Mine is going to need the 60k mile service in 1200 miles.
Hi Casey,
Welcome to the club! :wink:
You should be aware that the recommended maintenance services for the NSX have specified time intervals as well as mileage intervals. There's a major service every 30K miles
or 2 years, whichever comes first, and it consists of replacing fluids (oil, brake, transmission), filters (oil, air, fuel), and adjusting the valves. (The 60K/4 year service adds plugs; the 90K/6 year service adds the timing belt.) Some of these items (e.g. air filter, valve adjustment) depend primarily on mileage, but for others (e.g. fluids, particularly brake fluid) the time interval is very important - even if you don't drive 30K miles in 2 years, it's still a very good idea to replace the brake fluid after that interval. That's why it's important to do the major service every two years or so. If you feel like keeping track of the specific tasks separately, so that (for example) you make sure to flush the brake fluid every two years but you hold off on the air filter until you hit another 30K miles, that's fine.
Here's what I would do if I were you:
- If your car hasn't had a major service in the previous two years, I would do it now, and not wait the additional 1400 miles. The items are listed in the owner's manual, but again, they include fluids, filters, and valve adjustment; you'll also want to replace the spark plugs this time. If it has had this in the previous two years, you can wait until you reach the point that is two years or 30K since the last major service, whichever comes first.
- If your car hasn't had the timing belt replaced in the previous 6-7 years, I would do this now, too. If it hasn't
ever had the timing belt replaced, I would do this
immediately, as a timing belt failure can be very expensive, and driving around with a 17-year-old timing belt is a serious risk. If it has been done in the previous 6-7 years, you can wait until you hit that time interval (or 90K miles since the previous replacement).
- At the same time as replacing the timing belt, I strongly recommend replacing the water pump (most mechanics do this automatically) and all the cooling system hoses (there are 23 of them, I think). Just like with the timing belt, driving around with 17-year-old cooling system hoses is just waiting for something bad to happen, at an inconvenient time and place.
I realize that this involves a fair amount of money (typically $900-1300 for the major service, $1400-1700 for the timing belt and water pump, another $600-1200 for the cooling system hoses). But it's better than getting stranded somewhere when you're not expecting it, and having to deal with it then. Also, this restarts the maintenance interval, so you won't need another major service for two years, or another timing belt replacement for 6-7 years.
When you're keeping track of services, note that the coolant is normally flushed with the water pump replacement. So even though the manual tells you to replace the coolant every 30K miles or 2 years, starting at 45K miles (i.e. 45K/75K/105K), this resets the interval on coolant flushing, so from this point on you can do it at the same time as the major services specified for 30K/60K/90K.
Hope this all makes sense.