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#508 of 1122 Re: Accord 08 is NOISY? [dpmeersman] by rkirchoff Jun 28, 2008 (6:21 am)
Replying to: dpmeersman (Jun 24, 2008 2:00 am) can't say much about the radio system. I rarely listen to it. I've tried to listen to XM but have found that most stations that I liked would always play the same songs at the same time darned near everyday. And then sometimes, they'd play some song that was soooo bad that it was better to just turn-off the radio entirely.   XM is not something I'd order on a car. It was there when I bought the car. I seldom used it but when I did want to use it for weather, I found that there were no cities available that were close to my location...SW Indiana. I used the normal FM-radio station to hear weather for my locale. Soooo...why pay for something that is not just already free but has more local news and more local weather?   To me, silence is golden when traveling. It gives me time to think. I must add though that when I encounter some moron that has his radio turned up quite loudly that forces me and others to listen to that $%^&$^^ hiphop...I then turn on my radio and tune it to classical music then I, too, crank it up and force him to listen to "real" music.
#509 of 1122 Re: Daytime Running Lights [dlongod] by thegraduate Jun 28, 2008 (8:11 am)
Replying to: dlongod (Jun 28, 2008 5:39 am) Sorry I don't have a better answer for ya, but here's what I can tell you I'd do...   When you park, set the brake. Turn the car off, then back on, if you need it to sit with the lights off. Don't release the parking brake. The DRLs shouldn't come on. They only come on after cranking by releasing the brake.   If you're doing a lot of sitting with the motor running, the extra fuel used in shutting off and re-cranking the car won't matter much - you're mileage will be shot anyway.
#510 of 1122 08 Accord Problems by jpl Jun 29, 2008 (10:44 am)
Hi Purchased 08 EX-L, w/Navi June 24th, having some problems, anyone else experiencing these problems???     1) Driver's side seat skip's going back   2) Navigation System, Sometimes have to press button twice before response   3) My BIGGEST PROBLEM, Seems to be all Front-End     a) When appling brakes, the front seems to shake-shimmies     b) At high speed, slowing down the shaking-shimming is more pronounced     c) When accelerating to high speeds, from time to time it feels as if it is gliding, hard to explain, when I was a kid riding My bike, if You shifted & it did not go into gear, but You were moving faster. scary!!                   Appreciate any help in this matter                                                                                                       jpl Replies to this message: packer3 (Jun 29, 2008 11:36 am) ljgbjg (Jun 29, 2008 11:53 am)
#511 of 1122 Re: 08 Accord Problems [jpl] by packer3 Jun 29, 2008 (11:36 am)
Replying to: jpl (Jun 29, 2008 10:44 am) Bring it back to the dealer and show him
#512 of 1122 Re: 08 Accord Problems [jpl] by ljgbjg Jun 29, 2008 (11:53 am)
Replying to: jpl (Jun 29, 2008 10:44 am) 8 EXL V6   1) Yes - skips and sometimes jams altogether like there is something in the tracks. Jimmy Hoffa? 2) Yes from high speed. Suggest you have rotors checked for warping - the pulsation of braking can casue the whole fonrt end to shimmy. Since it happens only when braking, I put my money on warped rotors. 3) No
#513 of 1122 Oil Change Frequesny by matador51 Jul 01, 2008 (8:08 am)
I live in Canada where it gets really cold in the winter. Last Dec I purchased a 2008 Accord V6 and today it has slightly over 3000 miles on it.   The oil change light still says 70% so at this rate I will go through two winters without ever changing the original oil.   Does this seem right or maybe there is something wrong with that indicator. I change the oil every 3000 miles on my truck and always before winter. Replies to this message: dpmeersman (Jul 01, 2008 8:19 am) chiralpaul (Jul 01, 2008 8:24 am) thegraduate (Jul 01, 2008 10:37 am) hank119 (Jul 03, 2008 6:53 pm)
#514 of 1122 Re: Oil Change Frequesny [matador51] by dpmeersman Jul 01, 2008 (8:19 am)
Replying to: matador51 (Jul 01, 2008 8:08 am) I own the same car and I had the oil changed when the indicator was 15% which for me was 7,600 miles. I'm told it is break-in oil and should be left alone until it reaches the 15% oil life indicator or one year, which ever comes first.
#515 of 1122 Re: Oil Change Frequesny [matador51] by chiralpaul Jul 01, 2008 (8:24 am)
Replying to: matador51 (Jul 01, 2008 8:08 am) 3000 miles and 70% life sounds about right. I have 6000 miles and 40% and the dealer says this is fine. I plan to change the oil at 7500 even if the computer says I don't need to because I want the tires rotated around that time. The manual says you should change the oil when the car tells you but AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR so I would advise you to change it in December at the latest. Make sure to check your oil level. The break in oil is thin and there are several reports of oil usage. I recently topped mine off because it was nearly a quart down.
#516 of 1122 Re: Oil Change Frequesny [matador51] by thegraduate Jul 01, 2008 (10:37 am)
Replying to: matador51 (Jul 01, 2008 8:08 am) Posts 514 and 515 are correct - you should get your oil changed at 15% or 12 months, whichever comes first. Replies to this message: hank119 (Jul 03, 2008 6:53 pm)
#517 of 1122 Re: Oil Change Frequesny [thegraduate] by hank119 Jul 03, 2008 (6:53 pm)
Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 01, 2008 10:37 am) Graduate My manual seems a little ambiguous about the time to change oil on the 2008 V-6. On page 308 it states " 15 and 10% oil life indicators remind you that your vehicle will soon be due for maintenance."   It also states "when the remaining oil life is 5 to 1% you will see a SERVICE message along with the same maintenance codes ...."   Inasmuch as it's desirable to keep the factory oil in the crankcase as long as possible I opted to perform my first oil change when the 5% message first appeared. This occurred at approximately 9400 miles.

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