OK so the oil change notice for my 2007 HCH finally popped up but with it came the "b1" error code.

Last week I took my car to the dealership to get an oil change but they sent me away and said i had to wait till the notification came on.

What is b1? i'm scared???

 

B1 service. Check your manuel, it tells you.

 

Yes. Manuel is very knowledgable.

 

Yes, check the manual...
I was charged $100 for B1, which i find totally unbelievable.
Oil change, tire rotation, "checking" a bunch of easy to check stuff...

I never never never have gone to a "dealer mechanic" before. I only go now cuz of the hybrid. Does anyone have a referral for independent hybrid-knowledgable in Los Angeles?

 

I talked to my dealer about doing my own oil changes, filters, tire rotation etc., when I purchased my HCH2. They are OK with that. All they said was to keep the reciepts , milage and mark it in the book. So if you have done this in the past why not continue. H

 

"Does anyone have a referral for independent hybrid-knowledgable in Los Angeles?"

There's artsautomotive.com in Berkely. He specializes in japanese cars and also seems to do alot of work with Hybrids. He's gone through the insides of a Honda Insight, and owns a Honda Insight as well.