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That said (in a very haughty voice), do you have service records? What year is it? Auto/manual?
If you don't have service records check the oil, it may be due for a change. Brakes can last 40 to 100k miles, I had to change the front pads around 60K so these need inspecting. It's an easy DIY (dealers will sell you brake jobs when you still have 20K miles left). It has a life-of-engine timing chain (no belt) so there's none of the 60K belt/water pump business for $600.
It's a Honda and doesn't require hundreds in unnecessary 30K dealer checks.
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There are no prescribed 30k service intervals. Read the owner's manual, specifically the maintenance section. Your dealer's 60K service consists of whatever they feel like for about $400.00.
That said (in a very haughty voice), do you have service records? What year is it? Auto/manual?
If you don't have service records check the oil, it may be due for a change. Brakes can last 40 to 100k miles, I had to change the front pads around 60K so these need inspecting. It's an easy DIY (dealers will sell you brake jobs when you still have 20K miles left). It has a life-of-engine timing chain (no belt) so there's none of the 60K belt/water pump business for $600.
It's a Honda and doesn't require hundreds in unnecessary 30K dealer checks.
That said (in a very haughty voice), do you have service records? What year is it? Auto/manual?
If you don't have service records check the oil, it may be due for a change. Brakes can last 40 to 100k miles, I had to change the front pads around 60K so these need inspecting. It's an easy DIY (dealers will sell you brake jobs when you still have 20K miles left). It has a life-of-engine timing chain (no belt) so there's none of the 60K belt/water pump business for $600.
It's a Honda and doesn't require hundreds in unnecessary 30K dealer checks.
One of the most important aspects of any scheduled maintenance is have a trained technician inspect the vehicle and recommend services based on actual fluid conditions and/or worn vehicle components.
These inspections are often turned into cash cows and used more to sell repairs than inform the customers on how to keep their vehicle reliable and riding well.
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Your car should display little maintenance code indicators, I believe along with the Oil Life % menu of your little display in the dash.
It should display a single letter: A, B, C, etc, followed by a single number: 1, 2, 3 etc, which you can then use your owners manual to refer to what service needs to be done with that specific combination of codes, make sense?
If I were to buy a car at 60K miles or pretty much any milage, doing the work myself I generally :
-Change the Oil
-Check the brake pads, replace those as needed
-Visually check the brake lines, which really just entails taking off the rim and inspecting that there are no cracks or fluid leaking anywhere on the lines (sometimes you don't need to remove the rim(s) if your car is jacked up or you have visibility to the brake lines)
-Checking the brake fluid level under the hood in the master cylinder. The color of the brake fluid master cylinder is a rough but not decent indication of how old the fluid might be. Light and yellow relatively new, dark and murky could be old. Also the level of the fluid can also tell you if there could possibly be a leak somewhere in the system, ie. brake lines or master cylinder itself, or if your pads are wearing down since there will be more fluid needed to go into the system to push the piston out to activate a thining brake pad.
-Depending on milage change the Transmission fluid (not THAT much harder than the engine oil)
-Change the Spark Plugs
-Make sure the tires are all filled correctly
-Check the engine air filter (this is super easy too, just buy a new one at honda and do it yourself or replace it with an upgrade like K&N drop in filter
-Change the Cabin air filter
-lastly I detail the car and the whole damn thing is as good as new!
Thats about it!
hope I helped
It should display a single letter: A, B, C, etc, followed by a single number: 1, 2, 3 etc, which you can then use your owners manual to refer to what service needs to be done with that specific combination of codes, make sense?
If I were to buy a car at 60K miles or pretty much any milage, doing the work myself I generally :
-Change the Oil
-Check the brake pads, replace those as needed
-Visually check the brake lines, which really just entails taking off the rim and inspecting that there are no cracks or fluid leaking anywhere on the lines (sometimes you don't need to remove the rim(s) if your car is jacked up or you have visibility to the brake lines)
-Checking the brake fluid level under the hood in the master cylinder. The color of the brake fluid master cylinder is a rough but not decent indication of how old the fluid might be. Light and yellow relatively new, dark and murky could be old. Also the level of the fluid can also tell you if there could possibly be a leak somewhere in the system, ie. brake lines or master cylinder itself, or if your pads are wearing down since there will be more fluid needed to go into the system to push the piston out to activate a thining brake pad.
-Depending on milage change the Transmission fluid (not THAT much harder than the engine oil)
-Change the Spark Plugs
-Make sure the tires are all filled correctly
-Check the engine air filter (this is super easy too, just buy a new one at honda and do it yourself or replace it with an upgrade like K&N drop in filter
-Change the Cabin air filter
-lastly I detail the car and the whole damn thing is as good as new!
Thats about it!
hope I helped
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