20k service report
Today I went for 20K service of Venus from Ring Road Honda, Peeragarhi, Delhi. Overall experience was ok. I gave the car for servicing at 11AM in the morning and got it back at 6PM. Service was done by 5PM and an extra hour was due to the diamond brite coating I asked them to do so.
As mentioned in my last post I observed little rusting around the washer nozzle while handing over the car to service adviser and still wondering how and why did that happened. This has left me little worried because bonnet is the main component of the car and it will hamper the looks if it rusts any further. That was the only reason for opting Diamond brite paint protection coating for Rs. 2400.
The SVC people checked it for any leakage by removing the nozzle and refitting it back by cleaning it. I never used tap water in washer tank other than the fluid filled by SVC. On the other hand I am using normal tap water in my six year old WagonR and no such complaint till date.
I request BHPians to please suggest me what all precautions I can take to prevent any further rusting and why it happened at first place. I suspect there must be some leakage.
Rest normal service was done, horns were again replaced under extended warranty. Wheel alignment was done for free as a goodwill gesture. More details about parts/consumables/costs are as follows.
Consumables
-> Mineral Engine Oil - Rs. 1100
-> Washer plug drain - Rs. 20
-> Washer Fluid - Rs. 45
-> O ring - injector related (4 pcs) - Rs. 225
Labor
-> Paid service charges - Rs. 940
-> Throttle body cleaning - Rs. 305
-> Injector cleaning - Rs. 730
-> Brake cleaning - Rs. 365
-> General repair & HLC cleaning etc - don't know what crap is this - Rs. 570
Total servicing charges including all taxes + some discount = Rs. 4430
Diamond Brite 6 month paint protection teflon coating - Rs. 2400
Final net amount paid after some discount = Rs. 6627
I am not too happy with Ring Road Honda because even with prior service appointment, they took lot of time for servicing the car (11Am - 6PM is lot of time for servicing a car). Earlier I used to get my car back by afternoon. There was hardly any rush today (considering the fact that it's not weekend). Next time I would like to try Courtesy Honda, Wazirpur for 25K service. No further issues, Venus feels as good as new after fresh oil change and I can notice improved throttle response and pickup.
Some pics
The rust around washer nozzle
Under the bonnet
During servicing - oil change etc
New CR-V on display
City SMT on display
Showroom decorated for Navratri, festival season.
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getting ready for delivery
Coating job
touch up
invoice
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