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Of course, wife could have whacked curb or something since there are some pretty bad scuff marks on the wheel cover, but I would think both right tires would show same problem since they are rotated every 5k.
Any thoughts anybody? Does this car really have alignment adjustments for all 4 wheels? Is a 4 wheel alignment really necessary considering only 1 tire has problem. Could the tire itself be faulty?
I just recently changed the fluid (Honda brand) and the fluid level is ok.
THANKS AGAIN
The car engine has attained normal running temperature and idle speed.
SYMPTOM:
When waiting at a stop sign with the car in D (drive) mode and brakes fully pressed and the air-conditioner has been switched on. In this situation, when the air-conditioner compressor engages, I feel a jerk in the cabin. The magnitude of the jerk somewhat like the car going over a small hole. The air-conditioner cools and heats the cabin very nicely but this behavior is very annoying and at such times would like to throw the whole air-conditioner into a junkyard. If I shift the car into P mode, it still shows the same behavior.
anybody knows what to do.
I have only 21,000 miles on my 99 accord.
I have a small question(I hope). I just bought a 92 Accord LX. The auto transmission died on the guy I bought it from and he had the transmission replaced with a 93 auto transmission. That was about a year ago. Now the "D" light on the dash panel blinks most of the time while I'm driving(sometimes it quits). Also the car shudders a good bit while in reverse (sometimes worse than others).
Thanks for any help,
Russ
I have a small question(I hope). I just bought a 92 Accord LX. The auto transmission died on the guy I bought it from and he had the transmission replaced with a 93 auto transmission. That was about a year ago. Now the "D" light on the dash panel blinks most of the time while I'm driving(sometimes it quits). Also the car shudders a good bit while in reverse (sometimes worse than others).
Thanks for any help,
Russ
There is nothing else wrong with the car, it runs great, but my wife is getting impatient. Does anyone have a suggestion? Can somebody save my Honda from the graveyard? Mark
Russ
About that shudder problem Silvercoup was facing. One of my friends 1995 Accord EX just experienced that. It happened while going at a very slow speed while driving in traffic. The mileage isnt very high, maybe close to 70000 miles.
This problem very recently appeared. I think its happened twice in the last 2-3 weeks. It goes away quickly.
Could it still be a transmission problem?
The worst thing is...I bought an Accord also...partly based on his experiences and partly on my owning a 86!
Thanks
Warning to those who try this test: your "check engine" light will come on. Not to worry, once the hose is reconnected and the car restarted the light will go off (at least mine did).
Anyhow yes it can be cleaned out but depending on how much you can do. You have to take the injector rail out of your way and then the plate under it covers the EGR passage ways.Let me know if you plan on doing it and maybe I can give you better instructions.
could it be due to bad bearing in compressor?
Changed the oil again 3 days ago, and suddenly noticed the oil leakage on the bottom of the transmission housing. It looks like that the whole transmission housing is consisted by two half housing tired up by some bolts(left and right housings if look from front of the vehicle).
It leaks slowly along the bottom gap between two half housings(dark red fluid).
I'm going to setup an appointment with Honda service, meantime I just can't help but worry a little. Auburn63 and anyone who can help, what is the usual cause for this? and how difficult is it for fixing?
Thanks.
There is no known problems for your complaint. The only thing I can even think of is either it is normal or that maybe the A/C is overcharged. I doubt that it would be bearings at this point unless you have been in deep water.If the dealer says that it is normal have them show you on another car. If they say it is not but don't know how to fix then try another dealer.An overcharged A/C will put to much of a drain on the idle circuit and cause a big bump in the car at initial A/C start up.Good luck
Gye,
Once again no one known problem in my area with trans leaks, however we have had a few leak from two differant solenoids.So maybe it is as easy as that.We also have had the front seal on the trans leak with 2 others which required the removal of the trans. Once again not a bad job but not an easy one. Good luck
Best recourse: get it detailed and touched-up by somebody who knows what they are doing. And avoid black like the plague, unless you have endless amounts of time to keep it looking good. The only way to scratch this car down to the primer is to deliberately set out to abuse the paint - it's just a lot easier to do with black than any other color.
- Anthony
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This is a followup to posts 335 and 336 above. Auburn36 - thanks so much for your response, any more thoughts?
My Accord is about a year old and lately when I am releasing the clutch and accelerating after shifting into 2nd and 3rd gear, I hear a 'screeching' noise coming from the engine. It's an interittent problem, seems more common when the car is cold and only effects 2nd and 3rd.
My dealer couldn't find anything wrong and I've had trouble duplicating the noise with a mechanic in the car. The noise isn't related to the movement of the clutch itself (ie clutch plate needing lubrication or something). Rather it comes from the engine just as the clutch comes all the way up and as the RPM's start rising again. Sounds almost like a belt is slipping or something?
Any suggestions for what my dealer should be checking would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
By the way, this problem is more evident when the car is really hot, meaning i have driven the car about half hour or more.
I think I have heard what you are talking about and the ones that I had were cured by the replacement of the clutch eventually.What I mean by that, is that I had advised the customer to wait until they needed a clutch before attempting to diagnose the noise and when they came back in at clutch time the noise had gotten worse and we found that the clutch disc springs were the source.
tinindiana,
The trans is just a drain and fill trans. The filter is internal and doesn't get changed except at time of rebuild.To get the drain plug out use a 3/4 inch drive ratchet head and once out remember to change the crush washer that is on it and clean the magnet tip.
Any thoughts or feedback from anyone who has encountered this problem themselves?
Many thanks.
I've been away for a while. Glad to be back.
Does anyone know what the "cylinder head cross over pipe" is? During the last oil change, mechanic replaced gaskets for this. They told me that they had to open up the engine to do that. Let me know.
All Honda's are still checked with engine off.
In the 97 and above manual trans cars it is best to use the Honda MTF.98's and higher will make a strange noises and accel the wear of the trans if it is not used.I know Honda has it's own additives that they put into their fluids so I wouldn't think they would be the same.
scimitar15,
What you need is what we call a buzz kit. It comes with new cone gaskets,nuts,springs and bolts that go onto the intermidiate pipe just after the "A"pipe and just before the cat.I think the cost for the part kit is about 90.00 but not for sure and yes it will cure your problem for a while but will probably return down the road a few years.We also apply never sieze onto the pipe surface and the cone gaskets to help make the noise stay away longer.
Terminalis,
Welcome back, the part they are speaking off has recently been known to leak(seap)coolant out of the front side down the trans and block.It is called the EGR manifold becauses it houses the EGR and it crosses over from one head to the other.Not that big of a deal to replace and not much needs to come apart to gain acces.So all should be fine it wasn't like a major repair.Hopefully all else has been fine and you have been able to enjoy it a bit, see ya, John
I have 90 Accord LX 5spd with 166K on it. Its going very good but lately it has developed the same very annoying problem at start up that plages many Accords.
When the weather is cold (<60 F) it would start absolutly O.K. But when the temp. rises and I take short trips, it won't start for around 3 Min. on the next start. Then it would start O.K. I took it local honda dealer but unfortunately that day weather was cold and they could not duplicate the problem, after keeping the car for a whole day.
I recall this problem was discussed in detail a while back and auburn suggested unhooking TW sensor or water temp sensor wires etc. I have tried that all but it does not seem to be working with my car. Any suggestions!! before I again take it to another dealer whom I talked and seemed more knowledgable and informed about this specific problem than the first one. Thanks
Any insight from you will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
good to hear from you again and thanks for your comment. yes, i've been enjoying my car lately. everything has been fixed and the car is running good now. i started liking the car a lot, especially the suspension and handling. thanks again.
genova,
i'm not an expert on cars, but i do know that there is no problem taking your car on highway during break-in period. however, i think it's not recommended that you keep the same speed for long time while cruising on highway. and also, i was told that it's not a good idea to pass over 60-70 mph. good luck.
Never paid it too much attention however I think it is because Honda engines sit on the driverside with trans on passenger side vs others sit the other way.If you took the engine and trans assembly and flipped it to the other side like most frd cars then it too would be going clockwise.I am almost sure but not positive that that was what I was told years ago, but like I said I haven't thought about it much being that it is the only car line I work on.Oh yeah by the way I work at a dealer for what seems like forever..
If it is not the TW sensor then it is probably the main fuel relay. They have a tendency to act up when they get warm.
genova,
As terminalis has said it will be fine just don't keep it at steady speeds for too long of a time.
purina1_us,
Do you know what the code was? If not try and find out it would possibly help us out..Thanks.
I changed the oil when I got the car home because I am fanatic about oil changes. Now 200 miles later I had to add a quart of oil. I checked both times on level ground and the engine had not been run for at least an hour both times. The engine does not seem to be burning the oil - the plugs are not fouled. I put a newspaper under the car overnight, and it did not leak a single drop. So where is the oil going. I also changed the air filter, and there was no sign of oil on the filter. I did finally check the exhaust pipe and the inside was actually oily instead of being sooty.
If I was burning 5 quarts of oil per thousand miles (1 quart for 200 miles) wouldn't the emissions sensors detect a problem? Wouldn't the car be smoking like cheech and chong? Wouldn't there be a huge loss of power.
When I changed the oil I did notice that the engine had some sludge/deposits (looking through the add oil cap) so I added some Risolene, drove the car for a day, and changed the oil a second time. The deposits did not look nearly as bad. I took the car to two mechanics the next day and had them look at the sludge/deposits (don't know what to call it) and they both said that probly the oil wasn't changed as often as it should have been, but that it really didn't look too bad and I shouldnt worry.
This engine is under warranty still (Isuzu had a 5 year 60,000 mile powertrain warranty) but I am scared to death that the dealer will say the engine was abused and not fix it under warranty. After all I have no receipts to show that the oil was changed.
Is there possibly a simple (read cheap) explanation for this? Am I gonna get screwed by the dealer - does the customer get the benifit of the doubt or does the smallest sign of sludge mean all bets are off? Will I need a new engine? This is driving me crazy.
One thing I did do. I took the car to the Isuzu dealer before I bought it and asked them to look it over and see if everything looked OK. They said it looked fine. I also asked if there was any reason it wouldn't be covered under warrenty if anything happened, and they said no, but I got none of this in writing and feel amnesia may set in when/if the time comes. I would not have bought the car if it was not covered under warranty that is why I took it to the dealer.
Other than this problem I love the car, but I guess that is like Mrs. Lincoln saying she liked the play.
Auburn63 or others please offer any insights. Thanks very much, and sorry the post is so long.
Dudley
PS. The engine seems to drive fine and has plenty of pick up (drove along at the speed limit of 75 into a stong headwind and the car was loafing), though it does sound a little deisel like esp. when cold (wouldn't that just be the valves though).
Bruce