Honda Car Forum

Things like this are why I want to drive my Accords forever.

Bob

'91 Accord LX Sedan- 101,000 mi.
'92 Accord LX Coupe- 100,000 mi.

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:05:53 GMT, tjiamb <michael.b.tjia@boeing.com>
wrote:

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>> You could check your manual and see what's supposed to be done at that
>> interval. On my 2003 Civic Hybrid, the oil changes are scheduled for
>> 10,0000 miles. My light started blinking for 6 seconds at 8000 miles, and
>> at 10,000 miles it came on solid. I had the dealer change the oil...
>> that's pretty much all they did, even though there was a very long
>> checklist which did not include vacuuming the car ;-)
>> I don't think they changed the filter. Looking at my schedule,
>> that's set for 20,000 miles.
>>
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>> --
>Same here except when I took it to the dealer for the engine oil change
>and tire rotation at just under 10K and asked them to reset the blinking
>Maint Light they refuse to do so unless I did the long list of their
>suggested maintenance for $80.00. The rest of the items on the list are
>only some inspection activites, so I declined and they did not reset the
>light. What bastards. It came on solid after 10K.
>Right after the service I was not in my home town and did not have my
>manual with me so I did not know how to do the reset myself until I came
>upon another dealer and stop by to asked about the situation. The
>advisor said there is nothing else to do at 10K other than oil change
>and tire rotation ans was surprised that the first dealer did not want
>to reset the light so she did it in 30 seconds while I watched.
>Now I know better.

My Canadian manual did say how to turn it off.
Anyway, you press the trip distance reset button while starting the car and
hold it until it goes off.


"Lee" <now@yjo.se> wrote in message news:3f69d6f1$1_2@news3.es.net...
> Believe me, that's the first place I looked. Page 57 if memory serves,
> titled "My Maintenance Light Flashes".
>
> Is _ it _ because _ the _ computer _ thinks _ I _ haven't _ had _ an _
> oil _change _ in _ 8000 _ miles?
>
> Paul Bielec wrote:
>
> > I had the same issue when I owned a 2001 Civic and I found the answer
within
> > a minute in the owner's manual.
>

In article <3F6A1021.4F8B2C44@boeing.com>,
tjiamb <michael.b.tjia@boeing.com> wrote:

> Same here except when I took it to the dealer for the engine oil change
> and tire rotation at just under 10K and asked them to reset the blinking
> Maint Light they refuse to do so unless I did the long list of their
> suggested maintenance for $80.00.

Hello, Honda. I'd be all OVER the customer service line at American
Honda, explaining my dissatisfaction to them.

In article <3f69d6f1$1_2@news3.es.net>, Lee <now@yjo.se> wrote:

> Is _ it _ because _ the _ computer _ thinks _ I _ haven't _ had _ an _
> oil _change _ in _ 8000 _ miles?

Yes.

The Fine Manual explains it quite well.

"DrPimpDaddi" <drpimpdaddi@aol.commodore64> wrote in message
news:20030918120246.14296.00000932@mb-m18.aol.com...
> >What's wrong with Jiffy Lube.
>
> They're overpriced for one thing. Local ones here charge $29, when dealers
> charge $21. I can usually do it for $10-14 with a coupon at Goodyear or
Winston
> Tires.

and i can do it for as little as $8 myself, using a walmart filter and oil.

up to $21, using mobil1, and a honda filter. id rather spend the $21, and
just do it every 7500 miles.

> Hello, Honda. I'd be all OVER the customer service line at American
> Honda, explaining my dissatisfaction to them.

agreed. that particular dealership sucks.

what one was it???

>and i can do it for as little as $8 myself, using a walmart filter and oil.
>

Not I. They usually include free tire rotation too.




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I do not killfile nor use do-not-call lists.

Hi,

My Honda Civic just rolled passed 8000 miles yesterday, and the
"Maintenance Required" light started coming on every time I started my
engine. I turned up at my dealer when I had 4700 miles on the clock for
my oil change, but apparently he was fully booked for oil changes for
the next 2 weeks. Instead, I went to the local Jiffy Lube for my oil
change (and kept all the receipts).

I'm just wondering if the "Maintenance Required" switch should have been
reset when I had my oil (and other fluids) checked, or if I actually
need to schedule some "Maintenance Work".

I don't know why I'm putting everying in "inverted commas" - probably
something to with "LAY-SERS" </Dr. Evil>

Any input, anyone?

Cheers!

Lee

In my integra, there's a button under the dash, u can push it to reset the
maint. lite button. that's for if u do it urself. then it goes every
wutever kms for oil change n stuff.

"Lee" <now@yjo.se> wrote in message news:3f69cf7d$1_3@news3.es.net...
> Hi,
>
> My Honda Civic just rolled passed 8000 miles yesterday, and the
> "Maintenance Required" light started coming on every time I started my
> engine. I turned up at my dealer when I had 4700 miles on the clock for
> my oil change, but apparently he was fully booked for oil changes for
> the next 2 weeks. Instead, I went to the local Jiffy Lube for my oil
> change (and kept all the receipts).
>
> I'm just wondering if the "Maintenance Required" switch should have been
> reset when I had my oil (and other fluids) checked, or if I actually
> need to schedule some "Maintenance Work".
>
> I don't know why I'm putting everying in "inverted commas" - probably
> something to with "LAY-SERS" </Dr. Evil>
>
> Any input, anyone?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Lee
>
>

I RTFM AH, but it doesn't mention whether or not the switch is reset
after an oil change. It says that it comes on after 8000 miles - not
"8000 miles after your last oil change", hence my curiosity fueling my
honda newsgroup posting.

Yes, I went to Jiffy Lube or Oil Lube or Lube Express or whatever it is
these chains are called. I didn't have much of a choice seeing as I
couldn't wait 3 weeks for an appointment to my oil changed.

Your name's Robert?!? ha ha ha ha - you_are_kidding, right?