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re: This Honda Accord Has Over 1 Million Miles! Here’s The Secret To Getting It There!
Posted on 6/3/23 at 8:48 am to SlidellCajun
Posted on 6/3/23 at 8:48 am to SlidellCajun
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Would it not have been better to trade in for newer one?
You are still having to spend money on maintenance on a new car...
but without the car note...
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Posted on 6/3/23 at 8:54 am to rickgrimes
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72 tire changes
Assuming divided by 4
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:05 am to udtiger
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13 year old hitting 173k. Barely broken in
My wife's old 2012 Accord (now daughter's) has been a great car. I did have to put a starter in it a year or so ago but that's all we've done to it in 11 years other than routine maintenance
We bought another one about a month ago
This post was edited on 6/3/23 at 9:07 am
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:12 am to Gaston
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My car has 180,000 and I have zero transmission fluid changes, on a manual. They said it’s lifetime fluid, but I’m not sure if that’s my lifetime, the car's lifetime, or the transmission’s lifetime. Guess we’ll find out.
The fluid in an automatic lives a much harder life than the fluid in a manual trans.
ATF is constantly being shoved through valves, picking up clutch fibers, gets hotter, faster than a manual.
Biggest problem with the gear lube in a manual trans is condensation contamination if you do a lot of short trip driving.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:14 am to brass2mouth
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flushing is a bad idea as it kicks up debris and that’s what causes more issues. Draining and refilling is recommended as needed.
Yep
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:17 am to Flashback
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The amount of people in the auto industry that says it's a bad idea to change tranny fluid is astounding.
Dropping the pan, changing oil and filter is fine...
Flush? I NEVER flush any of my vehicles.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:40 am to brass2mouth
Have never done a transmission fluid change in my life and have never had a single tranny issue in my 2 Chevys and 2 Hyundais. Granted I usually take my vehicles to 150k miles then get a new one so maybe I didn’t go long enough to have issues.
At what mileage should one do a fluid change? My Telluride that I’m driving now will probably be the first vehicle we run until the wheels fall off because my wife wants it when I’m ready for a new vehicle. Currently at 60k miles in 3 years.
At what mileage should one do a fluid change? My Telluride that I’m driving now will probably be the first vehicle we run until the wheels fall off because my wife wants it when I’m ready for a new vehicle. Currently at 60k miles in 3 years.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:42 am to rickgrimes
At least tranny fluid is a lot cheaper now. Hell, Bud Light is giving it away.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:46 am to fallguy_1978
quote:one of the Little Füts has an ‘11 they’ve had new since their Junior year of college.
My wife's old 2012 Accord (now daughter's) has been a great car. I did have to put a starter in it a year or so ago but that's all we've done to it in 11 years other than routine maintenance
We bought another one about a month ago
It’s got around 180k miles on it and zero issues so far.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:55 am to Flashback
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My bud has Ram. The tranny went out at 125k. The tranny is sealed with no way to change fluid.
You can change the fluid on a sealed transmission. It's not as simple as regular transmission but it's doable.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:56 am to rickgrimes
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This Honda Accord Has Over 1 Million Miles! Here’s The Secret To Getting It There!
Spending more on maintenance than the car is worth?
After 200,000 - 300,000 miles or so, the costs, downtime, and risk of failure usually make keeping the car around far less appealing if you are racking up a lot of windshield time for work.
And if it's a Honda, every one of those timing belt changes likely came with a new water pump since the whole front of the engine was off anyways. That is expensive and can take the car down for several days at most indie shops. A lot of people that work on the road can't afford that kind of downtime very often.
If you are on the road a lot, find a car that doesn't have a timing belt. Most newer Toyotas have chains that last a lot longer than the belts.
This post was edited on 6/3/23 at 10:11 am
Posted on 6/3/23 at 9:59 am to TigerTatorTots
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Have never done a transmission fluid change in my life and have never had a single tranny issue in my 2 Chevys and 2 Hyundais. Granted I usually take my vehicles to 150k miles then get a new one so maybe I didn’t go long enough to have issues.
On all of our cars, I replace the transmission fluid every 60,000 miles. I've yet to have to replace/rebuild a transmission. Not sure if that's the right interval for a CVT though. I imagine those tend to have far more wear and heat than a normal transmission.
I did have to replace a clutch on a 30 year old GMC Sierra in high school once but I was learning how to drive a stick shift at the time.
This post was edited on 6/3/23 at 10:08 am
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:06 am to Flashback
So true. We paid the price in December when our tranny (2018 Yukon XL) completely failed (121k). I had always heard about not changing and/or flushing. Whelp, we have a new Cert GM replacement after extended warranty decided to pitch in. Cost us $1800 but that’s far better than the $8500 it should’ve cost us.
All maintenance was completed afterwards and we hope to have a new lease on its life. Tranny has 100k mike warranty.
All maintenance was completed afterwards and we hope to have a new lease on its life. Tranny has 100k mike warranty.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:10 am to rickgrimes
frick driving a Honda for 1 million miles
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:14 am to Flashback
dp
This post was edited on 6/3/23 at 10:17 am
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:16 am to Flashback
quote:1. you know why they say it 2. the service manuals all have service intervals for transmissions
The amount of people in the auto industry that says it's a bad idea to change tranny fluid is astounding. I disagree with them.
*the reason this started is from people not changing the fluid and the fluid getting awash with particulate, this particulate helps clutches bind. When you change the fluid you lose that particulate and this can cause slipping
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:16 am to brass2mouth
I thought my transmission had given out on a road trip. Got it towed to an auto shop expecting an estimate that would total the car.
They flushed out the fluid, lots of sediment. They figured that was choking the flow to where the transmission couldn’t shift; after replacing the fluid it was fine!
They flushed out the fluid, lots of sediment. They figured that was choking the flow to where the transmission couldn’t shift; after replacing the fluid it was fine!
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:35 am to Chad504boy
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31 transmission fluids seems quite excessive
He’s probably just doing a drain & fill, which only changes out about 1/3 of the fluid in the system. It’s probably a little overkill but you can’t argue with the results. I added an external filter and did drain/fill at 50k intervals on an odyssey that went over 300k. It was still kicking when it was sold. That’s exceedingly rare for a transmission where the transmission has to be removed to change the filter.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:45 am to dewster
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And if it's a Honda, every one of those timing belt changes likely came with a new water pump since the whole front of the engine was off anyways. That is expensive and can take the car down for several days at most indie shops. A lot of people that work on the road can't afford that kind of downtime very often.
If you are on the road a lot, find a car that doesn't have a timing belt.
My 2007 4-cyl has a tuning chain. The V-6s have the belts.
Posted on 6/3/23 at 10:47 am to TigerTatorTots
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At what mileage should one do a fluid change
If you buy a car new, it is recommended to do a flush every 55k miles. If you buy a used car and don’t know the service history or you don’t flush at 55k, never do a flush, just drain and refill. All tranny’s can have the fluid change, but some can only be flushed. Flushing is when they hook up a vacuum and suck the fluid out, hence why it can kick up debris and clog valves.
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