Honda City 1.3 - First Tunning

usmanchaudhry (usmanchaudhry) 2006-12-08 02:40:00 +0500 #1

I appologise if this has already been answered in any of the threads but here are a couple of quick questions:

When should the first tunning be due? I mean after how many KM drive?
Same is the question for first brakes service?
In normal conditions in Pakistan, how frequently should the engine oil be changed and which Oil?

oror (oror) 2006-12-08 03:18:00 +0500 #2

the first check-up is at 1000kms, the tuning i think is at 15,000 or 20,000kms..u can look that up in the owners manual..the same goes for the brake..just make sure they adjust it while putting it back,take a test drive and check if ure car shakes while braking at high speeds..

Oil should be changed...depending on the quality of the oil,caltex havoline is my favourite and i change it after 4000-5000kms..some people use the greenish/blue shell one..it depends on ure driving conditions too,inner city driving should need a change every 4000kms..

one thing i would like to add is make sure u have a clean air filter, which makes a huge difference in the engine's performance as well as the fuel consumption..

hope this helps

Tanveer_1 (Tanveer_1) 2006-12-08 03:56:00 +0500 #3

Follow the instructions given by @oror or else look into the log book which comes with the car. There is a complete service plan. Better take the car to an authorized service centre and they can fix everything for you.

muneerahmad (muneerahmad) 2006-12-08 04:12:00 +0500 #4

@oror

"the same goes for the brake..just make sure they adjust it while putting it back,take a test drive and check if ure car shakes while braking at high speeds.."

U mean "brake system" do need adjustment?

oror (oror) 2006-12-08 05:44:00 +0500 #5

to be precise, they once cleaned the brakes of my 2001 city, and did not put put them back the proper way (i think the pads were not pressing against the discs properly, eventhough the pads were in perfect shape) i witnessed this when i applied the brakes at around 100km/hr and noticed some strange shaking, i knew it was the brakes went back got them adjusted again..

usmanchaudhry (usmanchaudhry) 2006-12-19 07:37:00 +0500 #6

Thank you everyone for your response

I have checked the service manual from Honda and I couldn't see any thing such as "Tuning". I could see stuff like Spark Plug Change after X Km etc. I assume that tuning would be a combination of such smaller tasks.

I will defenitely go with the manual but still curious what exactly is the famous term "Tuning" means. Can anyone precisely explain it for me?