I currently have a little over 10,000 miles and I have already done 3 oil changes to my baby. The first oil change was done at the dealer since it was free, the second I did it at home and the third also. I always use Mobil 1 10W30 and this last time I used Fully Syn. Mobil 1 10W30. This past week I also did its first diff. oil change which I used LE 607. Tomorrow I have planned in changing the tranny oil with GM Syncromesh or Red Line. Since most of the fluid changes I did them myself how can I do so in case anything happens my warranty is not voided? Im keeping my receipts and dates with miles of when the fluid changes were made. Anyone has any tips or info to make me feel a little better?

Thanx

~JD~

 

That will do, I had major service done to my car and they ended up scratching my hood and denting it. After everything was fixed I informed the manager that I would be doing most maintence at my own home from here on out. I have extended warranty and he assured me that if I had recpiepts it is not a problem.

 

Just keep all your receipts.

You can also keep records online at Honda's Owner link (see link below)

Owner Link

 

Keep all the receipts, they aint say shit if u have those.

 

I make up an Excel spradsheet for every car I have, with VIN, dates, mileage, work performed, and products used. I have never had the slightest problem, other than a nitwit zone rep who told me that the Lemon Law car I ended up giving back to the Mfr was leaking oil "because you change it too often". Real genius. One of his solutions was to take a turbo car that specified 10w30 ONLY, and filling it with, get this, a straight 40W!!! That would have been great when air temps hit 20deg or lower. Moron.

If I use some exotic oil that might cause a moron Service Rep to give me a hard time, i also buy a bottle of a conventional fluid, with the same date, and give or trade it away. So while I admire and use LE-607, I have a sales receipt for a quart of Pennzoil 80w90 GL-5 minoil.

For my 2004 TL, which calls for 5w20, I bought a case of 5w20, then a case of LE8130, and then swapped the 5w20 for something else from someone who wanted to "use the factory stuff".

 

Very, very, very smart to keep maintenance receipts. I can't stress it enough.

Very good friend of mine has a 2002 Lexus 430. At 40k miles, the engine seized. Lexus stated that it had only one oil change because they found only sludge. He insisted that he changed the oil according to the maintenance schedule. However, he had no proof except for the first oil change that he did at the dealership.

Bottom line: he was forced to split the $30,200 repair difference. The engine had to be rebuilt by Lexus (lease).

Talk about a hard lesson learned.

 

so it cost 30 grand (and that was only the difference) to fix a lexus motor????? If that figure is correct, wow.

 

This is about keeping records and how it relates to warranty and not about anything really mechanical. Moving to S2000 Talk.

 

Receipts and the owners link listed above, great sight. I list almost every little thing that I do to the car, cost, time involved and I also list what the dealers have done. If needed this can be accessed or printed out from anywhere to show any dealer at anytime of the work that you had performed yourself.

 

Thanx a lot guys, as I post this IM working on the owners link and setting everything up. Thanx again.

Now Im at peace.

~JD~