Joined
·
1,294 Posts
We have excellent threads on maintenance issues. And, we have lots of threads on this problem or that. How about a preventive action thread for emerging failure trends. The nice thing here being I don't see that many of these trends on our tusty E's overall. (This is different from already scheduled maintenance..it's more of a..well, see below.)
Perhaps some input from those mechanically inclined on these subjects to start:
- Suspension: Seems to be a fair number of folks running into replacement needs especially on front suspension pieces.
--Ways to inspect, what to look/listen/feel for in pending failures
- Brakes: All over the map from needing them right away to lasting almost forever in a few cases. But enough posts of "early" brake pad and/or rotor wear.
-- Ways to inspect, what to look/listen/feel for in pending failures
- Transmission: IMO, only because Honda motors can run 300k mile without a hiccup does the tranny seem to be a "weak" link sometimes. But with past tranny design failures in some other Honda's the past decade...good to keep tabs.
-- What to look/listen/feel for in pending failures
- Batteries/Electrical: Another IMO: The electronics seem so sensitive now to the lower voltage of a failing battery, this once fairly straightforward issue becomes a bit more of a mystery nowadays of when to change and what else to do when putting the new one in.
Those are some to start with. Maybe we can label posts with whatever subject you are providing input about (Suspension Tips, etc.)
?
Perhaps some input from those mechanically inclined on these subjects to start:
- Suspension: Seems to be a fair number of folks running into replacement needs especially on front suspension pieces.
--Ways to inspect, what to look/listen/feel for in pending failures
- Brakes: All over the map from needing them right away to lasting almost forever in a few cases. But enough posts of "early" brake pad and/or rotor wear.
-- Ways to inspect, what to look/listen/feel for in pending failures
- Transmission: IMO, only because Honda motors can run 300k mile without a hiccup does the tranny seem to be a "weak" link sometimes. But with past tranny design failures in some other Honda's the past decade...good to keep tabs.
-- What to look/listen/feel for in pending failures
- Batteries/Electrical: Another IMO: The electronics seem so sensitive now to the lower voltage of a failing battery, this once fairly straightforward issue becomes a bit more of a mystery nowadays of when to change and what else to do when putting the new one in.
Those are some to start with. Maybe we can label posts with whatever subject you are providing input about (Suspension Tips, etc.)