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REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:06 pm
by logepoge1
What service is required for the warranty? The previous owner bought the extended but I cant get a refund on it since im not the original owner. I am at 800 miles and will be changing the oil tomorrow but what is required for me to do to keep the warranty?

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:57 am
by Taz
What state and country are you in? You should add it to your profile.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:37 am
by logepoge1
Louisiana USA

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:08 am
by maddiedog
You'd have to ask a dealer. I'm unsure if the warranty is transferable.

As for keeping the warranty, in the US, the laws protect the consumer heavily. As long as any damage is not clearly from neglect or your fault, you're covered. I highly recommend keeping to the factory intervals when under warranty: http://hondapcx.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=323

As for afterwards, there is a general consensus on the board that the valve adjustment frequency is too high. You will likely be okay skipping every other interval after the initial 2 adjustments.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:17 am
by logepoge1
Yeah it was transferable. Already did that. I know how to change oil. I could maybe check valve clearance, although what tool do I use. I could do brake system, although I have never figured out how to use brake lock anyways. And I could test battery with multimeter. The lady who had before me only drove it 70 miles, realized she didn't like scooters, and one year later sold it to me for 2000 less than what she got it for

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:25 am
by logepoge1
And it's a Honda engine as well. We have a Honda four wheeler from 2002 that has barely had any maintenance, I don't think oil has ever been changed. And that thing still runs great. Gotta love honda quality

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:15 am
by kramnala58
logepoge1 wrote:The lady who had before me only drove it 70 miles, realized she didn't like scooters, and one year later sold it to me for 2000 less than what she got it for
Gotta' love a deal like that. Congrats.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:18 am
by Urbanian
logepoge1 wrote: I have never figured out how to use brake lock anyways.
Parking brake? Squeeze the brakes hard, and pull the lever. To release, squeeze the brakes again, and push the parking brake button while pulling. Sometimes the brakes remain locked after the parking brake is released, but just squeezing the hand brake hard again will always release it.

Very few of us use the parking brake, but I use it frequently.

As Dave says, there's little you can do to void the warranty.

Congrats on getting an excellent bike at an excellent price!

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:39 am
by maddiedog
A full how-to for the valve adjustment is here: http://hondapcx.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24

The tools needed are pretty basic, the only thing some people won't have in their garage is a set of feeler gauges.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:12 am
by logepoge1
Okay we'll I just picked some pennzoil up at o'reillys so about to change the oil

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:17 pm
by ScooterKim
thanks for the overview on the brake use, urbanian. I was having a hard time figuring it out. I don't use the brake but now I am able to if I choose. One thing I noticed is how hard the seat is to latch. I think I will ask that question on another thread to see what others have to say.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:26 pm
by logepoge1
I already asked that on a thread. Not really a solution. And had to bring pennzoil back because it was energy conserved. I ended up just getting the recommended pro honda oil

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:08 am
by kramnala58
Urbanian wrote: ... Parking brake? ...
Is this something only on US versions. I don't have one here in Thailand, or am I missing something?

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:48 am
by logepoge1
It's in bottom left for me under glove box. It's a knob. But you guys have idle stop which I know I don't need since I mainly ride at 60 mph most of the time in a small town with 4 stop lights

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 9:21 am
by haildamage
logepoge1 wrote:And it's a Honda engine as well. We have a Honda four wheeler from 2002 that has barely had any maintenance, I don't think oil has ever been changed. And that thing still runs great. Gotta love honda quality
for gods sake change the oil on that bike at least once a year. it may be a honda but you still have to do the minimal maintenance if you want it to last like a honda!!!

kramnala58,

yes, the silly parking brake is a US model only thing.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:00 am
by logepoge1
I know it's my dads fourwheeler. I got the Honda oil to change scooter oil today and he will change four wheeler next week.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:20 pm
by logepoge1
Okay so changed scooter oil now in process of changing four wheeler oil. I have a question: is it too bad if I overfill? Manual says .8 qt but my scooter took 1 qt fine and still in level on dipstick. I guess because we shook it to drain more

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:15 pm
by haildamage
yes, it is really really bad to overfill the oil. i am not sure if the amount you put in is enough more to cause a problem. maybe not if it is showing within the acceptable level on the dipstick assuming you are following the correct oil checking procedure. hopefully, somebody smarter than me will comment on that.

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:40 pm
by logepoge1
I hope so because I know it holds a qt if you clean the strainer but since we shook it I think it drained from strainer too. Because the measuring level is in ml and it is hard to get ml from qt because that is metric units to English units

Re: REquired Service for Warranty

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:50 pm
by logepoge1
I mean how do you tell when you are putting too much in?