Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - servicing 2003 2.0 type-R

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Mon 3 Mar 2008 14:22
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - lazza
75000 mile service will be due in the next couple of months. Thing is, Honda want £550 for this one because gearbox oil and sparkplugs will be changed(1st time). Usually, the expensive service costs between £250-300. Across the board, this particular service for MK6 Civic's is the mega expensive one.
Any Independent Specialists out there who reckon that they can offer their services at a cheaper rate, then please reply. Brand loyalty only goes so far!!
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Mon 3 Mar 2008 14:37
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - BB
Location?
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Mon 3 Mar 2008 14:42
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - lazza
South of England
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Mon 3 Mar 2008 21:26
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - lazza
Is that it then - nobody else?? There are several Honda dealers within 40 miles of where i live, but i can't believe that there aren't any independents with knowledge of manual gearbox oil changes. How difficult can it be?
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Mon 3 Mar 2008 21:32
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - J1mbo
Phone around, dealer prices can vary and are flexible, £500 for a service on a 5 year old car is pushing it a bit. Any decent garage should be able to do it, just ask them to use OEM parts. Does it specify an oil change for the 'box in the manual I wonder?

Try HJ's Good Garage guide.
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Mon 3 Mar 2008 22:10
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - BB
I didn't want to ask again for a more specific location....south of England is a rather large area.
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Tue 4 Mar 2008 12:39
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - biggz
The reason its sooo expensive is it takes ages to change the box oil and yes this must be done at the correct interval, also if you go to a independant make sure they use Honda gearbox oil as its a special box oil for the type r that only Honda supply.
For more info check out the owners club forum:
civictype-r.co.uk/forum

Biggz
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Tue 4 Mar 2008 13:43
servicing 2003 2.0 type-R - adverse camber
bristol, basingstoke or basildon?

How can you expect sensible responses with such a lax definition of the location?

you'd probably do better in 'discussion' as well.

Edited by adverse camber on 04/03/2008 at 13:44

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