My daughter took her 2014 Accord to Honda dealer for free oil changes, they gave her 2 years free oil changes when she bought the car a year ago.
She drove more than 25k miles last year, this is the third free oil change. Every time she went there they recommended some extra services, at the very least was tire rotation for $40. This time they recommend the usual tire rotation plus both engine and cabin air filters, probably because the maintenance code is B2 or something like that.
The cost to replace the 2 filters was $190. The engine air filter is very easy, unlatch 4 latches then remove air box cover to replace old filter with new one. The cabin filter is behind the glovebox, without any tool one can lower the glovebox and remove filter door with finger(s) to replace the filter.
I think the total time, even I work very slowly, should be less than 10 minutes. I bought 2 filters for less than $20, OEM should not be more than $35-40 so they charge $150 labor for 10 minutes work.
I told her to decline any extra service, only ask them to do free oil change. She did, but she said they pressured her very hard to do the filters.
I will do the filters this weekend or next, I think both filters should be fairly clean after only 25k miles, the air in Orange County isn't very dusty and not much constructions around.
She drove more than 25k miles last year, this is the third free oil change. Every time she went there they recommended some extra services, at the very least was tire rotation for $40. This time they recommend the usual tire rotation plus both engine and cabin air filters, probably because the maintenance code is B2 or something like that.
The cost to replace the 2 filters was $190. The engine air filter is very easy, unlatch 4 latches then remove air box cover to replace old filter with new one. The cabin filter is behind the glovebox, without any tool one can lower the glovebox and remove filter door with finger(s) to replace the filter.
I think the total time, even I work very slowly, should be less than 10 minutes. I bought 2 filters for less than $20, OEM should not be more than $35-40 so they charge $150 labor for 10 minutes work.
I told her to decline any extra service, only ask them to do free oil change. She did, but she said they pressured her very hard to do the filters.
I will do the filters this weekend or next, I think both filters should be fairly clean after only 25k miles, the air in Orange County isn't very dusty and not much constructions around.