We’re coming up on 100,000 miles on our 2017 Honda Odyssey 3.5L V6. Had it serviced in town at the dealership this morning and they came in with all the same old recommended fluid flushes and filter services they recommend. My main concern is the timing belt service at 100k miles. Is $1200 plus tax the going rate for a timing belt, water pump, and all the extras that go with that? I just don’t want to get ripped off. My regular mechanic I use doesn’t do timing belts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The front desk said that’s the one thing they just don’t do. They did advice me to not go for the “BG Services” listed on service sheet from the dealership.
Ask your mechanic where to go besides the dealership.
For dealer pricing, that seems about right. Especially for a V6. My Accord with an Inline 4, the dealers were quoting about the same price!
For independent pricing, I was quoted $600-$900 for an inline 4 Accord with the water pump.
I ended up doing it myself, BUT it was a pain in the ass. The independent pricing is very well worth it, if they know what they are doing. If I remember correctly, Scotty doesn’t recommend doing the V6 as a DIY project, as it is a little more complicated.
BTW, I recommend watching CarWizard do a timing belt on an Acura or Honda, I can’t remember which. I know it was a V6 engine for sure. And IIRC, his price was around $1000-$1200.
Call around and ask different places what they charge. Especially target from the shops that specialize in Japanese cars, or Honda/Acura specifically, if there are any.
When I was shopping around, I had two that specialized in Japanese, two that were generic, and also talked to several dealers.
Timing is such an important part of the engine, you don’t want to eff it up.
Power steering, I think it might be DIY friendly. Just a turkey baster to get out the old fluid, and replace to the fill line.
Cabin Air Filter is probably DIY friendly too.
Dealership pricing is a rip off for these, IMHO.
Maybe other have other opinions?
Fully agreed, both those are easy to do. The cabin air filter takes a solid maybe 2 minutes in a lot of cars, and you don't even get your hands dirty.