[bdiamon]

So i have always doing my own oil changes for all my cars, but im curious to Hondas rules as far as warranties. Does Honda allow their cars to be done by their driver, certified mechanic or purely Honda, in order to keep the warranty?

Also, on top of this, what are people paying Honda to have their oil changed...on average?

If theres already a thread on this, my apologies, i searched for it.

Thanks for the help!

Brett

 

[code85]

I usually let the dealership change my oil for the first 2 oil changes then after that I do all the changes myself.

 

[bdiamon]

What did you pay at the dealership?

I understand your in Toronto, so it will be different in Florida, but just curious

 

[sohcsol]

I would not even trust the dealership to do as much as an oil change on my car. Personal preference of course, but based on past experiences I do not trust anyone with my car but myself, and an oil change is a quick simple task that is also vital to your engine. Warranty should be maintained as long as you record the oil change in your maintenance log.

My vote is DIY

 

[Currently]

Don't expect great warranty service if you do the work yourself.

I let the dealer do the maintainence till the warranty expires.
The first one was free.

 

[code85]

What did you pay at the dealership?

I understand your in Toronto, so it will be different in Florida, but just curious

It's usually $60 for a oil change.

 

[Dio]

Don't expect great warranty service if you do the work yourself.

I never had any problem with regards to warranty service even though I do all oil changes myself exception the initial free oil change. I have not been question about how often I changed my oil. But of course YMMV.

 

[code85]

^ +1 me neither.

 

[Jakecrxsi]

A Honda dealer in Easton, Pa charges $22.00 USD. Great Dealer.

 

[TwoZs]

Call around - the dealerships charge drastically different amounts. Worst one near me is a Honda stealership with a "quick change" setup maybe 300 yards from their regular service department. they charge $79.99 for the oil change/rotate tires. Cheapest near me is $34.99, so less than half. "Near me" is a relative term - closest is maybe 45 miles.

I'll prob. take mine in for the first couple of oil changes. Waiting for my free coupons I was promised to arrive:thumbsup:

 

[twelvebeer]

I normally do my own until the last time I changed it on my truck. I made one hell of a mess. There is also an issue of getting rid of the used oil and filter.

Although getting to the CR-Z's oil filter looks easy. You have to take off a plastic guard on the bottom of the car to get the the oil pan. There is not as much room under my car as there was in my trucks either. I think Im going to let someone else do it.

 

[91CRXTC]

there use to be a "town waste oil depot" down the block from me but no longer. Gotta see what i can do with it, can drop it off at pep boys but its a bit far from home.

 

[TwoZs]

here waste oil has to be taken about 20 miles from where I live to the "transfer station" where they have big drums to pour it in and bins to throw the used oil filters. With the cost of gas, I'm betting less people are driving out of their way to be responsible with old oil as the trasnfer station is in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Dio]

here waste oil has to be taken about 20 miles from where I live to the "transfer station" where they have big drums to pour it in and bins to throw the used oil filters. With the cost of gas, I'm betting less people are driving out of their way to be responsible with old oil as the trasnfer station is in the middle of nowhere.

I buy my oil from WalMart and they have a collection station there. I changed my oil and store the used oil in the dispensed oil container until it's convenience for me (that is the next time I go there to pick up new oil or running an errand close by there). To each their own...I feel more comfortable knowing what I am doing to my vehicle vs someone changing my oil behind the scene and I can't see what they are doing!!!

Cost of sitting around waiting for an oil change at the dealer or driving to the dealer (depending how far you are from them) needs to be factor in.

I understand about concerns unscrupulous DIY oil changer don't take the time to recycle their used oil and dump it who knows where. I can't control those people but if I chance witness one doing it, I report them to the authority. I can only say for myself and keep myself discipline.

 

[Eagle_f90]

i do it my self, i have never had problems with any dealers giving me warrenty issues. As far as disposal if you have a local Auto-Zone they take it and US Federial law says any place that sells oil must take used back from you so just take it back to the palce you buy it and make them dispose of it, if they give you guff report them to the EPA. Last time I bought oil from a wall mart I looked at the recip and saw a sercharge for disposal.

 

[Honad]

I plan on doing all the maintenance on the car myself, like usual. The only thing I'll let a shop do is mount/balance tires, alignment, body and paint work and items that I can not accomplish myself because I don't have the machines necessary to do it myself.

However, I'm equipped now to basically do anything that needs to be done on the car and I will always be a lot more meticulous than some dude that gives two ****s about my car that was hired to do oil changes and push windshield wipers, filter changes and brake pads for car that does not need them yet.

 

[Dio]

I plan on doing all the maintenance on the car myself, like usual. The only thing I'll let a shop do is mount/balance tires, alignment, body and paint work and items that I can not accomplish myself because I don't have the machines necessary to do it myself.

:yeahthat:

However, I'm equipped now to basically do anything that needs to be done on the car and I will always be a lot more meticulous than some dude that gives two ****s about my car that was hired to do oil changes and push windshield wipers, filter changes and brake pads for car that does not need them yet.

I want to get all the necessary machineries one day but for now tire mounting, alignment, and body works is out for me. Everything else is fair game. I need to grease my elbows every now and then.

 

[TheSeer]

I have always done my own oil changes - that way I know for certain what parts are being used. Haven't done the CRZ yet, but I plan to roll it up on the ramps and have at-it. I dump the oil for recycling at the Advance Auto parts right around the corner from work while I'm on my lunch hour. The only catch is, you NEVER EVER want to sign your real name and address. If anything ever goes wrong with the recycler, maybe they have a spill, maybe they don't really recycle and get caught dumping etc. - then you can be on the hook for up to the entire cleanup because environmental liability is "joint strict and several" due to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

 

[gordonfc]

How about Synthetic oil in a CRZ

My manual tranny CRZ.
Is Synthetic oil O.K. ?
Trying to EEk out every bit of power I can.

 

[franck2725]

i have my oil changes done by mi trusted local mecanic for warranty proof of the regularity of it.but i wouldn't go to dealer for anything else than the **** on wanranty.