CARMICHAEL

I am new to the forum and my mech experience is at best I can put air in tires. Had the MDX since 2004, overall a good car. My issue, is i need brakes and someone is telling me I
need the 90 k service which runs about $ 2500. I had the
service done at 99k back in 2008. Any help is appreciated, I need to keep the car running and figure investing a couple of thousd is alot keeper than buying new. Anything else I should be aware on with this much mileage- as in- major expense going to show up to my door.

Thanks in advance in a big way for any help.

03tl-s04mdx

It's not the 90K service but the 105K (timing belt, water pump, valve adjustment, spark plugs, etc.) that you likely need again plus some other general maintenance items. $2500 sounds pretty steep unless there is a lot of stuff included. Can you provide a detailed list of what's included at that price?

Here's a list of what I had done on my 2004 a couple of years ago and the total cost:

Replaced timing belt, water pump, coolant, drive belts and the timing belt tension adjuster - $767

Replaced oil/filter, cabin air filter, air filter, rear wiper and oil drain plug. Drained/filled transmission fluid and VTM-4 fluid, rotated tires and replaced rear brake pads - $498

I haven't had the valves adjusted or spark plugs replaced yet but that would probably run $400-$500 I would think.

Add that all up and it's close to $1800.

This was all done at an independent Honda/Acura shop so it was probably 20-25% less than if an Acura dealer did the work. I guess if your quote is from a dealer it might be about right depending on what all is included.