On Feb 2, 2:29*pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" > wrote:
> In article
> >,
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> *Avalon1178 > wrote:
> > Hi, I recently bought a new 2008 Honda Civic Sedan EX after my older
> > model (2005) was totalled during a car accident. *I'm still getting
> > used to the new car but so far so good. *One big big change with the
> > new car is what appears to be the absence of a maintenance schedule.
>
> No, there's a maintenance schedule. *Read your owner's manual.

The only "schedule" I see in my manual is the one mentioned in pages
228-229 of the 2008 Hondai Civic Sedan, but this is exactly what I"m
talking about, its not a "schedule" like you said but more of a
"minder" which I posted originally. In my old 2005 manual, it spells
it out such that at every 5000 mi, you change the oil, at 10000 mi you
change oil + other stuff, at 30000 mi interval you do major service
etc (located at the middle of the page). What "manual" are you
talking about?

>
> > Now with all the new
> > features in the 2008 model like maintenance reminders etc, and the
> > absence of a schedule maintenance in the owner's manual, is there no
> > point to following your standard 5000 miles scheduled maintenance to,
> > say, get your oil change etc or your typical 10,000-interval mile
> > service to a shop (like tire rotation, brake fluid check, etc)?
>
> Read your owner's manual. *It spells things out quite clearly.

See my reply above. Show me what page where "it spells things out
quite clearly". For example, I've always replaced my engine oil at
every 5000 mi, but the 2008 civic you basically have to rely on the
reminder whether your oil is 15% or 10% etc. It doesn't say in the
manual the recommended time to replace the oil (i.e. every 6 months or
every 5000 mi). What happens if the dealer forgets to reset the
reminder or, worse, malfunctions?