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#111 of 166 Re: Honda Oil Change [larryde3] by jet10000 Feb 04, 2008 (4:09 pm)
Replying to: larryde3 (Feb 04, 2008 12:01 pm) My local oil change place tells me that Honda likes to tell you 5000 so it can generate business with future engine problems - but does my oil change guy just want to generate additional business from me.   Well, Honda would be really stupid to have people leave oil in longer to make money off of engine problems. That would obviously hurt all future sales at Honda.   As Shipo said, the maintenance minder should be followed. And according to my usage, it should be somewhat past 5,000 before you need to change. (The specific mileage is determined by your driving habits.)   If you were to change it every 3,000 and you reset your minder everytime you get an oil change (as you're supposed to do) it would increase the frequency of how often you do the other maintenance items as listed in the manual. So you'd not only spend extra money on oil changes, you'd spend extra money on everything else.   Stick to the minder...
#112 of 166 Changing cabin filter 2005 coupe by heart2 Mar 02, 2008 (9:14 am)
Never had the cabin filter (?s) replaced. Any sites that describe in detail how to go about it for an amateur? Did do it once on an Acura TL but the original change was done by dealer so plastic cutting was already done. Thanks. Replies to this message: jet10000 (Mar 02, 2008 9:40 am)
#113 of 166 Re: Changing cabin filter 2005 coupe [heart2] by jet10000 Mar 02, 2008 (9:40 am)
Replying to: heart2 (Mar 02, 2008 9:14 am) I had a 2003 coupe and the procedure was in the owners manual on page 229, Dust and Pollen filter. Check to see if it's in your owner's manual. Basically it describes how to remove some hooks that's holding the glove box in place. Once you do that, the glove box rotates downward out of the way and you have access to the filters.   There's no plastic cutting involved.
#114 of 166 Scheduled maintenance guide by robsmith4 Mar 02, 2008 (11:26 am)
Can any one tell me where I can find a list of the services that are done at each of the recommended service intervals on a 2006 Civic EX coupe. I would like to be able to shop the service competitivly and need to know what needs to be done. Replies to this message: ruking1 (Mar 02, 2008 11:56 am) jet10000 (Mar 02, 2008 7:44 pm)
#115 of 166 Re: Scheduled maintenance guide [robsmith4] by ruking1 Mar 02, 2008 (11:56 am)
Replying to: robsmith4 (Mar 02, 2008 11:26 am) Actually there are a lot of sources. The real deal is the MY shop manual. You can see in exact detail what is involved. The facts of the matter are most maintenance items are indeed visual, inspection, verify. So if you really know what you are doing, you can just vendor out the items that either you can't or won't do or are beyond your expertise and/or shop equipment.   link titlehttp://www.honda.com/   or you can also go onto the oem's owners site  link title
#116 of 166 Re: Scheduled maintenance guide [robsmith4] by jet10000 Mar 02, 2008 (7:44 pm)
Replying to: robsmith4 (Mar 02, 2008 11:26 am) Can any one tell me where I can find a list of the services that are done at each of the recommended service intervals on a 2006 Civic EX coupe. I would like to be able to shop the service competitivly and need to know what needs to be done.   I've never seen any published schedule regarding the actual intervals on when to do the service on the latest generation Civic because it is all tied to the oil life computer or the maintenance minder as it's called.   When it gets to 15% oil life, you will see either an A or B and possibly 1,2,3,4 or 5 as well. Your owners manual has a description on what each item is so you can have it priced out beforehand if you want.   If you don't have it serviced at Honda, make sure after the service you follow the manual instructions to reset the oil life at 100%. That will keep you on the proper maintenance intervals for the life of the vehicle.
#117 of 166 How to change serpetine belt on a 2003 honda civic? by vat19 Apr 06, 2008 (5:08 am)
I have a 2003 honda civic and it has 64k miles. Is it time to change the serpentine belt and how do you do this????? I have 2 corollas and it took me 3 mins to change both of them.   Thanks in advance
#118 of 166 Brake Pad Replacement by cap2 Apr 26, 2008 (10:11 am)
Hello, I have a 2002 Civic and I am wondering if that's a typical time for Brake Pads replacement? I am not an aggressive driver, so not sure what determines Brake Pads replacement. Is it usually replaced every at 60K, 90K, 110K?   Thanks, -Lawrence Replies to this message: ruking1 (Apr 26, 2008 10:26 am)
#119 of 166 Re: Brake Pad Replacement [cap2] by ruking1 Apr 26, 2008 (10:26 am)
Replying to: cap2 (Apr 26, 2008 10:11 am) There is no substitution for visual inspections, especially at the prescribed intervals! Actual pad and rotor wear (front and or rear) are the determining factors. It is as easy as; if you do NOT know what you are looking for, get someone who does. A lot of places if you look will offer to do it free of charge. There is no reason a min of 100,000 miles can not be reached before you are even concerned   Some so called "NON" aggressive drivers are ULTRA aggressive on brake pads and rotors (not to scare you or create doubt, but you must have some sense of it or not) . So for example, a lot of so called (safe in their own minds) pre brake, thinking this is safer, better, etc,( who really can stick whomever's reasoning) Some folks even ride their brakes thinking it is safer. So what happens is since they do not understand that proportioning valves are set to equalize brake application forces, pre braking actually will wear rear pads/shoes app 4x faster than the fronts, which are the ones designed to do the majority of the braking. So if one just brakes normally the proportioning valves will function correctly and normal front to rear wear will occur.
#120 of 166 Re: Left turn thump/clunking noise [bspl] by ozmann Jun 23, 2008 (6:46 pm)
Replying to: bspl (Aug 23, 2006 9:53 am) It may be your cv joint, they make a noise in tight turns when they are about to fail.

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