Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

"jaynews"
> My 2003 3.2 TL (bought in 11/02) has around 16K.

geesh put some mileage on the thing or get a beater

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

"jaynews"
> My 2003 3.2 TL (bought in 11/02) has around 16K.

geesh put some mileage on the thing or get a beater

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

KennyB wrote:

>
> Follow the guidelines in the owner's manual ...

In addition to KennyB's suggested items I'd add inspection of the
engine air filter and PCV valve. 16K miles between tire rotations is
about twice as long as most tire shops suggest. You probably go in for
one oil change/year; be a sport and also have them rotate the tires at
every oil change. See pattern A on
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=43
No point in rebalancing the tires unless you've got a vibration.

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

KennyB wrote:

>
> Follow the guidelines in the owner's manual ...

In addition to KennyB's suggested items I'd add inspection of the
engine air filter and PCV valve. 16K miles between tire rotations is
about twice as long as most tire shops suggest. You probably go in for
one oil change/year; be a sport and also have them rotate the tires at
every oil change. See pattern A on
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=43
No point in rebalancing the tires unless you've got a vibration.

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

KennyB wrote:

>
> Follow the guidelines in the owner's manual ...

In addition to KennyB's suggested items I'd add inspection of the
engine air filter and PCV valve. 16K miles between tire rotations is
about twice as long as most tire shops suggest. You probably go in for
one oil change/year; be a sport and also have them rotate the tires at
every oil change. See pattern A on
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=43
No point in rebalancing the tires unless you've got a vibration.

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

KennyB wrote:

>
> Follow the guidelines in the owner's manual ...

In addition to KennyB's suggested items I'd add inspection of the
engine air filter and PCV valve. 16K miles between tire rotations is
about twice as long as most tire shops suggest. You probably go in for
one oil change/year; be a sport and also have them rotate the tires at
every oil change. See pattern A on
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=43
No point in rebalancing the tires unless you've got a vibration.

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

jaynews wrote:
> My 2003 3.2 TL (bought in 11/02) has around 16K. I'm scheduling some
> routine maintenance for next week. Other than an oil/filter change, I'm
> thinking of having the brake fluid changed (since the manual actually says
> to do this every 3 years and nobody at Acura mentioned this to me last year
> when I brought it in). Does the brake fluid really need changing now even
> at only 16K, or should I wait some more?
>
> I'm also thinking about having and the tires rotated and rebalanced. Is the
> rebalancing really necessary?
>
> Anything else that needs to be done at this time that I might be
> overlooking?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
>

Brake fluid is a good idea. Please only have your work done by someone
experienced with Honda/Acura products either a dealer or a specialist
independent.

As far as the tires I don't get them rebalanced unless I feel some
excessive vibration, but then again I am very sensitive to vibration.
That said, the cost to have the balanced checked while the tires are off
for rotation should be very little. In my case I do my own rotations
and have a shop do the work if balance and rotation are called for.

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

jaynews wrote:
> My 2003 3.2 TL (bought in 11/02) has around 16K. I'm scheduling some
> routine maintenance for next week. Other than an oil/filter change, I'm
> thinking of having the brake fluid changed (since the manual actually says
> to do this every 3 years and nobody at Acura mentioned this to me last year
> when I brought it in). Does the brake fluid really need changing now even
> at only 16K, or should I wait some more?
>
> I'm also thinking about having and the tires rotated and rebalanced. Is the
> rebalancing really necessary?
>
> Anything else that needs to be done at this time that I might be
> overlooking?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
>

Brake fluid is a good idea. Please only have your work done by someone
experienced with Honda/Acura products either a dealer or a specialist
independent.

As far as the tires I don't get them rebalanced unless I feel some
excessive vibration, but then again I am very sensitive to vibration.
That said, the cost to have the balanced checked while the tires are off
for rotation should be very little. In my case I do my own rotations
and have a shop do the work if balance and rotation are called for.

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

jaynews wrote:
> My 2003 3.2 TL (bought in 11/02) has around 16K. I'm scheduling some
> routine maintenance for next week. Other than an oil/filter change, I'm
> thinking of having the brake fluid changed (since the manual actually says
> to do this every 3 years and nobody at Acura mentioned this to me last year
> when I brought it in). Does the brake fluid really need changing now even
> at only 16K, or should I wait some more?
>
> I'm also thinking about having and the tires rotated and rebalanced. Is the
> rebalancing really necessary?
>
> Anything else that needs to be done at this time that I might be
> overlooking?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
>

Brake fluid is a good idea. Please only have your work done by someone
experienced with Honda/Acura products either a dealer or a specialist
independent.

As far as the tires I don't get them rebalanced unless I feel some
excessive vibration, but then again I am very sensitive to vibration.
That said, the cost to have the balanced checked while the tires are off
for rotation should be very little. In my case I do my own rotations
and have a shop do the work if balance and rotation are called for.

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

jaynews wrote:
> My 2003 3.2 TL (bought in 11/02) has around 16K. I'm scheduling some
> routine maintenance for next week. Other than an oil/filter change, I'm
> thinking of having the brake fluid changed (since the manual actually says
> to do this every 3 years and nobody at Acura mentioned this to me last year
> when I brought it in). Does the brake fluid really need changing now even
> at only 16K, or should I wait some more?
>
> I'm also thinking about having and the tires rotated and rebalanced. Is the
> rebalancing really necessary?
>
> Anything else that needs to be done at this time that I might be
> overlooking?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
>

Brake fluid is a good idea. Please only have your work done by someone
experienced with Honda/Acura products either a dealer or a specialist
independent.

As far as the tires I don't get them rebalanced unless I feel some
excessive vibration, but then again I am very sensitive to vibration.
That said, the cost to have the balanced checked while the tires are off
for rotation should be very little. In my case I do my own rotations
and have a shop do the work if balance and rotation are called for.

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

D.D. Pallmer wrote:
> 4000 miles/year? Cheaper and less hassle to take taxis.
>

That all depends upon where you live!

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

D.D. Pallmer wrote:
> 4000 miles/year? Cheaper and less hassle to take taxis.
>

That all depends upon where you live!

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

D.D. Pallmer wrote:
> 4000 miles/year? Cheaper and less hassle to take taxis.
>

That all depends upon where you live!

John

Re: Maintenance for 4 yr old TL w/ 16K
 

D.D. Pallmer wrote:
> 4000 miles/year? Cheaper and less hassle to take taxis.
>

That all depends upon where you live!

John