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06-18-2003
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There is no reason why your car should need a tune up at 30,000 miles. My 2001 has over 67,000 miles and it still has original plugs - only routine maintenance , oil/filter changes and air cleaner changes. Runs great and the gas mileage was still good on the last long trip I took.
06-19-2003
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Rep Power: 0 make sure you have no extra load of stuff in your trunk. Every 100 lbs will reduce about 2-3 MPG. Also, try and go to another gas station to see if you get better gas. I have been using Exxon with 89 and I am getting about 32MPG 95% cty.
06-25-2003
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Rep Power: 0 is there nething need too be done...cuz all ive really done was just 3k mile oil changes..no tune ups or nething..cuz i was told that i didnt need to...or were they wrong?...=/
06-25-2003
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Rep Power: 370 IT all depends. I have been getting good gas mileage. 39 mpg on the highway, trunk packed with a cooler, 2 suitcases, and other ****. I have 30,000 miles, and a K&N Drop in Filter. Before I started my road ventrues, I purchased 3M Fuel Injector cleaner. I dont know if that helped. or there is a better type of gas down here in Kansas.
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look at the Tech Forum for 30k DIY by Mex
on replacing pollen filter and bleeding brake lines
i used to average like 400 per tank....now
with the addicting vtec controller i get maybe 327
its so tempting to hear the AAAWWWWWW
on replacing pollen filter and bleeding brake lines
i used to average like 400 per tank....now
with the addicting vtec controller i get maybe 327
its so tempting to hear the AAAWWWWWW
06-28-2003
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Rep Power: 276 What was odd for me was when I lived in Seattle, I was averaging 42mpg on road trips. Now that I moved back to cali (and added an Injen intake) I'm getting around 32mpg.
10-16-2003
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Rep Power: 0 they wanted to charge me $300 for a 30,000 mile tune up when all they would do is CHECK a whole bunch of crap. no one else that i know w/other kinds of cars ever has to bring theirs in for maintenance and use their college fund to pay for it.
honda is rediculous sometimes
honda is rediculous sometimes
10-16-2003
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Rep Power: 278 If anyone is interested, ever since Chevron started their "techron" additive in the gas, my mileage dropped a lot. In EVERY car. I since switched to 76 or anything else. Mileage is back to normal. Try it.
10-17-2003
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Rep Power: 787 Actually, I needed a MAJOR tuneup at only 17K. Plugs were fouled, tranny fluid was black...etc. Here's what I would do. All this should be easy to do yourself if you are a little familiar with cars.
-change oil (or have dealer do it)
-clean or replace air filter
-add a fuel injector cleaner to gas (techron)
-change tranny fluid (auto)
-change plugs (NGK iridium works great) if bad
-change oil (or have dealer do it)
-clean or replace air filter
-add a fuel injector cleaner to gas (techron)
-change tranny fluid (auto)
-change plugs (NGK iridium works great) if bad
10-19-2003
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Rep Power: 0 does anyone know how to turn the maint check light off ??? mine came on and i have about 30,500 on my civic right i recently did a minor tune up on the car from the dealer didnt cost much but the light just recently came on
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