What fluids should I be using any preferences?I would say follow the maintenance schedule, but Honda more or less did away with that and gave us the "maintenance minder" instead. Follow it and you'll be fine. You can research on the interwebs to get an idea of what to expect. The main things are more or less:
Oil changes approx. every 7.5k miles
Change brake fluid and air filters every 30k miles.
Spark plugs every 100k miles.
Coolant and transmission fluid are somewhere in that range as well.
Of course, check brake pads and other wear items as you wish!
I only have 6k miles on mine, so I haven't gotten that far yet. I'd imagine there are others that will be happy to share their preferences. And argue/fight about them!What fluids should I be using any preferences?
I use only Honda fluids for everything except the engine oil. I use the engine oil that makes me feel good. That's because I haven't found any reason to do otherwise. So I recommend everyone do the same. (Maybe if I had a MT I would bother to use something else for that, but then maybe not.)What fluids should I be using any preferences?
I'd personally change the spark plugs sooner than that, especially if you tend to do a bit of aggressive driving...that said, good idea to check up on them every now and then, even if not replacing them.I would say follow the maintenance schedule, but Honda more or less did away with that and gave us the "maintenance minder" instead. Follow it and you'll be fine. You can research on the interwebs to get an idea of what to expect. The main things are more or less:
Oil changes approx. every 7.5k miles
Change brake fluid and air filters every 30k miles.
Spark plugs every 100k miles.
Coolant and transmission fluid are somewhere in that range as well.
Of course, check brake pads and other wear items as you wish!
If I could ask about spark plugs, what do you or anyone else here consider aggressive driving? My 2017 EXT has 60k and I don't think they've been replaced. I don't drive it hard at all. Occasionally I drop it into Sport when getting onto an entrance ramp, but other than that I baby it. It's endured long, cold, and snowy winters, and hot summers.I'd personally change the spark plugs sooner than that, especially if you tend to do a bit of aggressive driving...that said, good idea to check up on them every now and then, even if not replacing them.
I've never done that in a car before. Is it easy for our cars?PCV approx every 30,000 miles
Oh heck yeah thank you so much! I'll check it out even though I have a 1.5 L. I'll see about doing it today and report back to you.if you have the 2.0L its simple.....not sure about the 1.5......
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