Hi Guys
Steve from sunny (I should be so lucky) Cornwall here... earlier this week I picked up a 1995 Gen 2 3.0 manual Surf with 140k on the clock for £1200, so I'm am now a member of Surf Club![Smilie](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
Shes a bit rough around the edges but thats ok as shes going to be a gunship/zombie runner... the chassis and engine seem fine, nothing overly rusty, smokey or leaky to be found...
![](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/80771113/surf.jpg)
I got it from a friend of a friend and I know he's oiled/filtered her yearly (not his main car) but thats about all I know in terms of maintenance history.
First thing I did was change the oil and filter, air filter and fuel filter will be next, I should do the cam belt to be sure (?) and I've see theres a load of points that need greasing?
What else should I check/oil/grease/top up etc?
Talking of grease, I've seen the grease diagram in the downloads section and borrowed a gun off a mate but him not having used said gun for a while couldnt tell me what grease was in it apart from its red
...
should I be going out and getting some general purpose lithium specific grease or will this red stuff do the job?
I also see two types of grease on the diagram, is this really necessary or can I use lithium all round?
With her being a cheap truck for me to bash around the country lanes, hack across farm land/tracks (yes she will be going off road
) and me liking a bit of DIY I think I'm going to put my mark on her, nothing crazy just blacking some of the rougher areas like wheels and bumpers.... something like this ![Smilie](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
before and after... oh the joys of photoshop![biggrin](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/grin.gif)
![](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/80771113/SurfBeforeAfter.jpg)
cheers
Steve
Steve from sunny (I should be so lucky) Cornwall here... earlier this week I picked up a 1995 Gen 2 3.0 manual Surf with 140k on the clock for £1200, so I'm am now a member of Surf Club
![Smilie](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
Shes a bit rough around the edges but thats ok as shes going to be a gunship/zombie runner... the chassis and engine seem fine, nothing overly rusty, smokey or leaky to be found...
![](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/80771113/surf.jpg)
I got it from a friend of a friend and I know he's oiled/filtered her yearly (not his main car) but thats about all I know in terms of maintenance history.
First thing I did was change the oil and filter, air filter and fuel filter will be next, I should do the cam belt to be sure (?) and I've see theres a load of points that need greasing?
What else should I check/oil/grease/top up etc?
Talking of grease, I've seen the grease diagram in the downloads section and borrowed a gun off a mate but him not having used said gun for a while couldnt tell me what grease was in it apart from its red
![Smilie](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
should I be going out and getting some general purpose lithium specific grease or will this red stuff do the job?
I also see two types of grease on the diagram, is this really necessary or can I use lithium all round?
With her being a cheap truck for me to bash around the country lanes, hack across farm land/tracks (yes she will be going off road
![Wink](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/wink.png)
![Smilie](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
before and after... oh the joys of photoshop
![biggrin](https://hiluxsurf.co.uk/core/images/smilies/grin.gif)
![](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/80771113/SurfBeforeAfter.jpg)
cheers
Steve
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