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Replying to: kagedude (Dec 05, 2007 10:16 pm) With the glove box open I see the left rubber but the right is slightly hidden. Do you pull the side of the plastic box inward --> <-- while pulling the box out towards you? I do not not know how much force to use.
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Replying to: shortyes (Jan 13, 2008 9:51 pm) |
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Replying to: pilsner (Dec 29, 2007 9:36 pm) Even if the "45K Major" maintenance comes early, let's say 36K or whatever, and the minder was somehow not taking into consideration your early changes of oil in my opinion more maitneneace more often has never hurt anything. Maybe the pocket a little but if your keeping your car forever it shouldn't be a big deal either way. I would ask a dealer to try and give you insight on this.
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Replying to: shortyes (Jan 13, 2008 9:51 pm) Correct. I usually push the sides of the plastic box inward --> <-- while pulling the glove box down. I just use enough force to let the rubber stoppers through. |
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I can't seem to get the air filter cover off after undoing the clips. Does the cover come off with the rubber accordion tube or does the tube stay attached? Is there a special trick for getting the cover and tube separated? I have tried using various pliers for separating the two, but the air filter cover hardly budges. Thanks for your help!
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Replying to: aumannef (Jan 18, 2008 9:18 am) Some grease and dirt may have "sealed" it shut..don't be afraid to use a little force.
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Replying to: f0rl0rn (Jan 14, 2008 6:32 am) |
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Replying to: pilsner (Jan 20, 2008 8:48 pm) I would always err on the side of caution and change more often if you are concerned about it. Also I am not sure where you are getting the 8000 mile number from. And, YES!!!, if it is your first oil change wait until the minder has you change the oil. New cars have an oil additive put in the original factory fill. It is a chemical which grabs small metal deposits and debris from the engine scoring itself and creating all of its grooves. You will risk damaging your engine if you change it too soon. There is a lot of forums and postings on this topic which can explain it in greater detail.
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Replying to: fitman548 (Jan 18, 2008 3:12 pm) |
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I wanted to share some info about Fit motor oil and filters. First of all, I have only 13,000 km (8,000 miles) on my fit. The 15% oil remaining came on around 5500 miles. I took it in (the first oil change is free in Canada) and dropped off 4 qt of Quaker State 5W20 full synthetic oil and a genuine Honda filter. (Believe it or not, the filter is not required to be changed according to the manual) That was fine and the dealer changed the oil and the filter for me. I drove off and was happy but since I was an AMSOIL Dealer, I went onto the Amsoil website and looked up their recommended oil for the Fit. I was surprised to find that they recommended Amsoil 0W20 to replace the 5w20 weight. I ordered a case of it and some Amsoil Eao filters which are very good by the way. I know how good these filters are from using them in my F-350 Ford turbo diesel. This is the only filter that will keep the oil clean for 4500 miles before it darkens noticeably. The reason is that it filters down to 15 microns absolute which surpasses all other canister type filters. My freshly changed oil had 90% remaining but I figured, why not, and changed it out to the Amsoil 0w20 and the Eao filter. What I have noticed with this 0w20 oil is that there is a very light but noticeable buzzing noise under acceleration. This definitely a mechanical noise and it only shows up under moderate to heavy accelleration. I think that this oil is not cushioning adequately and hence the buzzing. I am going to switch it out back to the 5w20 again and will report back if the noise changes, or not. Meanwhile, I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS OIL UNTIL FURTHER TESTING! The filter though appears to be doing its job and the oil is very clean. I will say that the engine is performing very well now and my mileage even in mid winter is usually above 15 km per liter of regular fuel (no ethanol). The power just keeps getting better with racking up the miles and I do not spare the engine at all for break in. I am a firm believer in the "Break it in just like you will run it" concept, keeping the cylinder pressure up as much as possible. My techniques for fuel savings are to run it through First, and Second gear to 30 mph then shift right into Fifth gear and drive around town in Fifth whenever possible. This runs about 1500 RPM most of the time and is quite smooth on my Fit. The other thing I do, is to shutdown the engine during long traffic light stops. Consider that your mileage is ZERO while sitting there idling. In the Hybrids, the engine automatically shuts down any time you are stopped, and automatically starts when you accelerate away from the light. This technique only makes sense on the long duration red lights that seem to be popping up everywhere now. One of these days I will try to run on the highway at 60 mph instead of 70 or 75 and see what the difference is for mileage. But first I will finish the break-in process and keep the power up. Cheers, Pete |
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