how long did you guys go until your second oil change? i've got probably 600 miles on my first oil change and the shifting is already notchy again
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So I go in for my first service the other day at the dealership I bought the bike from. Its an hour away mind you. I ask them on the phone, will they do the valve check too for the $150 and they say theyll do what ever is in the manual and tell me to drop the bike off one hour early to let it cool so they can check it. I drop it off, ask again, will you do the valve check? Guys like if its in the manual, well do it.
They said it was a 2 hour job, hour and half later...bikes done. They tightened my chain and clutch lever, they were loose. Changed the oil filter and oil. They commented on my Yoshi frame sliders too. Said my wheel pressures were low and to check them ever month.
I get home and the next day I see that they did not tuck the cable in for the turn signals behind the fairing properly so I was like, well its simple enough, ill fix it myself. I proceed to take the fairings off and realize they have put the bolts back in the wrong place. Argg now im mad. Then I see that the bold for the undercowl (needs to be removed to access the oil filter) is loose. Ok upset, but I can tighen it.
Then I look at my cylinder head cover and try to look for signs that they opened it (confirmation they did check my valves). Looking at the crankshaft and timing hole caps, I cant decern if they've been removed.
Well one thing I dont like that honda did is they put marks on just about every bolt and its threaded surface so one can tell if its been opened or not. It is rare to thread a bold back in and get it to line up perfectly again. This helped me this time as I look at the top of the cylinder head cover and see that the PAIR valve bolt hasnt been touched. This was the 100% sign that they DID NOT check my valves. NOT IM FURIOUS! WTF did I pay for, I can do an oil change myself in 30 min, i dont need to pay some shmuk $150 for a 30 min job and $10 of parts.
I guess you get what you pay for. I called Honda and complained and they told me when the dealership opens tomorrow, call them. I will call them and ask for a refund. I am not driving an hour again to get a half ass service. I hope all you all are making sure these shady mechanics are not stealing your money as I see that alot of people are running into dealerships that say it is not needed or don't know how even though it is clearly in the manual!
Anyways, here is a pic of the bolt that tipped me off. If you look closely at the image, near the top left, there is a metal plate and a bolt holding it down. You can see the blue sharpie they used to mark a vertical line through the bold head and the plate it is holding down. EDIT: Opps the pic is sideways, not sure why, not that way on my comp, but rotate 90degrees clockwise.
They said it was a 2 hour job, hour and half later...bikes done. They tightened my chain and clutch lever, they were loose. Changed the oil filter and oil. They commented on my Yoshi frame sliders too. Said my wheel pressures were low and to check them ever month.
I get home and the next day I see that they did not tuck the cable in for the turn signals behind the fairing properly so I was like, well its simple enough, ill fix it myself. I proceed to take the fairings off and realize they have put the bolts back in the wrong place. Argg now im mad. Then I see that the bold for the undercowl (needs to be removed to access the oil filter) is loose. Ok upset, but I can tighen it.
Then I look at my cylinder head cover and try to look for signs that they opened it (confirmation they did check my valves). Looking at the crankshaft and timing hole caps, I cant decern if they've been removed.
Well one thing I dont like that honda did is they put marks on just about every bolt and its threaded surface so one can tell if its been opened or not. It is rare to thread a bold back in and get it to line up perfectly again. This helped me this time as I look at the top of the cylinder head cover and see that the PAIR valve bolt hasnt been touched. This was the 100% sign that they DID NOT check my valves. NOT IM FURIOUS! WTF did I pay for, I can do an oil change myself in 30 min, i dont need to pay some shmuk $150 for a 30 min job and $10 of parts.
I guess you get what you pay for. I called Honda and complained and they told me when the dealership opens tomorrow, call them. I will call them and ask for a refund. I am not driving an hour again to get a half ass service. I hope all you all are making sure these shady mechanics are not stealing your money as I see that alot of people are running into dealerships that say it is not needed or don't know how even though it is clearly in the manual!
Anyways, here is a pic of the bolt that tipped me off. If you look closely at the image, near the top left, there is a metal plate and a bolt holding it down. You can see the blue sharpie they used to mark a vertical line through the bold head and the plate it is holding down. EDIT: Opps the pic is sideways, not sure why, not that way on my comp, but rotate 90degrees clockwise.
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There are only 2 bolts, 1 hose, and the spark plug wire to get the valve cover off. They did not have to touch that bolt. I did the job myself.
In the picture that is the breather hose, that just slides off and the bolt in that part stays where it is.
The big bolt on the left center and another just like it opposite the spark plug
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In the picture that is the breather hose, that just slides off and the bolt in that part stays where it is.
The big bolt on the left center and another just like it opposite the spark plug
I'm curious how you got enough access to replace the exhaust shims ? Did you remove all the stuff that sits under the tank ? I didn't really see a way to get in there to do the job with all that stuff in the way (at that point I decided to let the dealer mechanic finish the job)..There are only 2 bolts, 1 hose, and the spark plug wire to get the valve cover off. They did not have to touch that bolt. I did the job myself.
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