Picked up a 2006 EX with AT
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Picked up a 2006 EX with AT
Hi Folks-
Recently picked up a 2006 Civic EX with ~190,000 miles from 1st owner and have full history from day one.
Few questions:
P.S: for reference, I drive like a grandpa.
Recently picked up a 2006 Civic EX with ~190,000 miles from 1st owner and have full history from day one.
Few questions:
- Where can I download a service/repair manual?
- What's the correct oil filter(purolator one or any cheaper one from Walmart)?
- Any known issues with the engine block or anything? I test rode for 20-30 miles and then 40 miles home, no overheating or anything along those lines.
- How many miles should I expect from this car? Provided, with all basic maintenance.
P.S: for reference, I drive like a grandpa.
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From another GP..Order OEM filter off ebay...Usually 6 are a fair price. Same for a down load manual. Just read the feed back. That's a lot of miles for a Honda AT in my opinion but I am far from an expert for miles. Good luck.
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Has taken me a long time to realize OEM is best and I still sometimes regress. Most OEM filters have the O ring seal rather then the square ring. Sometimes, square ring seal can be a real bear to get off.
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Probably a lot more then a generic at Walmart. (around $40) I service my cars and the ones for my two grandchildren. So I keep a supply on hand. Retired and plenty of time, so I just search Ebay, Amazon and Google and get a ballpark for best deal including shipping. My local Honda dealer is almost a 1/3 more then say College Honda (I use his fish for references and part numbers), so I have no loyalty to local.
Has taken me a long time to realize OEM is best and I still sometimes regress. Most OEM filters have the O ring seal rather then the square ring. Sometimes, square ring seal can be a real bear to get off.
Has taken me a long time to realize OEM is best and I still sometimes regress. Most OEM filters have the O ring seal rather then the square ring. Sometimes, square ring seal can be a real bear to get off.
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Thank you. So roughly on average it's ~$6/filter, right?
I am going to ask my local dealer to match online price and I think from now on-wards, will stick to Honda one.
I am going to ask my local dealer to match online price and I think from now on-wards, will stick to Honda one.
