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I already went over to the local Goodyear and had the Lifetime Warrenty added to the Goodyears that came on the Pilot ($10.00 per tire). This way every 6000 miles I get the tires Repressured, Rebalanced, and Rotated for Free, and every 18,000 I get the 4 wheel alignment done (strongly recommended for 4WD vehicles). I have had this in the past on my Escape, and when I had a problem with the original 60k treadlife tires on the Escape, I got a Full replacement at no charge, but since the tire that was on there was no longer produced, it was replaced with a tire comperable at no charge.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Good point - the oil change is the only time some people's tires get checked for proper inflation, much less rotation!
But don't forget, some care sales people don't know the vehicle's they sell or the maintence intervals from a hole in the wall. Then again, so sales people, will tell you all that, but customers will just plainly ignore it.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
If so, do you take it to the dealer or buy something yourself and clean it. I'm afraid of just spraying down the whole engine and maybe ruining something. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Odie
Odie's Carspace
I always thought warranty work had to be done at the dealership. I have read on other forums that often independent shops that specialize in a brand offer better service and price than the dealer.
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Good post here:
0patience, "Reputable Mechanics: Separating Fact from Fiction" #65, 17 Sep 2004 10:27 pm
If you mean warranty repairs, done for free under warranty, you must go to a Honda dealer, if there is one available.
If you are talking about service work for which you are paying, any independent shop can do that work, be sure to get and keep the receipts.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
That site will help you keep straight all of your maintenance.
Do you think I need to do oil change prior this trip? or I am ok to drive the car with 40% left until I come back and go to get oil changed on next Monday? I will have another trip (which it is around another 2-300 miles.. go to visit a friend and go to SeaWorld in San Diego) coming up in next weekend.
Would it be too risky to drive to a trip for 300 miles while oil level is only 40% left?
Thanks.
I change my oil at 7,500 miles (per my owner's manual), so I'd say you're just beyond the half life of the oil in your engine now. You probably have around 3,000 miles left before the indicator will get down to 5 or 10%.
From what I've read, Honda discourages changing the initial oil in their cars early.
It's rediculous how the need for revenue and profit will cause people to see if you're willing to waste your money.
I prefer to check the oil every 3 months to check the level and see how dirty it is. I usually change it every 6 months which is 6,000 mile for me. If you take a service tech advice everytime without question, you will surely be pi__ing your hard earned cash away. The proof is in the little sticky thing placed on the inside of your windshield scheduling you back in 3 months!
I have also heard about not changing the original oil early. I can't find any justification on it though. What have you seen on the subject?
I have 5100 miles on my '07 and the oil life is 20%. I have had the Pilot since Nov. '06 and plan on changing oil every 5000 so that I can stay on the 15,000 mile interval for other services.
Joe
stevedebi, "Honda CR-V Maintenance and Repair" #5332, 14 May 2007 11:44 am
Scroll down to post #5345 in that thread for some quotes from Honda about the subject.
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I have a certified 2006 Honda Pilot.It is due for its 30,000 mile service.The dealership quoted me $600.00 for servicing.Is that fair price for what they call a major service.Is there any kind of literature I can refer for servicing schedules.
thank you very much for your feedback in advance.
Ranjit Mulay
It's about half your estimate in my zip code.
The dealer is probably recommending that additional stuff be done that's not in the owner's manual recommendations. You may decide that some of that extra stuff is worth it, but remember that most service writers work on commission.
Yes, I think tire rotation at 7.5K miles is reasonable, if you tie it to another service like engine oil - - I wouldn't take in in just for a tire rotation. But don't get bothered if that's at 9K miles. After 40K of driving, I think the alignment is off spec enough that you will get uneven wear at intervals greater than 7.5K miles.
Also he wants $194??? to change the transmission fluid while the dealer printout quotes $90. Is there something special about AWD that would make this changing of the tranny fluid cost so much? thanks.
Odie