Congrats to you & the Family. Very nice looking Honda --- hope it takes care of use for a longggg time.
Thank you!
2018 was first year for this, which seems crazy to me. It seems to me like just a couple of years ago that they came out with the redesign.
2024 being the 7th model year for this, in its current form, I’m hoping they’ve worked the bugs out, though, as I’ve said before, I know it won’t be as anvil-reliable as the 4Runner or Tacoma, over time. It’s just more complex.
But I’m going to try to do my part to keep up on the maintenance.
Last Sunday I changed the oil and filter for the first time at 2500 miles (PPPP 5W-30 and Fram Ultra XG7317). I’ll change it again at 5000 miles and rotate the tires, then every 5000
Miles after that. Makes it easy to remember.
And of course VCM is already muzzled since 1500 miles.
Also considering using some intake valve cleaning spray from time to time. I haven’t done a ton of research into that, but perhaps using it regularly and starting early with it would prevent most IVD from forming in the first place. I am curious if there’s any detriment to doing this. I know I’ve read here that it’s good to wait until just before an oil change to use fuel injector cleaner because the PEA (active ingredient) can hang around in the oil and possibly have a negative effect. And I know that the IVD/turbo cleaning spray I looked at (CRC brand) contains a large percentage of PEA (over 40%, I think).
CRC has a video claiming that the spray can even remove hard carbon deposits: