Originally Posted by Dave Sherman
My '08 CR-V I bought new. The maintenance minder typically went 7000-8000 miles before it called for an oil change. Still ran perfectly at 120,000 miles and didn't consume any oil. I thought spark plugs and valve lash adjustment were called for at 105,000 miles. When I did the valve adjustment I just had one valve that was slightly loose, and everything under the valve cover was spotless. If I recall, the cross brace makes it difficult to get the valve cover off and I had to unbolt one end. I did the ATF every 30,000 since I towed a camper with it, but the fluid never looked ghastly or smelled burnt, and the drain plug magnet just had a slight film of "mud" on it.
Did you ever have to adjust idle speed?
I love changing the ATF. I can get out 4 qts each drain. I did 2 drain and fills yesterday so I'm around 85% new fluid. Plugs were super easy to change. PS was super easy to change. My only issue is the washer fluid reservoir is leaking and it looks like it will be a huge task. I do know this is a Japan made CR-V.
My '08 CR-V I bought new. The maintenance minder typically went 7000-8000 miles before it called for an oil change. Still ran perfectly at 120,000 miles and didn't consume any oil. I thought spark plugs and valve lash adjustment were called for at 105,000 miles. When I did the valve adjustment I just had one valve that was slightly loose, and everything under the valve cover was spotless. If I recall, the cross brace makes it difficult to get the valve cover off and I had to unbolt one end. I did the ATF every 30,000 since I towed a camper with it, but the fluid never looked ghastly or smelled burnt, and the drain plug magnet just had a slight film of "mud" on it.
Did you ever have to adjust idle speed?
I love changing the ATF. I can get out 4 qts each drain. I did 2 drain and fills yesterday so I'm around 85% new fluid. Plugs were super easy to change. PS was super easy to change. My only issue is the washer fluid reservoir is leaking and it looks like it will be a huge task. I do know this is a Japan made CR-V.