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398 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Replying to: terryp1 (Jun 02, 2009 10:02 am) If it happens that they've produced a differential that needs its oil changed and its clutch plates burnished every 7,000 miles or so, they screwed up. (And I expect they know it.) They seem to believe the engine needs oil changes every 10,000 miles. And of course a differential would be expected to go much longer between changes, even one named R2-D2 or whatever. Two words: Marketing and Accountants. When you have engineers design a very good product and then hand it off to Marketing and Accountants, they are bound to mess it up. I have Owner's manuals for the 83 Magna and 88 Prelude, and Honda sent sticky pages to paste over the ones in the book. But, with the addition of Lawyers to the corporate staff, they won't do it, because it would be equivalent to admission of guilt. So, now it is 3 words; Marketing, Accountants, and Lawyers.
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Jun 03, 2009 8:33 am) |
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Apr 20, 2009 12:26 pm)
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Replying to: judylink (Jun 03, 2009 2:11 pm) Diff breaksdown the oil with use. Anyone living where they activate AWD should be changing fluid about once a year. Metal shavings would indicate that someone waited too long to change fluid, and ignored the early warning signs.
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Jun 04, 2009 8:32 am) I suppose if my CR-V was my first Honda I might be miffed about this rear diff issue, but since it’s my 15th or so since 1977, I’m as big a fan as ever…And will remain so.
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Replying to: tedtcb (Jun 04, 2009 2:09 pm) I suppose if my CR-V was my first Honda I might be miffed about this rear diff issue, but since it’s my 15th or so since 1977, I’m as big a fan as ever…And will remain so. Sounds about right, change the fluid once a year and the car is happy.
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Jun 09, 2009 8:57 am)  64K Drove from the Catskills to Burlington Vt last Sat got close to 29 mph on the way up(Just me and my wife) and with one extra person on the way back (80mph) for 235 Mi about 24 MPH The 29 was the best I ever got.
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Replying to: tedtcb (Jun 09, 2009 4:28 pm) Honestly, next to a Neon that I was a fool to buy, the cr-v has been the least reliable car I've owned. Also, nice to see blueiedgod over here trumpeting reliability in the face of evidence again. He really gets around these message boards. |
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Replying to: jpettibone (Jun 10, 2009 12:55 pm) I know, it is just too much to ask people to maintain their vehicles as they are supposed to. How dare a manufacturer require people change their fluids and oils on schedule. I agree, once you buy a vehicle, it should run a million miles without the owner spending a penny or taking it into the shop, and preferrably all done on the same tank of fuel.... alas, the reality bites....
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Hi I'm new to the forums, I usually don't join but just browse the useful info. But I'm considering a 2009 CRV AWD auto. Has there been any differential problems with the later model CRVs? The service bulletin addresses the 02 - 07 model years. Thanks, vincel |
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