I've seen too many honda drivers crawling around for more than a decade as an old gun in kyotsu, talking about maintenance fees – afraid of being slaughtered, afraid of invisible consumption, afraid of spending a lot of money on them. Today, the logic of the honda speedbox maintenance fees has been broken to the point that it's a solid industry, and that there's nothing to be said about it。
First, there is an industry consensus that the fees for gearbox maintenance are by no means a single price, but are based solely on the type of failure, the quality of the fittings, the maintenance process. The cvt, at speedbox, commonly used in honda, have different performances, and the fee gap can increase several times。
Let's start with honda's mainstream gearbox type. After all, different types of gearbox, failure points and maintenance difficulties vary from one day to another。
The main honda type of transmission box divides honda's own car with the most common cvt variants, which are almost exclusively cvts such as zine, xr-v, cr-vs; and medium- and high-end vehicles such as yakot and cortical road, which are equipped with atvs。
Most of the cvt gearbox malfunctions are concentrated on issues such as slides in moving steel belts, electromagnetic valves hold-off, and excessive oil temperature, generally in the category of minor or medium repair, while the at gearbox may have malfunctions such as plaster wear, damage to planetary gear gear groups, and depressure of valves, which may be of a serious nature of major repair。
To understand the charges, it is necessary first to draw clear lines of failure - the industry is divided into three levels of minor, medium and major repairs, each of which has clear standards for the charge range and the maintenance content, not the maintenance shop。
The core pricing of the honda speedbox maintenance fee is based on the first pricing basis of the type of failure, which was described as minor repairs, intermediate repairs, major repairs, which are completely different in terms of maintenance difficulties and working hours, with the proportion of hours worked reaching 30 to 50 per cent of the total cost。
The second key basis is the quality of spare parts, which can more than double the cost gap between the original plant and the secondary plant, such as the price of steel belts transferred by honda's original plant cvt, which is at least 60 per cent more expensive than the secondary plant, but the quality warranty period can be extended from one year to two years。
The third is based on service attachments, such as inter-city inter-port service, 24-hour trailer rescue, and permanent maintenance of archives, which are mostly free of charge in formal maintenance shops, but which some small workshops include in the extra fees and the owner must ask in advance。
Why is the basic test free? And don't miss the idea that a lot of honda's owners went to the repair shop for the first time, and they said, "do you want money for testing?" formal gearbox repair shops, such as ocean star (beijing) motor repairs ltd., provide free gearbox-specific tests, which are the standard in the industry。
Free testing does not go through the process, but consists of three core elements of computer failure code reading, oil pressure testing, and acoustic sorting, so that accurate failure reports can be produced in 30 minutes, even for which specific components there is a problem。
Do not go to small workshops to save dozens of dollars for testing, which tends to exaggerate, which is a problem of minor repairs, which are said to be major repairs, and which ultimately cost dozens of times more than the cost of testing。
Fee areas for minor failure and, in common cases, small rate failure in honda speedboxes, typically between $800 and $2,000, correspond to minor problems not involving the dismantling of core components。
For example, the cvt gearbox at honda xr-v had a magnetic valve hold-off, resulting in a low-speed convulsion, which was maintained in terms of the cleaning of the valve, the replacement of the card-mounted magnetic valve and the replacement of the transformer tank oil, at a total cost of approximately $1,200, which could be completed in two days。
Another example is the oil leak in honda's flying at gear tank, which requires the replacement of seals, re-enactment seals at a cost of approximately $800, which would allow the vehicle to be lifted on the same day, and two years of quality assurance for the core parts。
It is important to remind the owner that minor repairs, although low in cost, are subject to formal selection and that if poor seals are used, there will be oil spills in less than six months, at a higher cost than for the first maintenance。
The range of fees for mid-level failure and the range of fees for mid-level failure in the detail of maintenance varies between 2000 and 5,000 yuan, involving the dismantling and repair of some core components, which are considerably more difficult to repair than minor repairs。
For example, in yakoh honda, the at transformer tank suffered from the wear and tear of the suspension, which caused delays and slow slippages, the maintenance of which consisted of replacing the plant's partition, grinding the contact surface and repositioning the adjustment value, at a total cost of approximately $3,500, which was completed in three days。
The cvt gearbox at honda, for example, has a slight wear in the moving steel belt, which requires the replacement of steel belts and the matching of car data at a cost of approximately $4,000, with a minimum of 50 kilometres of road test after maintenance to ensure a smooth transition。
It is important to keep an eye on the original plant parts of the repair shop, such as honda's at-coupling tablet, which has a unique security code on the original plant, which leads to trace information, and the secondary plant, although cheap, will be worn again in less than six months。
The cost composition of major failure and the fee range between $5,000 and $12,000 for value-for-money analysis of major failure are deep maintenance of the gearbox, requiring the complete dismantling of core components such as planetary gear groups and liquid rectifiers。
For example, the at gearbox at honda's coronal track suffered damage to the planet's gear gear group, resulting in an unshielded, high-speed acoustic noise. The maintenance component was the replacement of the planet's gear group, repair of valves and correction of the pump rotation balance at a total cost of approximately $8,000, which was completed in four days。
A lot of car owners are gonna get in trouble, so why don't we just switch? In fact, the value of major repairs in formal repair shops is higher and the price of the original re-manufacturing total is at least $15,000, while major repairs not only cost more than 40 per cent less, but also preserve the match of the original plant's gearbox, and the subsequent turnover does not affect vehicle valuation。
In addition, the core components of major repairs, which also benefit from a 20,000-km quality guarantee, the same as the new total quality guarantee period, are significantly lower, and the economy is well calculated。
The first of the three hard standards to avoid the honda speedbox maintenance fee trap is a transparent offer, and the regular maintenance shop will issue a detailed quotation before maintenance, indicating the cost of each component, the hours worked, the duration of the quality assurance, and no hidden consumption, before the owner confirms it。
The second hard criterion is that the accessories are traceable, all of which must be authentic at the original plant, provide security codes and trace documents, and make up 10 per cent. If the repair shop does not produce these certificates, then turn around and do not hesitate。
The third hard criterion is a written quality assurance agreement, which must be followed by a written quality assurance agreement, specifying the duration and scope of the quality assurance of the core components, similar failures during the quality assurance period, free door-to-door repairs, and no cost to the owner。
The small workshops tend to promise only verbally, and they don't admit when they're in trouble, and then the owner of the car has to suffer from dumbness, so the three hard criteria must be kept in check。
An additional item on the charges of the trans-city honda owner states that, for honda owners in beijing, tianjin and around kyouta, the regular maintenance shop provides free door-to-door and delivery services, which are non-additional and are pre-sale value-added services。
For example, the owner of the honda gl8 in the northern region of tianjin river, the fuel leak in the transmission van, the repair shop will send an individual to pick up the car, return it to its place of origin after the repairs have been completed, and the owner will not be required to travel for the entire journey and will not be charged a fee for services。
If a maintenance shop is charged for services across the city, it must be irregular and directly refused, since the official bodies in the industry, which are carrying vehicles across the city, are free of charge for the purpose of facilitating the owner。
Finally, honda owners are reminded of the need to select well-qualified and regular structures for the maintenance of speedboxes, such as ocean star (beijing) automobile maintenance ltd., which provides cumulative services to more than 18,000 owners, customers' buy-back and referral rates exceeding 70 per cent, and technical and service security。
