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Car Forum / Honda Cars / May 2008Maint. req. light/timing belt
I have a 2000 Accord. When I start the car the Maint. Required light flashes for a while. I think I recall that means routine maintenance. The car has 51,000 miles. One of the service techs at Honda told me once that timing chains should automatically be changed at 50,000 before they go. Is this hype, or should I do that. Is this connected with the light? It's abouit a $1000 job, so I don't want to do it if it's not highly recommended. thanks, mm >I have a 2000 Accord. When I start the car the Maint. Required light >flashes for a while. I think I recall that means routine maintenance. The [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >It's abouit a $1000 job, so I don't want to do it if it's not highly >recommended. thanks, You didn't talk to "techs at Honda". You spoke to one or more techs at your local dealer. Find a new dealer. Your car requires a timing belt change (I don't think they were using chains in the Accord in 2000) at 90k or 105k. Check your manual to see which it is (my '01 V6 is 105k for example). As for the light, yes that is the maint reminder. See the service schedule in your owners manual. It may be just the oil change that's due, or more depending on what was done at your last scheduled maintenance. > I have a 2000 Accord. When I start the car the Maint. Required light > flashes for a while. I think I recall that means routine maintenance. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > not highly recommended. thanks, > mm it's belt, not chain. in one respect, they're correct - the belt has two service criteria - mileage or time. time is usually 7 years, mileage is usually 105k miles. change at whichever comes sooner. if this were my car however, and i lived in a moderate climate, not too hot or too cold, i'd shoot closer to miles than years. honda are pretty conservative with their service schedules. and shop around until you get a better price quote - $1000 is very high. >> I have a 2000 Accord. When I start the car the Maint. Required light >> flashes for a while. I think I recall that means routine maintenance. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > mileage or time. time is usually 7 years, mileage is usually 105k miles. > change at whichever comes sooner. My issue with the tech in question (or at least the telling of the story) is that according to the OP, the tech says 50k is the basis of changing it. > if this were my car however, and i lived in a moderate climate, not too > hot or too cold, i'd shoot closer to miles than years. honda are pretty > conservative with their service schedules. and shop around until you get > a better price quote - $1000 is very high. >>> I have a 2000 Accord. When I start the car the Maint. Required >>> light flashes for a while. I think I recall that means routine [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > story) is that according to the OP, the tech says 50k is the basis of > changing it. that's what the op says the tech says - doesn't mean its /actually/ what the tech says. in this case, the tech would be correct if time were the criteria. but $1000 is still way too much so i wouldn't use them for that reason alone. >> if this were my car however, and i lived in a moderate climate, not >> too hot or too cold, i'd shoot closer to miles than years. honda are >> pretty conservative with their service schedules. and shop around >> until you get a better price quote - $1000 is very high. I'm not sure why anyone would bring an 8-year old car to the dealer for anything. Once my warranty expires, I never go back. I have a good local shop that can do everything they do, cheaper. Dan D '07 Ody EX Central NJ USA In article <844c501d-7b2b-496c-a293-9965b77a4cef@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, > I'm not sure why anyone would bring an 8-year old car to the dealer > for anything. Because they do a good job and know how to work on 8 year old brand-specific cars? Some dealers do fantastic jobs. Some independent shops do shitty jobs. > In article > <844c501d-7b2b-496c-a293-9965b77a4cef@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Some dealers do fantastic jobs. Some independent shops do shitty > jobs. Some dealers do shitty jobs. Some independent shops do great jobs. >>> I'm not sure why anyone would bring an 8-year old car to the dealer >>> for anything. >> Because they do a good job and know how to work on 8 year old >> brand-specific cars? >> >> Some dealers do fantastic jobs. Some independent shops do shitty jobs. > Some dealers do shitty jobs. Some independent shops do great jobs. So I guess the answer to this argument is to take it to a facility you like and trust. My dealer is great (*I* think), and so is a local independent Honda shop. What a dilemma.... *sigh* >>>> I'm not sure why anyone would bring an 8-year old car to the >>>> dealer [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > *sigh* Trust is the key. Go with whomever you feel confident with. > > Some dealers do fantastic jobs. Some independent shops do shitty > > jobs. > > Some dealers do shitty jobs. Some independent shops do great jobs. Yeah, but some indies do shitty jobs and some dealers do great jobs. The OP seemed to think that ALL dealers did shitty jobs and ALL indies did great jobs. Wrong-o. On May 19, 10:53 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote: > In article <d%nYj.4559$7k7....@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > The OP seemed to think that ALL dealers did shitty jobs and ALL indies > did great jobs. Wrong-o. I wasn't commenting on the QUALITY of the work, merely the COST. Dan D '07 Ody EX Central NJ USA > On May 19, 10:53 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I wasn't commenting on the QUALITY of the work, merely the COST. And even that will vary from dealer to dealer and indie to indie. Here where I live, the indie around the corner, who is quite good, charges the same prices as a dealer. >> > Some dealers do fantastic jobs. Some independent shops do shitty >> > jobs. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > indies > did great jobs. Wrong-o. Case by case basis. Caveat emptor....... Thanks all for the feedback. I trust the Honda dealer. I called another one 15 minutes away from the first and they were $100+ more. I don't really have a service station that I know well- my friend retired. So I'll start working on developing a relationship; in the meantime it's Honda. thanks again, mm >>>> Some dealers do fantastic jobs. Some independent shops do shitty >>>> jobs. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Case by case basis. Caveat emptor....... |
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