Honda crv
Why do you have to start the crv after 500mi.?
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haydoracin wrote:
Not sure also but I'm going to find out. Haven't tried it on my Accord which has a Honda remote rather than an after market kit.
Don't think my remote start (Chevy HHR) will work with key in the ignition.Dale.Traveling wrote:
Our CRV is the Navigator's daily driver and there's an after market remote starter under the Christmas Tree (my Accord has one and she's a bit envious and doesn't subscribe to rv.net). Going to try it while towing so I don't have to remember when we stop.
The formerly towable Honda transmission doesn't have an oil pan as you normally see on an automatic so the oil get sloshed around pretty well. Mostly from the differential spinning. Saturn used Honda transmission which is why they were towable. Down side of the design is you have to crack open the case to change the filter.
You still have to run it through the gears. Just starting it will not lubricate the transmission. And you also have to drain the brake booster before towing by pressing the brake pedal a couple of times after you turn the engine off.- Don't think my remote start (Chevy HHR) will work with key in the ignition.
- Our CRV is the Navigator's daily driver and there's an after market remote starter under the Christmas Tree (my Accord has one and she's a bit envious and doesn't subscribe to rv.net). Going to try it while towing so I don't have to remember when we stop.
The formerly towable Honda transmission doesn't have an oil pan as you normally see on an automatic so the oil get sloshed around pretty well. Mostly from the differential spinning. Saturn used Honda transmission which is why they were towable. Down side of the design is you have to crack open the case to change the filter. Mr.Mark wrote:
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Well, I thought it was every 800 miles, but whatever the mileage, it's to lube the transmission.
I start the CR-V at the start of day and again at the end. Usually, we never drive more than 350 miles a day. It's a small task to do to make sure that everything stays lubed and protected.
Safe travels,
MM.- 300 miles max.... I do it at every rest stop anyway. Usually 150 - 200 miles. The 3 mins is cheap insurance!
Not a Yurt! wrote:
4-down towable CR-Vs have the same running gear as our 2005 Honda Element. We dragged that Element tens of thousands of miles behind our RV, running through the gears before towing and after stopping for breaks along the way. It was no big deal to make the effort and our Element never had a problem--until we got T-boned and had to replace it. We now have a CR-V as our toad and always run through the gears as we did before and fully expect that our CR-V will outlast us and our RV adventures (barring another intersection encounter). As others have posted, the process lubricates the transmission, but upon first application, it assures that the reverse ring and parking pawl are fully disengaged before towing. Just do as the manual suggests, and tow and drive your CR-V forever without worry.
Well said!- 4-down towable CR-Vs have the same running gear as our 2005 Honda Element. We dragged that Element tens of thousands of miles behind our RV, running through the gears before towing and after stopping for breaks along the way. It was no big deal to make the effort and our Element never had a problem--until we got T-boned and had to replace it. We now have a CR-V as our toad and always run through the gears as we did before and fully expect that our CR-V will outlast us and our RV adventures (barring another intersection encounter). As others have posted, the process lubricates the transmission, but upon first application, it assures that the reverse ring and parking pawl are fully disengaged before towing. Just do as the manual suggests, and tow and drive your CR-V forever without worry.
- We also restart our 2014 CR-V and run the sequence after a long stop during our travels.
sssooo wrote:
Why do you have to start the crv after 500mi.?
Lubricant the transmission, they have no pump driven by the drive train, so the transmission must be shifted thru the gears once each 500 miles. Lots of travelers this isn't a problem, because they don't drive that far per day and use the CRV while in camp.
