01-18-2006, 01:09 PM
No disrespect but Honda's reputation has been built on cars lasting well past 100k miles. Part of the reason you haven't seen turbocharged engines from Honda until now (despite the fact that they have employed them to great success in motorsport) is because they didn't think they could get the long term durability up to their standards.
Stretching the interval on a timing belt could lead to catastrophic engine failure, they wouldn't risk that unless they knew what they were doing. Throughout Honda's history in the US there's only been one engine that had serious engine defects in its design (and they spent a shitload fixing it), they are not going to throw that away for the minimal marketing value of 100k tune ups.
I definitely see where people stretch the fluid intervals though, but that's the result of cusomter error. There are 3 ranges specified for fluid intervals. Most people try to stretch it longer in spite of the fact that the way they're driving the car might call for shorter.
Stretching the interval on a timing belt could lead to catastrophic engine failure, they wouldn't risk that unless they knew what they were doing. Throughout Honda's history in the US there's only been one engine that had serious engine defects in its design (and they spent a shitload fixing it), they are not going to throw that away for the minimal marketing value of 100k tune ups.
I definitely see where people stretch the fluid intervals though, but that's the result of cusomter error. There are 3 ranges specified for fluid intervals. Most people try to stretch it longer in spite of the fact that the way they're driving the car might call for shorter.
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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