01-30-2011, 02:04 PM
Ughgh shit, so I'm definitely in for the long haul with this car! haha...
I figured since I'm going through the expense of the timing belt service, I'll go ahead and get to the other things that need attention. Case of Redline 5W30 came in last week, just put in an order for a new APP sensor. These are what caused the runaway Toyotas. Honda was smarter than Toyota though and included 2 in line with each other. Toyota only used one. When I threw that CEL a few months back that caused my car to hop into limp mode, it hasn't run the same since. This is apparently pretty common on the TL, and it's an easy sensor to replace. Supposedly the car drives night and day after the replacement. Also putting in an order for Redline Type F racing ATF with 0 friction modifiers. In theory it's supposed to help preserve the life of the clutch packs over the garbage Z1. There is a huge thread on it on the Acura forums and the folks that have switched over have had raving reviews over how their transmissions have performed since the switch.
I haven't even tried to do a running tally on how much I'm going to be putting into this car within the next month or so, but it will be upward of $2000 in parts and labor since I have to get new tires as well. After this though, I should be set for a long time with oil changes / tire rotations
Most of it is just because I am really anal retentive about my cars in general, I could easily get away with less costs....but in the long term it could mean the difference between 200k miles and 300k miles.
Performance mods coming after I get this out of the way and I get through tax season. :thumbup:
I figured since I'm going through the expense of the timing belt service, I'll go ahead and get to the other things that need attention. Case of Redline 5W30 came in last week, just put in an order for a new APP sensor. These are what caused the runaway Toyotas. Honda was smarter than Toyota though and included 2 in line with each other. Toyota only used one. When I threw that CEL a few months back that caused my car to hop into limp mode, it hasn't run the same since. This is apparently pretty common on the TL, and it's an easy sensor to replace. Supposedly the car drives night and day after the replacement. Also putting in an order for Redline Type F racing ATF with 0 friction modifiers. In theory it's supposed to help preserve the life of the clutch packs over the garbage Z1. There is a huge thread on it on the Acura forums and the folks that have switched over have had raving reviews over how their transmissions have performed since the switch.
I haven't even tried to do a running tally on how much I'm going to be putting into this car within the next month or so, but it will be upward of $2000 in parts and labor since I have to get new tires as well. After this though, I should be set for a long time with oil changes / tire rotations
Most of it is just because I am really anal retentive about my cars in general, I could easily get away with less costs....but in the long term it could mean the difference between 200k miles and 300k miles. Performance mods coming after I get this out of the way and I get through tax season. :thumbup:
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks