Why I Don't Trust The Honda Dealer's Recommendations

My wife once went to the dealer for an oil change and was told she needed new wiper blades after I changed her wiper blades literally that same week with brand new top of the line Bosch blades 😂

At the end of the day everything comes down to be an educated car owner. People refuse to read the owners manual and learn how to do simple preventive maintenance. Great video btw.

This man is right on the money I do everything that he does preventative maintenance is the key to a reliable vehicle. I also have three Hondas. My cars all go high miles with very few problems. I have a 2007 Honda fit sport with 260,000 miles on it now it’s still very reliable and everything thing works as it should. Still drives like a brand new car. Goes through about a half a quart of oil between oil changes still has no leaks anywhere on engine or transmission.

You are 100% right I don't even wait for 5000 miles because it is my car not dealer

Great video! I agree with you. 2018 Honda Civic EX-Hs with CVT. Oil changed every 5,000 miles and CVT fluid changed at 30,000. 46,000 miles on her now.

Im in Canada...oil change every 8000km (4971 miles) Honda CRV owner...2.4 litre N/A motor & last year of the 5 speed transmission. Im keeping it forever.

Very glad I found your channel. There's no professionals anymore. You have the best interest of your clients. Thank you for all the info!

Very good video and channel as well. I have a Honda Accord 4 cyl 2012 with 190,000 miles. Used to have 5-6k miles intervals, but the older the got, I switched to 3K mile intervals. I used Mobil1 EP and Pennzoil UP 0w20 since their cSt Viscosity @100C which is 8.8 matches with Honda Ultimate Full Syn viscosity and other aftermartket are too thin. Also, after 3K miles/3 months oil just gets too dirty and I dont like the look of it when draining. With high mileage vehicles I recommend 3K mi intervals too all car owners. I extract and refill a full tank of power steering fluid and brake fluid every second oil change that is every 6k miles in my case. Coolant stays good for very long time so I change it every 3-4 years or about 50K miles. Air filter gets dirty close to 10k miles and I change it basically every 3rd oil change. Cabin filter is changed in my vehicle twice a year as it gets dirty pretty fast in the city, so I change it before summer and before winter. I change spark plugs every 60k miles and every time I do it I feel a great improvement in the way the car responds to the accelerator and also get better gas mileage immediately.

That’s a bad Honda Dealership. The one I got to tells me to change the transmission fluid every 25k-30k miles to change my transmission fluid. Even the manual says to change it at 25k

In this case I don’t have a Honda - have a Toyota - but I highly rate your approach to maintenance and inspection and general advice and I learn something valuable every video. Thank you. Wish I lived nearer to you. Northumberland is a fair hike!

Very clear sincere humble advise.. God Bless. More power to you Shadetree

Excellent advice. I own a 2017 honda CRV. I change my own oil every 4000 miles. Cvt fluid once each year and differential fluid once a year. Car runs like brand new.

Same with the newer Toyota vehicles with these long oil change intervals. I get my oil change done very 5,000 miles or 6 months whichever comes first. I get it done at an independent garage.

James from Kenya 🇰🇪 like your Honda explaining safety in engine very much

In an online forum I found, a Honda technician in Japan confirmed that all Honda cars required scheduled transmission fluid flush. No exception. No such thing as life-time transmission fluid with Honda.

Very good information, purchased a 2017 Honda Accord Sport and plan on keeping it for a long time, it is ABSOLUTLEY insane for Honda and the dealships to recommend 10k oil changes and state the CVT transmission fluid as LIFETIME. This is totally wrong, most Honda vehicles use a very thin engine oil, 0-20 which as stated in the video breaks down in a much shorter time. It is IMPERATIVE that you stick to a 5k oil change schedule even with full synthetic oil and change your CVT transmission fluid every 30K, and ONLY use the Honda HCF-2 CVT transmission fluid.This will save you in the long run from huge costly repairs, I am just blown away the Honda dealerships/manufacturer would recommend such intervals, sounds to me like they want you to go by their intervals and make lots of $$$$

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience! I have found your channel to be very informative! Also, it is very rare that a shop has loaner cars for its customers. That definitely elevates your shop and I'm sure your customers appreciate that courtesy.

Just found this channel and I love it ! If I need a mechanic, I’ll be going to your shop ! Thanks for the content and keep it up !

Awesome! Appreciate you sharing the proper way to maintain a reliable Honda! 👍👍👍

I have a few Hondas in my stable. I just put new Koni shocks on the front of my 01 Prelude the other day in my garage. It was a lot cheaper than getting a shop to do it,easier than I thought but it’s a drag doing it on the ground and not on a lift, I still have to do the rears as well. I like the older cars I have as they are easier to work on. Greetings from British Columbia 😊