Anyone know if there are any grease fittings on the chassis that should be topped up during oil changes? I can't find any info in the field service manual.

 

I think grease fittings went out with vacuum windshield wipers. Shouldn't be any.

 

There are a couple right up front. One on each side of the hand crank for starting the engine

 

Yeah - I don't know of any car manufacturer that still uses grease fittings that you can top off. Unfortunately they all use those sealed ones now.

They must be saving $.05 per fitting...

 

When was the last time you had to change a tierod end or ball joint on a Honda? I'll bet the answer is never. The cars I've had with greese fittings (non-Hondas) all wore out those components once or twice in 100,000 miles.

 

ok. You guys are killing me. My last vehicle was a Durango (no flames...), and other than it being a POS, it had 7 fittings that needed topping up. I had to replace the ball joints twice as well as the pitman arm and tie rod ends. So much for a well built American vehicle. TG that I ditched that truck and moved into something more reliable.

So then, if there aren't any fittings, then why would anyone pay more than the price of an oil change for a B service? Those inspections I've seen others list take all of 5 minutes when your under the car or rotating your tires.

 

That's exactly what a lot of us have been saying, a lot, for a long time, to a lot of people, who get screwed by their dealers into paying more for an A service, or a B service, than what an oil change costs, + maybe a tire rotation if needed.

 

Well, I'm glad I wasn't missing something. I hate to pay more than I have to but I also don't want to reduce the performance of my car. I keep a ready stock of all the important fluids and can top them up myself.

 

The zerk fittings on SUV's are not there so much for routine service, but to allow the owner to squeeze grease in after the vehicle has been driven in streams or deep puddles - the new grease pushes out any residual water and dirt. Plus, if there are no caps on the fittings, they can allow crud in.

Most mfrs also recommend changing out the diff fluids since water can also get in the vents if deep enough.

Chassis lubes on many Hondas now consist of cleaning the various steering and suspension boots with silicone to keep they flexible. I posted on this at S2KI.COM. I recommend it, and do it annually on all my vehicles (clean, dry, then spray).

 

Wow - reading this thread brought back so many memories growing up of when my Dad and I would work on the cars. I always remember "greasing the fittings" while doing an oil change. Some of them were a bear to find and then trying to reach with the grease gun. I guess I never thought about doing it on the new car - glad I read this first before I started looking for them.