On May 8, 10:46 pm, "Sid" <sfinc...@hot.rr.com> wrote:
> How about them Honda Brake pads. I have 86,000 miles on my 1999 4-cyl
> Accord sedan and it still has the original pads. I bought OEM replacements
> at about 30k in anticipation of them wearing out, but they are still sitting
> on the shelf.
>
> "noobiedoobie" <robinLdil...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> > Hi,
> > I have put 40,000 km on my 2005 HondaOdysseyand have had no problems
> > thus far except the A/C condenser got hit by a stone and needed
> > replacement. Common design flaw (or should I say design intention) on
> > theOdyssey. Repair bill over 800 bucks to replace this. They stick
> > it right up front where it waits for rocks and pellets to hit it.
> > Anyway, I checked the front brake pads for wear by taking them out and
> > inspecting them and found that they had worn down but not enought that
> > they needed replacing, so I put them back on. I found that I didn't
> > need to take the wheel off to determine this; I could see the wear
> > level from the side of the caliper through the wheel rims. I bought a
> > full set of brake pads from a Honda dealer for the front and back
> > wheels and will replace them when I hit 50K km.
> > I need info on how to replace or remove thesparkplugsout of the
> > engine. Are there any schematics out there on the engine compartment?- Hide quoted text -
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You're kidding! What's the mileage? I was surprised at the lack of
wear on the pads. I had a mind to return the pads but reconsidered
since I would eventually replace them anyway, but that's 160 bucks
sitting on my shelf in the garage, and I don't know if the dealer
would provide a refund for return.