Car maintenance question on 2015 Acura MDX

[jdc]

mrlynn wrote:
I used to change oil every 3 months or 3k miles, but now with better oil and lower mileage, every 6 months is OK

/Mr Lynn

Check your manual, not what jiffylube says =). My car is a 2016, it says every 10000 miles for oil. And never replace Transmission fluid. Unless you use your vehicle for towing. Then 100000 miles. And Im assuming thats not taking the boat out a few times a year...

[pinkoos]

Thank you very much to everyone for all the helpful information

We did check the manual/online maintenance "minder" and the brake service is actually recommended every 3000 miles

So, we've opted to do the oil change, tire rotation and brake service

We are foregoing the fuel service

We are not getting it done at the dealership but instead a Firestone that is very close to home. We realize that the Firestone may not be much better than the dealership in trying to upsell us on stuff (in fact, they already called my wife to tell her the air and engine filters are completely black), but at some point convenience is worth something to us

Thanks again, this has been a very helpful thread

[mrlynn]

jdc wrote:
[quote=mrlynn]
I used to change oil every 3 months or 3k miles, but now with better oil and lower mileage, every 6 months is OK

/Mr Lynn

Check your manual, not what jiffylube says =). My car is a 2016, it says every 10000 miles for oil. And never replace Transmission fluid. Unless you use your vehicle for towing. Then 100000 miles. And Im assuming thats not taking the boat out a few times a year...



I have never been to a Jiffy Lube. I check the oil myself; if it feels gritty, I change it. If we were driving more, my guess is the interval would be sooner.

To my great surprise, my 2013 Ford Expedition does not have a dipstick for the transmission fluid. We have a small travel trailer, but use it infrequently.

/Mr Lynn

[mrlynn]

pinkoos: If the filters are 'black', they really should be changed. You can do it yourself.

/Mr Lynn

[pinkoos]

mrlynn wrote:
pinkoos: If the filters are 'black', they really should be changed. You can do it yourself.

/Mr Lynn

Yeah, we just went ahead and let Firestone take care of it

[pinkoos]

Final cost at Firestone for oil change, tire rotation, brake service, air filter, engine filter

$190

[pinkoos]

So my wife said she didn’t get the filters changed after all

$190 for oil, tires and brake service

[Racer X]

mrlynn wrote:
[quote=jdc]
[quote=mrlynn]
I used to change oil every 3 months or 3k miles, but now with better oil and lower mileage, every 6 months is OK

/Mr Lynn

Check your manual, not what jiffylube says =). My car is a 2016, it says every 10000 miles for oil. And never replace Transmission fluid. Unless you use your vehicle for towing. Then 100000 miles. And Im assuming thats not taking the boat out a few times a year...



I have never been to a Jiffy Lube. I check the oil myself; if it feels gritty, I change it. If we were driving more, my guess is the interval would be sooner.

To my great surprise, my 2013 Ford Expedition does not have a dipstick for the transmission fluid. We have a small travel trailer, but use it infrequently.

/Mr Lynn
Mercon VI, fully synthetic. Normally a lifetime fill. HOWEVER, if you have AWD or 4WD, the transfer case might not be synthetic. VERY easy to do a drain and refill on those.