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#142 of 263 First Oil Change by conservative

Apr 20, 2009 (3:57 pm)

The 2009 Fit owner's manual states "Do not change the oil until the scheduled maintenance time." Does anyone know for sure if there is break-in oil in these vehicles?

#143 of 263 first post gonna be a fit freak soon by norton56

Apr 21, 2009 (7:32 pm)

hello all,
I am planning on buying a fit sport auto in may and taking a road trip with it soon after. my questions are: how does the fit handle large road trips? is it harder on a new car to do a road trip right away (conflicting info online) and should i schedule an oil change in the middle (indiana to cali) the whole trip is going to be about 6000 miles.
+any advice is appreciated!

#144 of 263 Re: first post gonna be a fit freak soon [norton56] by tiff_c

Apr 22, 2009 (8:46 am)

Replying to: norton56 (Apr 21, 2009 7:32 pm)
I am planning on buying a fit sport auto in may and taking a road trip with it soon after. my questions are: how does the fit handle large road trips? is it harder on a new car to do a road trip right away (conflicting info online) and should i schedule an oil change in the middle (indiana to cali) the whole trip is going to be about 6000 miles.
+any advice is appreciated!
 
I have a 2009 Fit Sport and while it's not the most comfortable car on long trips it's not terrible. Just the seats get to me after 3 hours of sitting in them non-stop.
But the car itself will have no problems and as long as you vary your speed you will be ok. You will likely go 8-10,000 miles so no need to schedule anything for only a 6,000K trip.

#145 of 263 Re: Water leak at both rear seatbelt lugs [flunkywill] by marcomm

Apr 25, 2009 (3:42 am)

Replying to: flunkywill (Apr 12, 2009 8:33 am)
I've noticed the same problem in my '07 Fit. Did you ever find out what was causing the problem?

#146 of 263 30k Maintenance Suggestions ??? by bdye82

Jun 16, 2009 (3:00 pm)

My 08' Fit Sport just passed 30k miles. So far I gather that I need an oil change, tire rotation, air & cabin filter (with links on where to get the original filters, thanks). How about a transmission fluid flush? Or spark plugs? These are both items the dealer and local repair shop are reccomending. All feedback is appreciated,
 
Location: Seattle, WA

#147 of 263 Re: 30k Maintenance Suggestions ??? [bdye82] by fit2btied2

Jun 22, 2009 (11:10 am)

Replying to: bdye82 (Jun 16, 2009 3:00 pm)
Funny you should mention the transmission fluid flush. I'm at 40K and the service tech told me I needed a transmission flush--at $155. I passed for the present because I wanted to try and find out what was recommended by Honda, not by this particular dealership. Seems like every time I go in for an oil change they want to do something extra.

#148 of 263 Re: MAINTENANCE MINDER RIPOFF [pmedway] by blueiedgod

Jun 23, 2009 (10:05 am)

Replying to: pmedway (Apr 25, 2008 11:52 am)
I am in Canada and have a 1.5 year old fit bought October 2007. Only 20,000 kilometers and one service visit so far. I am a pretty conscientious person and read the manual pretty closely.
  
My MM is on 5%. I am going on a trip so I called the dealer for service appointment. None available for a week. So, I asked "What is the wiggle room in going on the other side of 0%?? He said "No, you're supposed to bring it in at 15%." and started giving me the SCARE STORY, "Brakes must be checked, etc."
  
I got off the phone, got the manual, and it does not say that it must be taken in at 15% but you can go to 0%.
  
So, back on the phone to him and I told him he was wrong according to the manual. "Well, that's what I'm told." So, here's a major car manufacturer and their service people do not even know the manuals. We are supposed to believe that!
  
So, transfer to the Service Manager who immediately backed off. Yeah, 0% and to the minus, he said 1500 kilometers on the negative side of 0% was okay to keep the warranty in force. BIG DIFFERENCE!! (Of course, if my tranny drops out on the trip, they would deny the warranty.)
  
So, there's much more to the MM than this. It is there so the CONSUMER can't know exactly when the thing needs servicing. On my first run with it, it went from 15% to 0% a helluva lot faster than from 100% to 15%. So, they are keeping the CONSUMER off balance and also, as they tried with me, to get you in earlier and make more MONEY. Over the life of the car, a couple extra UNNECESSARY service checks means big dollars for them.
  
Beyond that, there are two other points.
  
1. I suspect they may be playing with the MM chips to see what CONSUMER reaction is. They monitor that at there service centers. How many complaints? Do CONSUMERS swallow the stories like they tried to feed me? Soon, if you are a steady customer, car after car with them, they may customize the MM chips to the CONSUMER. Keep in mind they will have all their data on your cars at their fingertips. A chip calling for quicker and more frequent service for the less wary customer and another with longer intervals for the more watchful and questioning customer. Just change the chip when it is in for servicing.
  
2. We have a lot of telcenters here where I live and most of the job is to manipulate the callers. Well, Honda employs the same tactics with their employees who are taking your call, like the guy with me today. The name of the game with all these corporations is to maximize revenue and manipulate CONSUMERS.
  
At the end of the day, the MM is just another ripoff.
 
A simple DIY will blow a hole in your conspiracy theory.
 
time to roll up the sleeves and get dirty.

#149 of 263 Re: 30k Maintenance Suggestions ??? [bdye82] by kagedude

Jul 20, 2009 (5:16 pm)

Replying to: bdye82 (Jun 16, 2009 3:00 pm)
I've had my 07 Honda Fit Sport 5spd manual since April 2006 and it now has over 90k miles. Aside from oil changes at 6k mile intervals, new tires at 60k, manual tranny oil change at 84k miles, it still rides and drives like the first day I bought it.
 
I keep thinking every time I come in to the dealer that I would need new brakes but at the 84k dealer visit, they said I still had 60% of my front brakes and they don't recommend to change until 20% wear. I also said to change the radiator fluid but they said its rated at 105k intervals.
 
Looking at my Fit brochure, it has 100k mile or more tuneup interval. Definitely do not change anything aside from the fluids and filters unless the maintenance minder states so.

#150 of 263 Re: 30k Maintenance Suggestions ??? [fit2btied2] by hmowner

Jul 30, 2009 (7:37 am)

Replying to: fit2btied2 (Jun 22, 2009 11:10 am)
According to 2009 Fit Shop manual, for "severe" driving condition, you should change A/T transmission fluid on 37.5 K miles and then every 25K miles after that. However, your fit maintenance reminder should tell you when it is time to change the transmission fluid (it's reminder #3). For "normal" driving condition it's 2x the number above (i.e 75K for first, and then at every 50k)

#151 of 263 Oil Change by houseofjon

Sep 30, 2009 (4:50 pm)

I changed the oil in my 2008 Fit this morning. How do I reset the gauge to read 100%
 
Thank you

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