gettin ready for the road.

[aaronvan29]

I recently bought a '92 Q45.Pretty nice car,decent shape,Low Low miles(131,000km's).Aside from me driving it home with a doughnut tire very slowly,It hasnt been drivin daily in a couple of years.I know it has been sitting with a 1/8th of a tank of regular gas so I took it right to the gas station and filled her up with high octaine fuel.I am thinking of running some injector cleaner through it as well as some gas line anit-freeze.Is this advisible?I am also doing a oil change before she hits the road and am thinking of switching to a full synthetic,any brands and ratings that you guru's prefere?what about oil filters?Is it ok to run a fram or should I stick with oe?Also the car need's new brake pads ,again is it advisible to go OE here as well?(keep in mind I am not trying to have a smokin hot Q or restore her to her former glory,just want a nice serviceable infinity).Any other ideas to pass along before she hits the road?Thanks

[aaronvan29]

One more thing.The passenger side front window has come off it's track somehow,is there a trick to getting the door panel off without hurting anything?Thanks Again.

[Infinitiguy19]

I recently bought a '92 Q45.Pretty nice car,decent shape,Low Low miles(131,000km's).Aside from me driving it home with a doughnut tire very slowly,It hasn't been driving daily in a couple of years.I know it has been sitting with a 1/8th of a tank of regular gas so I took it right to the gas station and filled her up with high octane fuel.I am thinking of running some injector cleaner through it as well as some gas line anit-freeze.Is this advisable?I am also doing a oil change before she hits the road and am thinking of switching to a full synthetic,any brands and ratings that you guru's prefer?what about oil filters?Is it ok to run a fram or should I stick with oe?Also the car need's new brake pads ,again is it advisable to go OE here as well?(keep in mind I am not trying to have a smokin hot Q or restore her to her former glory,just want a nice serviceable infinity).Any other ideas to pass along before she hits the road?Thanks

Best drain the fuel tank then clean it. refill with premium gas (93 octane or above) and use ISO-heet at ever fill up if using E10 or not.

You could use Redline S1 possibly if you don't want to remove the tank.

Mobile 0W-40 I think is what most member like, But synthetic isn't required if you change the oil ever 3000 miles and don't race really hard.

Don't use a Fram or OEM filter, Fram uses cardboard and OEM has gone the same way. Use mobile or almost any other filters you want.

OEM or some after market ones are fine, OEM is preferable but you can use Autozone ones if you must.

Are the chain guides updated?

The door panel is a walk in the park to remove: http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/Q45/1994_Q45/bf.pdf

[Jesda]

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Sorry for being obnoxious. Please read up on chain guides. See the stickies in this forum and the articles on nico.

[jimbyjimb]

Don't drain the tank. That small amount of fuel wont matter. Add iso-heet and fill with premium. It is scary to me that the car has regular in it, not good for Q's. Chain guides and under plenum hoses should be looked at. It's an easy car to care for with some knowledge and care.