I plan on driving to Oregon this June,about a 20 hour drive one way.
I am going to change the oil,plugs (38k on them now).Going to replace with same ones,NGK.
I have had this car since 78k and now has 116k. Timing belt,water pump were done at 105k.
As far as I know it has the original wires and the thing that makes the spark where you plug the wires into. (brain freeze on that parts name)Anything else I need to do?
Tires are almost new.

 

fun drive, im driving to the oregon coast next week from texas with a detour through L.A, but im taking my 08 tahoe, I did this same drive with my neon though too, with 105k on it with all origanal parts besides clutch, wires n pluggs, did awesome on gas too, 1600 mile drive and only cost me 130 bucks in gas, cost me over twice that much in the tahoe...

Anyways gook luck, and what direction you coming from.

 

I'm going from Denver.
I hope the price of gas does not go much higher. But at around 35 mpg that I think I will get at 75 mph it could be worse.

 

The coil pack (what the wires connect to) only gets replaced when it goes bad.

 

Would putting a low restriction air filter on and running synthetic oil give me any gain in mpg for this trip?
And would 35 to 38 mpg with 4 people in the car be out of line?

 

-You might gain an extra 1 or 2 mpg, but your goal isn't out of line. From Ohio to Myrtle Beach with three people in the car and the trunk absolutely stuffed, I've run between 34 and 37.5 mpg.

L8R,
Matt

 

I just filled the car with gas.
I am averaging 29 MPG.
So I think 35 to 38 all freeways is possible.