Great question. Your questions will get mixed responses as you are the one to determin how freq you change oils. If you track like some then you would change more freq. If you commute more you may take a little longer. There are some that follow the maint schedule to a T. Resale value is very important so you would want to keep receipts and mileage records.

Then there are some of us that wait for tech days to get things done. There are usally 2 a year. But it would not be a bad idea to have the maint schedule for the S2k with mileage milestones. For some reason my dealership still sends me reminders of what service is needed to be done. So i usually just wait for a tech day and get whatever was suggested then

 

Andy is pretty much dead-on with this response.

I usually do my oil changes closely in line with the on-board service counter, transmission fluid is changed either once a year or if I feel the shifting action isn't properly smooth, whichever happens first. I think I change my differential fluid about once every two years, but I should probably do it with the trans fluid.

 

Tinley/Orland area! I live in Orland. You ever go to Community Honda? I used to work there changing oil for 3 years. I know dealership prices are high but they mechanics there know there stuff. If i am unable to do something i take it to a friend from there he is one of there best imo. As far as aftermarket work. I've had good experience at RCAutoworks and Fizz Autosports. They both know there stuff and are great people.

I would have to say get yourself some tools and a book and learn to DIY. You will really know your car then plus you appreciate something more if you've done it yourself IMO. This is of course if you don't want to go to the dealer or where ever.

 

Do you know Randy? I used to work with Randy at windy city Honda. "Are you open?". Hahaha. I was told that my cr was the first one that came in there.

 

He started to work there a few weeks before i quit. He seemed pretty cool, real chill about everything. Yeah i remember going up there to visit some guys and this one guy was like there was an S2k CR here a little while ago. Must have been you ha. Yours is the only one that's been there. When i was still working there they took care of the customer real well. That was 3 years ago though not sure how it is now but i imagine the same.

 

Bring the car on over to my place for your fluid changes / brakes, etc IF you want to LEARN how to do the work. There's no need to take it to a shop (sorry shop owners/techs I'm friends with many of you too ) when you can easily do all of the fluids yourself in an hour or two.

Teach a man to fish...etc,etc.

Then again, I'm the guy who works all week, then hangs around shops turning wrenches for fun on the weekends...

 

I agree wrenching on cars for fun is the way to go Im always up for helping out a local. Always wondered if I had a shop or was a tech if I would still enjoy working on cars after a long day at work

 

 

 

FWIW, RCAutoworks failed at repairing my AP1's front upper control arm bracket tear away issue (somewhat common). I provided pictures showing what and where to weld, and they/he poorly welded the wrong locations. The weld bead typically had little to no penetration and sometimes entirely missed either the frame or bracket. Additionally, they/he welded the bracket's sides towards the top not the sides, bottom and lower inside as shown by the pictures.

To add insult, they reinstalled the driver side shock/spring assembly backwards and attached the brake line, which was under tension when I found it (glad it didn't tear/pop/rupture).

^^^This^^^

I've had similar AMS experiences where they're not interested in my "small" jobs.