So my 2010 Accord has 120k miles on it. It's obviously already 7 years old.
I've done regular maintenance like 8-9k mile oil changes with a good synthetic oil and filters. The air filter is replaced at 30k mile intervals with a Napa Gold. I've done several rounds of ATF fluid replacements, and a few "turkey baster" D&F's of the PSF (going through 3 bottles of genuine Honda PSF each time I do this). I recently had the original front brakes replaced (with Napa ceramic pads and Napa Reactive rotors), along with a front caliper that was seized (the original brakes lasted me 120k miles, and were still "good"). The rear brakes were disassembled and re-lubed. At this brake service, the car received it's 3rd brake fluid replacement/flush. I also recently replaced the spark plugs with factory platinum-iridium Denso's.
The serpentine belt still looks good. Last year, at 95k miles, I had the original coolant removed. They ran a cleaning solution through it, rinsed with water, drained, and then re-filled with Long Life Honda Blue coolant (done at the Honda dealer). That's all that's been done with the cooling system.
This car is used as my highway cruiser. So reliability is important to me.
A.) When would you replace the serpentine belt? I will only replace it with a factory belt from Honda.
B.) What about replacing the water pump? Once again, I see no problems and I think OEM Honda WP's are known to go for a long time.
C.) Thermostat? Should it be on my list?
D.) Can you think of anything else?
I've done regular maintenance like 8-9k mile oil changes with a good synthetic oil and filters. The air filter is replaced at 30k mile intervals with a Napa Gold. I've done several rounds of ATF fluid replacements, and a few "turkey baster" D&F's of the PSF (going through 3 bottles of genuine Honda PSF each time I do this). I recently had the original front brakes replaced (with Napa ceramic pads and Napa Reactive rotors), along with a front caliper that was seized (the original brakes lasted me 120k miles, and were still "good"). The rear brakes were disassembled and re-lubed. At this brake service, the car received it's 3rd brake fluid replacement/flush. I also recently replaced the spark plugs with factory platinum-iridium Denso's.
The serpentine belt still looks good. Last year, at 95k miles, I had the original coolant removed. They ran a cleaning solution through it, rinsed with water, drained, and then re-filled with Long Life Honda Blue coolant (done at the Honda dealer). That's all that's been done with the cooling system.
This car is used as my highway cruiser. So reliability is important to me.
A.) When would you replace the serpentine belt? I will only replace it with a factory belt from Honda.
B.) What about replacing the water pump? Once again, I see no problems and I think OEM Honda WP's are known to go for a long time.
C.) Thermostat? Should it be on my list?
D.) Can you think of anything else?