I recently purchased a 2009 Honda Fit with 120,500 miles on it, with decent records of maintenance. Not great, not terrible. Car runs well, but within the first week I had to replace the spark plugs, which had blow-by on cylinders 2, 3, 4.
I really want to take care of this car. It's been a few years since I've owned one, but I've always done my own maintenance. That said, my maintenance has always been pretty light. This is the highest mileage vehicle I've owned. So I want to make sure I do it right.
First up is oil.
I don't know what oil it is, but to my eyes, it looks good. That said, I've only ever run synthetic, and since this vehicle was just taken to the dealership whenever it needed something, I'm sure it's a generic 5W-30, which is fine. If I have any concern, it's that I'm not sure how full this is. Any concerns looking at this oil? I know there's only so much you can tell by looking at this.
Next is ATF.
I've also never owned an automatic transmission vehicle, so this one's completely new to me. If it's anything like MT fluid, then again, this looks okay to me. I will say that it was difficult to get anything on the dip stick, and even when I did, it was difficult to read. What you see here were my best pulls.
I'll be checking my coolant soon too.
I really want to take care of this car. It's been a few years since I've owned one, but I've always done my own maintenance. That said, my maintenance has always been pretty light. This is the highest mileage vehicle I've owned. So I want to make sure I do it right.
First up is oil.
I don't know what oil it is, but to my eyes, it looks good. That said, I've only ever run synthetic, and since this vehicle was just taken to the dealership whenever it needed something, I'm sure it's a generic 5W-30, which is fine. If I have any concern, it's that I'm not sure how full this is. Any concerns looking at this oil? I know there's only so much you can tell by looking at this.
Next is ATF.
I've also never owned an automatic transmission vehicle, so this one's completely new to me. If it's anything like MT fluid, then again, this looks okay to me. I will say that it was difficult to get anything on the dip stick, and even when I did, it was difficult to read. What you see here were my best pulls.
I'll be checking my coolant soon too.