Honda CRV oil change?

[Racer X]

[quote Schpark]There is a known problem regarding fires with CRV's due to "improper oil changes".

See the following link:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/crv_letter.html

So be careful.
That's the dreaded double gasket problem. It sounds like Honda had a gasket material that was really "sticky", and their solution was a procedural change (cheap to impliment), rather than a material change (which costs money).

Jiffy Lube procedure was to hold up the filter and the gasket to show the inspector after the oil change was done, to prove that the old gasket is off the engine.

[deckeda]

[quote Markintosh] ... Honda got pretty aggressive on these changes after a number of tranny failures in 03 Pilots and 03 and earlier Odysseys. ...
I wondered about that. They probably don't want another massive payout like with the '99-'01 Ody tranny warranty extension for example. I wouldn't hesitate to change the fluid often either.

Thought I'd read somewhere last year that the '07 Ody was getting the Ridgeline's beefier tranny to "once and for all" address the infamous Honda V6/auto tranny problems. At least for that vehicle ?

[Racer X]

If manufacturers wouldn't undersize and underengineer everything so it will fail right after the warranty is up, those sorts of things wouldn't be a problem. Chrysler's minivan transmission, the GM TH200, the Ford 3.8 V-6 head issues. Volvo's transmission drain plugs is as soft as lead.

And I won't even get started on undersized brakes.

[Markintosh]

[quote Racer X]
And I won't even get started on undersized brakes.
Ya got me started...definitely an issue with the Pilot. Our rotors were so warped after about 12,000...not covered by warranty. Replaced once with OEM and they lasted about the same. Finally got sick of pulsations at 65K and replaced with heavier Brembos.

Before someone asks, our 3 other cars do not have the same issue. We do not ride the brakes. We tow the boat with our truck - we had hoped to sell the truck and tow with the Pilot, but when the brake issues became apparent, we canned that idea.

[Racer X]

more rotational weight needs more power to rotate and accelerate, which means lower fuel economy.

many manufacturers are guilty of this.