I'm thinking about taking my 95 Sedan in for it's first tune-up since purchase but being a college student i'm strapped on cash. I was wondering how much does it typically run and what should i have them do?
Tune Up Cost
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Problem is that "tune up" is defined differently be each shop and different by how many miles are on the car. Most have pricing for 30k, 60k, & 90k and the service is different for each. So first you need to tell us how many miles you have on your car.
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and whats been done to your car (by you or that you know of) since you've owned it
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tune up on our cars consists of, but not limited too. spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter, pcv valve oil change=engine, trans, diff, coolant flush, myabe a TB cleaning, some on car injector cleaning (or atleast a put in tank cleaner, like seafoam) also a intake manifold cleaning like a seafoam is good.
most of this stuff you can do yourself.
most of this stuff you can do yourself.
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Well, it has 136k miles on it. I just changed the Oil & Filter about 250 miles ago. The person i bought the car from had replaced the timing belt at 78k miles. I could probably use an Engine Coolant and Diff Fluid change. Brakes were done at around 134k. Spark Plugs were changed at 114k.
I just notice that i don't get the best mileage i went about 220 miles on around 16 Gallons. Just looking for the tune ups that will increase mileage, and keep my car from overheating(never has just want it to stay that way.)
I just notice that i don't get the best mileage i went about 220 miles on around 16 Gallons. Just looking for the tune ups that will increase mileage, and keep my car from overheating(never has just want it to stay that way.)
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i would do fuel filter change...run gas down to near empty, add Chevron Techron fuel cleaner additive with a full tank of premium gas. check the plugs, make sure they are NGK laser platinum or Iridiums..if they aren't change them STAT!
this should help you out....
this should help you out....
i can do most of the stuff you listed. but how much would the pcv valve, diff , tb cleaning, intake manifold cleaning cost??
for teh differential, do i just ask them to clean it too?
when was the last time you change your FF?
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you really can't tell if its good or bad by looking at it...but the part is like $30....worth it to change just for peace of mind
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welcome to the forum!
I hate to possibly give you more bad news but FYI...the two big hitters on the 90k mile service are replacing the timing belt AND the water pump. It's an expensive job...and I've found quite a few Legends where the previous owner ONLY changed the TB and not the water pump. I would be most worried about that since a) it's an expensive job and b) you dont want to skimp on Legend cooling system repairs
find out about that water pump! I would not want to be driving on one that's 130k+ miles on it. A Legend that overheats is waaaay worse than a Legend getting under 15MPG
and you can def do a lot of the tuneup yourself...
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As many have already said you should consider:
1. Verify water pump has been replaced (I just bought a 98 civic that they changed the TB but didn't do the water pump and now it has a BHG and I'm the new owner
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2. Air filter
3. Fuel filter
4. PCV valve ($5)
5. Techron/Seafoam treatment via gas tank
6. Transmission fluid drain and refill
7. Differential fluid drain and refill
8. O2 sensors from Spark plug, Spark plug wire, spark plug gap, spark plug cross reference and ignition wires at Sparkplugs.com (NTK part # 24172)
9. Thermostat & coolant change
That should get you started on the right track.
1. Verify water pump has been replaced (I just bought a 98 civic that they changed the TB but didn't do the water pump and now it has a BHG and I'm the new owner
).2. Air filter
3. Fuel filter
4. PCV valve ($5)
5. Techron/Seafoam treatment via gas tank
6. Transmission fluid drain and refill
7. Differential fluid drain and refill
8. O2 sensors from Spark plug, Spark plug wire, spark plug gap, spark plug cross reference and ignition wires at Sparkplugs.com (NTK part # 24172)
9. Thermostat & coolant change
That should get you started on the right track.
"raise my hand and says "guilty" " . lol haha
i change my timing belt a month ago. also change the cam gears and all the other belts. the fucken mechanic was going to charge me $300 for the waterpump and said that since the belts were all off , just pay $300 for the water pump, thats how much the dealer charge it.
uh wrong, the dealer charges $185, the mechanic was trying to screw me over. i didnt do it the waterpump change, cause i dont got the money that time. but i will get it down in a few weeks. i aint going back to that mechanic, theres a honda and acura shop near my house.
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water pump is hard to determine whether its good or bad.. the blades are facing inside the engine.. the best thing to do is to just change it when 100k rolls around..
i changed mine recently with tbelt and they both looked friggin new .. well to my n00b eyes.. but even though i felt like i got ripped off.. it gives me a reassurance that they wont blow up on me
wait a tic. Bushido... how much does Honda charge for tbelt and h2o pump?
i changed mine recently with tbelt and they both looked friggin new .. well to my n00b eyes.. but even though i felt like i got ripped off.. it gives me a reassurance that they wont blow up on me
wait a tic. Bushido... how much does Honda charge for tbelt and h2o pump?
well when i got my timing belt change with cam gear and all the other belts, it was $795. it was at a place that was in the pennysaver ads. and it was a big mistakes to go there. cause when i went to the honda and acura shop, they got asian people working theyre, and they told me they would of knock off $100 for what the other place charge.water pump is hard to determine whether its good or bad.. the blades are facing inside the engine.. the best thing to do is to just change it when 100k rolls around..
i changed mine recently with tbelt and they both looked friggin new .. well to my n00b eyes.. but even though i felt like i got ripped off.. it gives me a reassurance that they wont blow up on me
wait a tic. Bushido... how much does Honda charge for tbelt and h2o pump?
they told me it was $60 an hour on labor. i would just buy the waterpump from the dealer for $185. they told me it will take about 5 hours to install. so 5 x 60 = 300 on labor plus the 185. = $485 total. that other place told me its $300 for waterpump. then i went to the honda and acrua shop, they told me a water pump cost 185. hmm obviously someone is trying to screw me over.
the other place i went to the penny saver, they charge $80 an hour on labor for changing the belts.
so 80 x 5 = $400. and plus the socalled $300 for the water pump. so total = $700.
which one you think i will go next time to change my waterpump? the $485 or the $700 , hahahaha
yeah, most of the asian shops will hook me up good just cause i am asian, hahaha. i aint going to the american shop again, nor the mexican shop. sad , but thats reality.
cause my cousin went to the mexican shop to see whats wrong with the signal lights, and they charge $75 to inspect it, then we went to some asian shop, the dude inspect it for free and told him what he needs.
The problem when a water pump is going bad is a) it leaks, and/or b) it gets noisy. A noisy water pump makes a racket at the front of the engine. The problem I have had is that water pump leaks. If you have a leak the first sign is often losing small amounts of coolant. You can have a shop do a radiator pressure test for about $20. Under pressure on mine there was a small dropping of antifreeze. It didn't happen at first. They ran the test for a few minutes before they found the leak. I had to replace the pump. It was only twenty some thousand miles since the last time it was replaced but its working again.
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