Recent content by DavidDoes

Just had the Fit's valves done a hundred miles ago. Feels like a brand new car now.

FWIW, I've only ever had "A 1" come up, which is oil and tire rotation, in the 30,000 miles we've had it. That said, valves should have been adjusted at 100,000. We haven't done it yet, and they definitely need it. As for any sort of maintenance schedule, I've never found anything official. I...

I've thought about this as well, whenever it's time to get oil. However, I know it works, so there's that. Yeah! I don't know the impact of if any of those are outside the range, but I was impressed by that as well.

It appears that there are 8 spark plugs on the 1.3L Fit/Jazz.

Those are the only ones I've seen. I went through the process of removing the cowl and everything. There aren't other spark plugs besides those 4 on the back.

What?! Oh, boy... I installed spark plugs just 300 miles after we bought it, and only did four. Watched several videos, because I'd never had to remove unrelated parts of the vehicle to do spark plugs before and wanted to make sure I did it right. All the videos show only four. Where are the...

I've been using Pennzoil Ultra Platinum pretty much since it came out. It hasn't gotten easier to find, and perhaps has gotten more difficult to find, depending on the viscosity or weight. As such, we have bounced back and forth between 0W-20 and 5W-20. We've had this vehicle for 4 years /...

Originally Posted by The Critic Typically at the same time - just drive several miles between each one. At your mileage you will also need to do a valve adjustment. The exhaust valves tend to get tight on these engines. The engine calls for 5W-20 (or 0W-20 on the later models). Just wanted...

Originally Posted by JeffKeryk Buy a couple of Fram XG 7317 oil filters. Use for 2 OCIs. You are set. Amazon is your friend. Or Wally World. All good. Was thinking about grabbing that filter over the PO, but saw that the WIX 57356XP is only $7.10, and is - as far as I've seen - just as good...

Originally Posted by SatinSilver Did you change the oil yet? If so what did you use in it? From the d/s it appears to prob have about 3 qts. in there right now so I'd get that done asap. Not yet. We don't drive much (neither of us drives to work), so I'm not too worried. But I do want to get...

Figured out how I'm going to store all this equipment in my apartment. Husky (Home Depot) has an awesome mobile tool chest system. Going to get the base unit and keep most stuff in there (funnels, bottle jack, stands, etc.). As for where to do the maintenance... I have another friend who wants...

Originally Posted by Onetor I've watches dozens of people change their own oil in the parking lot of Walmart or Autozone. Never done it myself though. I would change all the fluids, but OCD. Congrads on your purchase...Best of luck When I went to AutoZone the other day, there were two or three...

Y'all are right up my thought process. I'm definitely going to change out the fluids. It's a bit tough right now, though. This is our first time owning a vehicle since having moved into an apartment in the city. It's illegal to change fluids on the street, so I've gotta find someone to let me...

I recently purchased a 2009 Honda Fit with 120,500 miles on it, with decent records of maintenance. Not great, not terrible. Car runs well, but within the first week I had to replace the spark plugs, which had blow-by on cylinders 2, 3, 4. I really want to take care of this car. It's been a...

Originally Posted by jayjr1105 Originally Posted by DavidDoes Is Walmart the only place that carries Zerex Asian Blue? If you don't live near a walmart you can get it from walmart.com as well. Looks like Napa and Orielly's carry Zerex as well. I used Peak Asian Blue recently for a coolant...