Hello all -
Our daughter-in-law's sister (so sort of honorary niece) has asked me to help her learn to do some basic maintenance on her '98 Honda CRV, 2.4 l automatic. I think it's AWD. The timing belt is thought to have been changed recently, by the previous owner.
Here's a list of maintenance stuff that comes to mind:
- Oil & filter (probably Mobil 1 5W-30 & Wix)
- Air filter
- Spark plugs (NGK)
- Distributor cap & rotor (if applicable)
- Coolant (drain and fill)
- ATF (drain and fill)
- Transfer case gear oil (replace)
- Differential gear oil (replace)
- Syringe out some PSF, and refill
- Syringe out some brake fluid from MC, and refill. Possibly bleed brakes as well. Replace with DOT-3 BF.
- Inspect brakes and front end (CV boots, ball joints, tie-rod ends)
Questions:
1. What coolant? Genuine Honda, or NAPA or OE Asian mix, or something else?
2. What ATF? I suspect Honda ATs are picky.
3. Transfer case - any good synthetic GL-5? What weight - 75W-90?
4. Diff - any good GL-5? 75W-140?
5. PSF - Dedicated PSF, or ATF?
6. What am I missing?
Thanks all - I appreciate your advice on all this. I don't know a lot about Hondas.
Our daughter-in-law's sister (so sort of honorary niece) has asked me to help her learn to do some basic maintenance on her '98 Honda CRV, 2.4 l automatic. I think it's AWD. The timing belt is thought to have been changed recently, by the previous owner.
Here's a list of maintenance stuff that comes to mind:
- Oil & filter (probably Mobil 1 5W-30 & Wix)
- Air filter
- Spark plugs (NGK)
- Distributor cap & rotor (if applicable)
- Coolant (drain and fill)
- ATF (drain and fill)
- Transfer case gear oil (replace)
- Differential gear oil (replace)
- Syringe out some PSF, and refill
- Syringe out some brake fluid from MC, and refill. Possibly bleed brakes as well. Replace with DOT-3 BF.
- Inspect brakes and front end (CV boots, ball joints, tie-rod ends)
Questions:
1. What coolant? Genuine Honda, or NAPA or OE Asian mix, or something else?
2. What ATF? I suspect Honda ATs are picky.
3. Transfer case - any good synthetic GL-5? What weight - 75W-90?
4. Diff - any good GL-5? 75W-140?
5. PSF - Dedicated PSF, or ATF?
6. What am I missing?
Thanks all - I appreciate your advice on all this. I don't know a lot about Hondas.