maintenence

[*007*civic]

im due for my second maintence soon.. im at 14000km with 20% oil life.. i am goin to chang the oil and was wonderin in the lil book honda gave me it says i should " service brakes " .. does this mean the pads need to be replaCed... or wat????? and wat else needs to be done for this service..


thnx

[truflip]

no.. normal driving. the pads should last u much much longer
when they say service i think it means they will check it to make sure everythign is in proper working order :)

[TeaSX]

i cant say fur sure but i seems like your on the B-1 service. Heres a trick get the oil life screen and hold the reset button down until the code comes up. That will tell you in advance what service is upcoming. To reset the oil you have to hold it down again for a while - but of course dont do that. Just push it once you get back.

okay first of all the brake thing is just to make sure those life saving components are still working. Off the top of my head here is the b-1 service per the manual:

B (main item)

Replace engine oil and oil filter


Inspect front and rear brakes.
- Check pads and discs for wear (thickness), damage, and cracks.
- Check calipers for damage, leaks, and tightness of mounting bolts.
- Check wheel cylinder for leaks.
- Check brake linings for cracking, glazing, wear, contamination.

Check parking brake adjustment.
- Check number of clicks (8 to 10) when the parking brake lever is pulled with 44 lbf of force.

Inspect tie-rod ends, steering gearbox, and gearbox boots.
- Check rack grease and steering linkage.
- Check boots for damage and leaking grease.
- Check fluid lines for damage and leaks.

Inspect suspension components.
- Check bolts for tightness.
- Check condition of ball joint boots for deterioration & damage.
- Inspect driveshaft boots.
- Check boots for cracks and boot bands for tightness.

Inspect brake hoses and lines including ABS
- Check master cylinder and ABS modulator-control unit for damage/leakage.

Inspect all fluid levels and condition of fluids.

1 (sub-item)

Rotate tires, and check tire inflation &condition.

Inspect exhaust system

Inspect fuel line & connections