. Check bushings, motor mounts, and boots; when I got mine at 127k miles in May, most of this stuff needed to be redone.

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    Did you check and make sure your cams were good an not all pitted? Make sure you run 5w-30 as well.

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    Hey man good luck on the Ep3. I got mine last week (fully stock except for a aftermarket intake) and am loving it. A true teenagers wet dream


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