Is it fine to go with this 3rd market air filter by filter heads? Or should I stick with ?. $10 difference or so. For Acura MDX 2014. I got Maintenance Code B123. Gonna need to take it in for oil change/tire rotation/balance and I think Transmission flush? Not sure about B3.

Quotes so far is around $59.95 for full synthetic Oil Change/Tire Rotation with a promotion right now + $20 Balance is extra. + $100 for Transmission flush.

I can do the air and cabin filter myself. Are those prices reasonable for those service?

I looked at walmart and theirs to do synthetic oil is around $45 + $12 per tire balance/rotation. $2.50 just for rotation. I think I am due for a balance. Not sure

 

Intake air filter - I always use aftermarket brand, purolator, fram, Ecogard from amazon, make sure you got the right fit
Cabin Air filter - Always fram, make sure you got the right fit
Oil change - $60 is very reasonable for dealer, considering this gen contains 5.7 qts of engine oil
Tire rotation/Balance - my local mechanic charges me $10 per tire for balance, I never do rotation outside, check your tire wear, and if you feel wobble from the steering wheel, you are due for tire balance
Transmission drain and fill - I am pretty sure they are going to perform the drain and fill, not the flush, since drain and fill will only take 3.5 qts and a flush can take up to 10 qts, I doubt they will do the flush for $100, but $100 looks reasonable at dealer

Tips: As you may hear from other, all these easy jobs can be done in a Honda, usually they will be in lower price, but I think $60 for oil change is already a very good price

 

The dealer was the one who recommended the flush though since it was a B3 code. Why wouldn't it be the flush? Also apparently I need new brakes for front and back down to 3 mm. Also need to do brake flush too.


I do have a question about CPO Acuras. I bought the 2014 MDX at 32,000 and it was a Certified Pre-Owned. They had no record of a brake flush ever being done, but should that have been something done as a CPO vehicle?

 

Possibly according to the inspection list. Looks like it could be a judgement call based on color/condition of fluid.

https://www.acura.com/content/pdf/CPO_150pt.pdf

 

The reason I doubt they mean drain and fill instead of flush is because all my local dealer charges drain and fill around $140, flush means drain and fill 3 times, 3 times labor, 3 times tranny fluid, that' why I questioned it, but you can always asks the service advisor is it flush or drain and fill, and for B3 code, it's drain and fill.
All I can say is CPO doesn't mean they will change everything before selling it to you, they changed what they think they needed to change, lol, that's how they make profit on CPO vehicle.