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#11 (**permalink**) 11 Feb 2007, 01:34 am

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:32:57 -0800, jim beam wrote:

> sapolla@gmail.com wrote:
>> I doubt the vehicle is under warranty. My dad bought it used in March.
>
> that shouldn't invalidate the warranty. since this is potentially a
> $3k+ repair, i think someone had better clear up this "doubt". power
> train should be covered for 60k miles.

It's an 11 year old car. Mileage is probably irrelevant at this point...

#12 (**permalink**) 11 Feb 2007, 11:59 am

Jim, I believe that it's a 1996 model year car...

JT

jim beam wrote:

> sapolla@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I doubt the vehicle is under warranty. My dad bought it used in March.
>
>
> that shouldn't invalidate the warranty. since this is potentially a
> $3k+ repair, i think someone had better clear up this "doubt". power
> train should be covered for 60k miles.
>
>>
>> I don't have a manual,
>
>
> get one. it's as essential as the ignition key. it should have come
> with the car.
>
>> but when I checked the fluid while the engine
>> was on and it had gone down from when the engine was shutoff. So we
>> put in fluid until it reached the line with the xxxxxxx and tried to
>> restart it but to no avail.
>
>
> it won't fix the problem, but you overfilled it - the engine needs to be
> OFF to read it correctly. and only use honda fluid.

#13 (**permalink**) 11 Feb 2007, 12:01 pm

Geez, I shuddah red da hole tred befo' ah pipped in...

<G>

JT

jim beam wrote:

> Woody wrote:
>
>> Read the subject line IT IS A 1996. I don't think Honda has extended
>> their warranty to 11 years yet...
>
>
> duh, spaced. had 2006 on the brain from something else... retract all
> that warranty stuff.
>
>>
>>
>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
>> news

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>>
>>> sapolla@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> I doubt the vehicle is under warranty. My dad bought it used in March.
>>>
>>> that shouldn't invalidate the warranty. since this is potentially a
>>> $3k+ repair, i think someone had better clear up this "doubt". power
>>> train should be covered for 60k miles.
>>>
>>>> I don't have a manual,
>>>
>>> get one. it's as essential as the ignition key. it should have come
>>> with the car.
>>>
>>>> but when I checked the fluid while the engine
>>>> was on and it had gone down from when the engine was shutoff. So we
>>>> put in fluid until it reached the line with the xxxxxxx and tried to
>>>> restart it but to no avail.
>>>
>>> it won't fix the problem, but you overfilled it - the engine needs to
>>> be OFF to read it correctly. and only use honda fluid.
>>
>>
>>

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