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I took it to a local maintenance shop. I explained to the mechanic what it was doing, and what I had replaced. He said it sounded like a vacuum leak. He called me few hours later and told me it had bad valve because it only had 25 lbs. of compression in the #1 cylinder. I asked him about pulling the head and doing a valve job, but he said if I do that, the engine will start burning oil. He said my only options were to reaplce the engine, or look for another car. I don't want to replace the engine, because I only paid $1,100 for the car. Replacing the engine would cost more than that. Why would doing a valve job make the engine burn oil? Are these really the only options I have?
Maybe it's simply time to say adios and move on.
Opening up that engine could be a can of worms...one thing leads to another, etc...
But, if the rest of the car is REALLY nice, you might consider having a good used engne installed if you can find one. Be sure you see the compression readings.
Also, a friend of mine has had several Hondas, all of them had more than 300 grand on them when he sold them. They all ran fine, none used any oil, and the only maintenance he did was the ususal preventitive stuff, and the occasional water pump and timing belt. None of these engines were touched internally.
The older ones didn't do this as well as the newer ones...
So, your head gets pulled...hmmm, the machine shop finds it has a crack in it...time for another head.
The engine gets reassembled and the compression boost causes the rings to blowby and the car now smokes.
I mean, a simple valve job MIGHT get the car running well again, who knows?
I was simply trying to point out some of the pitfalls that happen pretty often.
Is the body and interior cherry? If so, it might be worth trying a valve job.
Good luck!
In cases like this it's hard to know what to do sometimes.
Again, good luck...let us know what happens!
Thanks,
Janice
I hope you didn't get the tranny replaced because of the overheating problem. Believe it or not it may be something as simple as the gauge (that was my problem when I was overheating). Also it could be the cooling fan. Is it really overheating or is the gauge just going into the red? Hopefully they will fix it to your liking.
zoe15
I've seen and sold many 97 Accords and have heard of no air bag problems.
One has to wonder what *really* happened or if anything happened at all...
What bothers me is the initial shift quality of my Accord's tranny after it's been sitting for several hours, most noticeably overnight. In the morning when I first drive the car, the first time it shifts it is very jerky. After that first shift it smooths out to a normal shift quality for my car. The colder it is outside the harder it shifts.
Does anyone else notice this? Is there a problem here or is this normal and the tranny fluid just needs to warm up first? If it is normal, than why don't I notice this happening in domestic cars. Their tranny fluid needs to warm up too, right?
When I leave home, I'm in a 25 MPH area for about 3/4 mile, and the shift quality feels normal at the lower speeds. By the time I get to a faster road, the shifting is already smooth.
And yes, the colder the temp, the more noticeable this is.
I can't explain why the domestics don't do this while the Accord does. Other than that, though, I like the shift quality of the Accord... fits in well with its more athletic personality.
As far as mileage, the best I've ever gotten on a road trip is 27, on a good day, 24, and most of the time 21-22. My daily usual drive includes about 10 miles of back and forth city driving, and about 30 miles of straight highway driving. I've been to the dealer before for a check and they said it all looked good.
I also have a Squeak/Rattle I experience only when it's cold in the morning coming from the rear window area. It is like sooooo annoying,---has anyone ever had that happen to them?
Oh and my leather seat backings have been both replaced, and the driver's bottom is on order due to tears at the seams. And last summer they had to repair my front bumper cuz the paint was falling off cuz of a defect. Needless to say I'm not the happiest customer, but they have taken care of me on the seats and bumper. Nothing major, but annoying as all heck! Did I get a lemon? What could that darn squeak be? Thanks for any input......................
Fuel consumption on our fully-broken-in car is 20-22 in suburban runaround mode, and 26-29 on trips at 80 mph. Since this, and the truly sparkling performance, is achieved with the cheapest 87 octane available, I find nothing to complain about.
Fuel Consumption: You guys that are getting "26-29 at 80mph", I envy you. I have trouble getting 22 on any day, with any type of trip.
What you are getting sounds pretty good to me - how do you drive on the highway? I know that if I exceed the above by much, my mileage will drop 1-2 mpg.
I swear! If I get a V-8 powered Tahoe or Yukon, I'd maybe lose 3-4mpg at most! It sickens me! Honda's used to have the rep for the best gas mileage. I have an aunt that drives a supercharged Grand Prix, and she gets 29!
I'm convinced my Accord is not right, I traded a 2000 4cyl for it, and I used to get 33mpg on it, and I didn't drive that one any different than this one plus that one was a 4-door. I regret that move, but I can't see where I would lose 12mpg from the 4 to the 6!
Other possibilities are endless - that's why you have a dealer service dept.