Brake fluid change???
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Brake fluid changes are based on time and not mileage since it's about the accumulation of moisture in the fluid, which is related to exposure to air. Moisture in brake fluid can cause sponginess due to the water turning to steam once hot enough. Steam is very compressible so a brake pedal needs to be pressed further to get the brake caliper to squeeze the pads.
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Proper maintenance on your passport give or take a few miles depending on how you drive and area you live in.
Oil and filter service 5-7,500 miles or annually
Rear differential fluid 15-20k miles or every 2 years
Engine and cabin air filter replacement 15-20k miles or every 2 years
Front differential fluid service 3 years or 30k miles is best
Tranmission fluid 3 years or 30k miles is best. Honda says you can go until 50k though
Brake fluid every 3 years or 30k miles is best. Honda maintence code 7 comes up early on new models, Not needed if under 3 years or 30k imo
Engine coolant 5 years or 60k miles is best
Spark plugs 7 years or 60k miles is best. Honda says 100k or 7 years. Check them at 60k and you will likely see replacement is necessary.
Timing belt and water pump service is 7 years or 100k
If your keeping your car long term, slacking on basic maintenance is silly
Even if you lease, lack of maintenance and denied warranty repairs due to lack of maintenance is becoming very common on Honda and Acura Models
Oil and filter service 5-7,500 miles or annually
Rear differential fluid 15-20k miles or every 2 years
Engine and cabin air filter replacement 15-20k miles or every 2 years
Front differential fluid service 3 years or 30k miles is best
Tranmission fluid 3 years or 30k miles is best. Honda says you can go until 50k though
Brake fluid every 3 years or 30k miles is best. Honda maintence code 7 comes up early on new models, Not needed if under 3 years or 30k imo
Engine coolant 5 years or 60k miles is best
Spark plugs 7 years or 60k miles is best. Honda says 100k or 7 years. Check them at 60k and you will likely see replacement is necessary.
Timing belt and water pump service is 7 years or 100k
If your keeping your car long term, slacking on basic maintenance is silly
Even if you lease, lack of maintenance and denied warranty repairs due to lack of maintenance is becoming very common on Honda and Acura Models
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The Passport Maintenance Minder likely to indicate A7 or B7 (7=replace brake fluid) much earlier than that. Only actual Honda documentation I can find regarding brake fluid change at a 3-yr/x-mile recommendation is in the Passport Owners Manual, referencing the Maintenance Minder code 7: "If a Maintenance Minder does not appear more than 36 months after the display for item 7 is reset, change the brake fluid every 3 years."
Question about "A7" service
My maintenance minder is showing "A7" service is due. I'm aware that the "7" means replace brake fluid. Does the dealer actually flush and bleed the brakes, or do they simply pump out the fluid from the brake reservoir and pour in new fluid?
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I'm on my 17th Honda right now and have followed the Maintenance minder recommendations since it was introduced by Honda several years ago. NO problems to date with any of the vehicles. My dealer service advisors used to try and tell my that "Honda Recommends" stuff until I had a little chat with the Service Manager and called him out on the upsell B.S. He had to agree that following the actual Maintenance Minder recommendations satisfied ALL warranty requirements. Now, I don't get those "recommended by Honda" pitches any longer. Sometimes it actually pays to read and follow the directions and maybe even bring them to the attention of the dealership.
Sometimes it actually pays to read and follow the directions and maybe even bring them to the attention of the dealership.
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I'm on my 17th Honda right now and have followed the Maintenance minder recommendations since it was introduced by Honda several years ago. NO problems to date with any of the vehicles. My dealer service advisors used to try and tell my that "Honda Recommends" stuff until I had a little chat with the Service Manager and called him out on the upsell B.S. He had to agree that following the actual Maintenance Minder recommendations satisfied ALL warranty requirements. Now, I don't get those "recommended by Honda" pitches any longer.
Yeah! Major difference in manufacturer recommended maintenance and (DEALER) recommended maintenance!
It is the same story with B6 coming on my MM after only 10,000 miles or so. I know I need to change the rear differential fluid at 15,000 miles and plan on doing that but I see that B6 code as a preparatory reminder and not necessarily a warning to have the service performed ASAP. Just my opinion.The Passport Maintenance Minder likely to indicate A7 or B7 (7=replace brake fluid) much earlier than that. Only actual Honda documentation I can find regarding brake fluid change at a 3-yr/x-mile recommendation is in the Passport Owners Manual, referencing the Maintenance Minder code 7: "If a Maintenance Minder does not appear more than 36 months after the display for item 7 is reset, change the brake fluid every 3 years."
Question about "A7" service
My maintenance minder is showing "A7" service is due. I'm aware that the "7" means replace brake fluid. Does the dealer actually flush and bleed the brakes, or do they simply pump out the fluid from the brake reservoir and pour in new fluid?
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You are correct, it is just showing what should be done at next oil change. You will start getting the little orange wrench showing (maintenance required) at 15% oil life remaining. It will appear every time you start the vehicle until you get the maintenance done and reminder reset.
Something else to keep in mind is the internal corrosion that can result from moisture in the brake fluid. Our antilock brake systems are quite complicated and expensive. Back in the day, if there was rust in your brake cylinders it wasn’t too expensive to fix. Now, it’s huge dough! Simple and cheap to have the fluid flushed. In the past, brake systems didn’t require too much maintenance. Not true anymore.
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Proper maintenance on your passport give or take a few miles depending on how you drive and area you live in.
Oil and filter service 5-7,500 miles or annually
Rear differential fluid 15-20k miles or every 2 years
Engine and cabin air filter replacement 15-20k miles or every 2 years
Front differential fluid service 3 years or 30k miles is best
Tranmission fluid 3 years or 30k miles is best. Honda says you can go until 50k though
Brake fluid every 3 years or 30k miles is best. Honda maintence code 7 comes up early on new models, Not needed if under 3 years or 30k imo
Engine coolant 5 years or 60k miles is best
Spark plugs 7 years or 60k miles is best. Honda says 100k or 7 years. Check them at 60k and you will likely see replacement is necessary.
Timing belt and water pump service is 7 years or 100k
If your keeping your car long term, slacking on basic maintenance is silly
Even if you lease, lack of maintenance and denied warranty repairs due to lack of maintenance is becoming very common on Honda and Acura Models
I was surprised my 2020 AWD Passport required the transfer case fluid change at 12K~ what was more surprising was it was not covered under basic or extended Honda care policies i purchased. what the very green service writer told me was that metal shavings etc need to be flushed out at this early interval.......... managed to get the price down from 150 to 80 very surprised
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Money money money $189
The standard interval that Honda recommends is 3 years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first. If someone tells you otherwise consider whether or not they're trying to sell you something.
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Wife got the A7 message some (many) weeks ago, despite that we got the vehicle new in Nov 2019 and it has just 6,000 miles on it. So maybe it was manufactured in May of 2019, but still--feels a little early for such maintenance and Wife let them do it for her last week.
Wife was happy just to have the MM message disappear, so I keep my mouth shut about it! Dealer charged $96 bucks for the brake fluid change!
Wife was happy just to have the MM message disappear, so I keep my mouth shut about it! Dealer charged $96 bucks for the brake fluid change!
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