Here´s the scoop MMaarten,

The information was given by a technical supervisor at Honda importers -not a dealer. It was given on a trust basis with the following warning: "We normally don´t give out this sort of information..." This person had received a memo on the mattter and he had to go and check it before he e-mailed me the serial numbers. This means somebody, somewhere in the Honda infrastructure had written about it.

So, as far as I am concerned it´s all off the record. They don´t want everybody freaking out and running to change every single AT pump before it fails -just in case, as you point out. However, I completely trust this individual specially since the company he works for are my sponsors and the oldest Honda importers in Europe. Plus another hint: my completely NEW AT had its pump shifted under guarantee after just 30 days -before it even failed. That should ring a bell or else how do they justify the procedure if there is no reason for it?

My advice: don´t make a big deal out of it. The chances the pump will brake are small (I think my friend mentioned something like 10%) although I have met people with this problem. Change it only if you are going into the bush.

GF
PS: As far as dealers are concerned, I have learned to take everything they say with a grain of salt.
PPS: Drop the RD07 bit when you read your serial number and see what you get... 333
[This message has been edited by Gonzalo (edited 04 October 2001).]

[This message has been edited by Gonzalo (edited 04 October 2001).]