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Question: 2000 Honda
Odyssey mileage: 97,050. Is one oil
better than another? Synthetic vs. Petroleum
base? I know that carmakers say to change
every 7500 miles but I have been a 2500-3000
mile oil changer. Is the 7500-mile new rule
for environmental purposes or can the oil
withstand the pressures longer.
Answer: Synthetic oils do have a
longer life than the petroleum based motor oils. If you
change your oil every 3000 miles, you probably will not
get any benefit out of the higher priced synthetic oils.
Question:
2002 Honda Odyssey
mileage:
70,500. I am having a problem with the fuel
system. My fuel pump is making a high pitch
squeal almost constantly. I replaced the filter,
and the pump, but the noise persists. This is the
third pump I’ve tried. The noise is coupled with a
loss of power in 2nd and 3rd gear. Might this be a
problem with the fuel injectors?
Answer: Assuming you used a good
quality fuel pump, your problem may be the fuel pressure
regulator.
Question: 1997 Honda Odyssey
mileage: 81,340. I had installed Honda brake pads
replaced in October, 1999. Ever since then, my
brakes have not felt right. I installed honda
brake rotors and they kind of feel warped? I took
it back to have them look at it again and they said it
sounds like a brake problem and when I told them that
they just replaced my brakes a few months ago, after
looking at it, they decided that my problem was not a
brake problem and that they didn't know what was causing
the problem but that it was not a brake problem.
Today, I took my car to another repair place and they
told me that whomever did my original brake job cut my
new honda brake rotors too thin. He said 2500's to
3000's under the legal spec. and that my rotors are bad
and need to be replaced. Is it possible to cut
them too thin, and if so, what problems could that
cause. And is there a way to know and/or prove
that they were cut too thin?
Answer: It is possible to
machine the brake rotors too thin. Stamped on the
rotor is a minimum thickness they should be machined to.
If the rotors are machine below the minimum thickness,
the brakes will not dissipate the heat and warping of
the brake rotors can occur. When the rotors become
to thin, they need to be replaced.
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