Recipe7

Hey everyone



I’m doing my a14 service at Acura for my 2014 rlx and 2014 mdx. The rlx is at 100k miles and mdx 106k miles.



I do my own oil and rotation so I am not doing those on both cars. What I am doing for both cars are is the ‘4’(which is the timing belt and related parts, water pump, and spark plugs, coolant flush) and a brake fluid flush(fluid flush quoted 109.00 for each car).



I am being quoted 2450 each car, or 4900 for both.



Isn’t this amount excessive? I was expecting 1500 at most for both. Is nearly 2500 the normal price for the ‘4’ service.

as a side note, I am posting this in the mdx forum as well

AP8ESQ

I was quoted 1500 out the door for the full timing belt/ water pump service (along with the proverbial “It is recommended at 6 years regardless of mileage...” because my rlx only has 60k on it). I would say that is really high especially without the oil/ rotate. Granted you are in LA but it can’t be that much more expensive than here in CT.

mrgold35

$5000 seems a little steep! It was around $1500 for my 11 MDX Adv for the B14 service a few years ago. I don't know what the total cost would have been because I changed my spark plugs at 75,000 miles, lifetime with Discount Tires for rotation/balance, bring my own engine oil, change my cabin/engine filters myself, and brake fluid was changed out a year earlier.

It was around $600 ea for my 06 TSX and 08 RDX for the A14 because of having a timing chain.

Recipe7

Thanks for the responses and information.

I reached out to my own mechanic for my old Mazda and he is quoting me 1400 per car and a local Honda dealer is 1600 per car.

I value my Acura dealer, but at 2500 per I will have to go with Honda this round.