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2003 Civic EX Maintenance?
Hi All,
I have tried looking for answers but didn't see any... I have a 2003 Honda Civic EX with about 45,600 miles on it (yeah I know it is really quite low). I got it from someone in Georgia who rarely drove it than drove it out to UT and have had it about a year out here. I had the oil changed once around 44k since it was 6 months after I bought the car. However, my question now is this: I have read the service manual with both normal and severe conditions but the amount I drive my car is almost nothing, less than 7k a year....therefore should I be following the manual in terms of when to service it or should I just get new oil changes, tire rotations, etc every 6 months or every 12 months? I drive it pretty much daily but the distance is less than 5 miles in any one trip and less than 15 miles per day most days so it is being used but just for shorter trips with occasional longer trips. I want this car to last me another 10 years at least so I want to take care of it but I can't find anywhere what kind of maintenance to do on it when I drive it such short distances in a year. Thanks! |
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2003 Civic EX Maintenance?
loewent via CarKB.com wrote:
> Buy an owner's manual or service manual if you don't have already. All of > the maintenance specified in these books says XXXXX miles OR XX months. > Follow which ever applies. > > For instance, oil changes on your 2003 civic would be every 5000 Miles or > 4 months, whatever comes first. Also, keep in mind that short trips are harder on a car than long ones. Your engine will last much longer with a long commute on the freeway than it will with frequent short trips. But if you are not aggressive on the accelerator, and you keep up with maintenance, you'll be fine for a long time. Just get the oil changed at the interval for normal driving. |
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