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Originally Posted by Crazy

so apparently my bro got a "free checkup" type thing from a honda dealer for his civic. They told him he: had a broken engine mount (!), front control arm bushings that were starting to crack, and needed a tranny fluid flush. can anyone tell me how much is BS, and how much is serious? the car just passed 50K miles.

It's easy to check if a motor mount is broken. Locate the mounts, have somebody behind the wheel start it, put it in gear, hold the brake down hard and press the gas. Not enough to do a burnout, but just enough for the engine to move. Monitor the mounts and see if it moves too much. The tranny flush, if not done another time, is due. Wouldn't worry about the bushing just yet. Check it to see how cracked it really is.