I know ALOT of you do your own valve adjustments but, I don't know if I'll have the time to learn how to do it. I called up one of the local dealers here and got quoted for about $180! The 60k service was about $700!!! I can understand the service being that high seeing it's a dealer and any work you get done there will cost you a fortune.. but a valve adjustment is $180?!? I could have sworn it was supposed to be like $80-90? I'm a crazy?

Anyone have a list of the 60k maint. work that needs to be done. I'm sure I can do most if not all. Maybe, I need to do my own valve adjustment.

 

$700 for 60k maintenance??? thats crazy!
i have to get my 60 k done soon too, looks like i'm gonna just buy whats needed and have my local shop do it for me...somebody please list 60k maint??

 

i think you need to shop around a little bit more. why not try a honda specialist instead of a dealer. hope this helps

 

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Dealers charge out the *** as it is -- but 180 is madness...around here the dealer charges 90 for a valve adjustment.

 

ghetto, yes.

i actually paid the $180 for the valve adjustment from the dealer, only to find out i got *** raped. im getting one done tomorrow for under $100.

 

i pay about 25 bucks for a adjestment and i get a new valve color gasket a OEM gasket that is

 

i have the coolant drain and valve adjustment guides on my website with plenty of pictures.. so go check it out and figure out for yourself ifyou think you can do it. My site does teh valve adjustment on an LS motor, but i provide specs for a GSR as well, and its pretty much the same process.

here's a link : go to the diy section

 

Surprise surprise, the original poster was started by the $700 quote and neglected to specify what the $700 maintenance entails.

$700 is a lot of money, but not when the timing belt and all the other work done at 60k+ is concerned.


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The Honda gasket alone costs around $25 ish. The price is a little too good to be true mate.

 

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yup... sounds like a deal u would get from a friend if he was jus chargin u parts cost or so...

but on the upside, alot of dealership parts depts will price match other dealerships n such so what i do is go into the dealership and quote the acura carland prices and they match em.

 

Well, I did ask what this envolved and got some half *** list of what they "check" and replace. He didn't go through the whole list but it didn't sound like anything that crazy. I wasn't looking to find prices on 60k tuneups but, I was curious seeing how the vavle adjustment, which I've heard of people paying like $80, was $180.

If I would have gone down there I would have asked for a printout to have. Kind of use it as a checklist.

 

dang! 180 is too much!, i only paid like 60buck, STR did mine
i think you should shop around more

 

jus do it urself!!

 

Where in WA are you? I'll do it for $500! lol jk

Nah, just do it yourself.

Gotta learn sometime, why not now?

 

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that's probably because lucas does the valve adjustment himself while he pays the $25 for the gasket.

 

im getting my 60k too, i cant read that big list of ish, what needs to be done at 60k?

 

I believe i was charged around 100.

 

i paid around $800 from cerritos acura. son of bitch didn't even adjust my valve. those ******* didn't do **** to ma car. go to south coast, they do hell lot better job than cerritos.

 

Hmm..to my knowledge, a 60k service for integras are $380 or something like that at the dealership. IMO 60k service has alot of "checking" BS.

 

buy a helms and the proper tools

in the end you'll still save

 

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he works at a honda dealer ship and gets a nice discount and it is very helpfull when you are good freinds with the parts manager

 

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i second this

 

c-speedracing.com has how to do it on their website

 

I just do it myself

$ = 0

actually, the service manual cost me $105

so I guess $105

tools? borrow em from another shop