I just had mine done and they did a lot of inspecting. After looking over the receipt and checklist, it seems like all they did was:

a.) Lube Job (lubricate trunk hinges and latches, door hinges (upper & lower), door opening detents, fuel filter lid, engine hood hinge and latch, tailgate hinges and latch)

b.) Replace brake fluid.

c.) Add windshield washer fluid.

My clutch feels "tighter" though...it feels close to what it felt like when I first drove the car off the dealer lot. I didn't get an oil change or get the tires rotated because I do that myself. The whole thing cost me $55. Is it really worth it???


[Modified by CPR, 9:49 AM 11/13/2001]

 

$55?

Well, that's not too bad considering I've seen some go for $300 or so...

In the words of steve: "I'd never let those service monkeys touch my car!"

But you could do all that **** yourself and have a nice dinner and a couple tanks of gas for that price. They prolly also threw in a free detail with car wash and gave you some nice swirl marks too.

Sorry for my negative post, I'm not a morning person...

If you're happy, then that's what counts.

 

Well, I'm happy about the clutch having that new tight feeling again. For some reason, that doesn't sound right. Anyway, I thought they were going to do a valve adjustment. My friend's cousin hooked me up on the pricing so maybe that's why it's so low. I wish I could do it myself because it seems like a lot of these things are just plain ol' inspecting, but I would have the slightest clue as what to look for if I inspect it myself. I'm planning to take car mechanic classes once I find the time because I'm a hardcore wanna be wrencher.

 

they'll rip you on the price of a valve adjustment, spend the money on a helm manual and do it yourself, not hard.

 

ditto. cost of valve adjustment tool is $45 from snap on or you can build your own.

value of doing it yourself = priceless

 

I was quoted over $300 for the 15k mile service, which included a valve adjustment. I drove to Charlotte instead, and spend my saved money on beer and food. Dealer has not touched my car in over a year.

 

Yeah, I'm always wary about bringing the my car to the dealership. I have this image that all they do is bring the car into the garage, look at their watch, and wait for 30 mins to roll by and then call me at the waiting room when enough time has passed to make me think that they really did do something. I think I'm going to bring it to a friend's shop next time so I can get better customized service.


[Modified by CPR, 11:15 AM 11/13/2001]

 

doh! the only service i've done is oil change and lots of tyre changes.

yoshi - who thought the ITR had a 100Kmile service interval

 

Yea, I need one, but I kinda wanna take it to the dealership but I really wanna learn how. It's not that hard?? I'm just afraid I won't get it to spec and screw it all up.

 

hum...isn't there also like a 3750 mile service too? or some bullsh!t like that...all I know is I have 4200miles on my car and I still didn't get my 1st oil change yet

 

i did mine 2 months ago.. they charged me around 260... the steering wheel feels lighter, cluctch feels new again, rotate tires..and whatever thing they do for 15k miles maintanence.. it's a lot of money,i think, but it's off my head at least. and it's important if you're thinking of selling your car sometime later...

 

I used to go to the dealer for all of the services. Then when I read what the 2yr service is all about, just basically inspection ! and for $400 !!!! So, now, I will only go to the dealer for oil change ($20). I will probably go to my tire place for the alignment and a friend for the timing. And buy my own lube gun, look in the helms and lube the car myself. As for the other benefits (tighter clutch, tigher hand brake, etc.) this is a simple turn of nut on a cable or whatever and should be shown in the Helms manual.

 

The 15k is usually only $55-$65. Acura recommends the valve adjustment at 100k. I know, I know the valves need to be done much earlier than 100k, more like 30k. Acura dealerships have to follow Acura's recommended service intervals in the service manuals.

 

Actually, the valve adjustment is part of the 30,000 mile service...

 

SO exactly what is the 15 K service? What about changing the fuel filter? Think its a little overkill to do a radiator, power steering, and transmission fluid change as well?

 

That's what I'm wondering now since I just got it. From the checklist that my dealer uses, it seems like it's a lot of inspecting and not a whole lot of doing. On my receipt, I got charged $11 for a 203 MI3 Deposit Control. WTF is that??? Is that the brake fluid?

 

I changed oil by myself and I only go back to dealer to do the 30K, 60K serivce for all my cars.

 

Enough of my valves were out of spec at 15k that i wouldn't want to have gone to 30k....401-2001's was similar, about 60 percent needed some tweaking, with a few too loose and one too tight. You don't need a tool of any sort, just a 10mm deep socket, a narrow (but not too small) flathead, and some valve tappet tools, the craftsman ones come in .001 increments from .005 to .030 in a set...perfect for B18C. Get a valve cover gasket from your dealer, some hondabond or other soft-gasket stuff for the corners, and you're set. Torque wrench is nice, but not necessairy...i've found it takes less time without a tool that theoretically allows you to turn the locknut while keeping the screw stationary...i take a measurement to find if it's loose or tight, undo the locknut, tighten it so gently that you're barely thinking about it, adjust the screw slightly, retorque the locknut, and check it. Repeat as necessairy....i got most of mine on the first try, 2 or so took a couple of trys.

 

yeah i think i'll probably just do it myself...i want to change my brake fluid for motul anyway....and i want them magnetic drain plugs for the tranny and oil pan

 

I think it's confirmed that I'm a visual learner because I got lost in your post. Looking at the how-to's on c-speedracing's web site gave me some confidence that I could actually do it myself but I'm still a little paranoid that i'll jack something up.

 

i'll post this pic again...the weirdo looking screwdriver with nut holder....(that didn't sound too good)

 

Beauty Pic - Toda Party!!! I did a valve adjustment & did a "How-To" write up for it on Bseries, but since we did it at 2am (on 2hrs sleep the night before) when we looked at the pics - they sucked...more pics on the next valve job next week!

Be done soon if you want pics to go with the walkthrough at Bseries.net


[Modified by BudMan, 2:32 PM 11/13/2001]

 

I just read the how-to on valve adjustments on the bseries.net site and here is the part that gets me wondering.

If there is too much or not enough drag, use the valve adjustment tool to
loosen the locknut, adjust the screw to either increase or decrease the
clearance, and retighten the locknut. Check the clearances of both adjusters
again. The amount of drag on the feeler should be consistent on all adjusters
you check.

What is too much or not enough drag? Can someone in the NoVA area show me how to do this, puhlease?!

 

That's a black '98 or '99 GSR (OBD2) that you're working on.

 

i'll pay any h-t member on board to adjust my valves for 20 bux!!