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Ever hear of anyone having an engine destroyed by hydro-lock after installing an aftermarket performance filter. If hydro-lock happens, wonder what happens to the warranty assuming the engine is still covered.
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Any dealership has to get a huge profit margin to maintain their lifestyle. Go with Best Buy-you will get a better product for less money. The big deal with CD changers is mechanical reliability-ask around-check out Crutchfield and BB before making a purchase decision. Avoid car dealerships like the plague-they rank right…
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First of all, I sell medical systems, drive an 97 Accord, weigh @200#, spend too damn much time on the road and know more than I care to about chiropractors. First of all-going to a chiropractor could is a risky proposition with high risk and very low probability of significant benefits. Last year a family member had a…
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Most large companies have two sets of books for export purposes-they also have offshore trading companies which do the transactions so they can move profits around to avoid taxes. If you are ever in the capitol of Grand Caman, Georgetown-look at some of the small law offices and you see all kinds of small placques near the…
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What is SIPS. Used to helio-ski when I lived in the south-by accident got involved with a group of extremely wealthy people-spent a week or 2 with them in a mountain resort every winter. Got to know them quite well-none of the people in this group drove "flash" high end vehicles-several had your basic beaters-they also…
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My understanding of VTEC was neatly summarized by post #234. My question is simply this-why would honda offer this technology when most people such as myself buy a honda because they want reliable-no surprises performance. I would almost never push an engine to over 5K rpm's-in fact with an automatic you have to really…
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Never over 400K+ had Accord rear brake shoes to wear out before front pads. In my opinion, this could happen only one of 3 ways-somebody is driving with the parking brake engaged, something is wrong with the device that balances the braking effort between front and back and the last and most likely-the service techs are…
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There are a lot of systems out there. I would suggest getting one that can record the codes in real time and store them on a laptop hard disk. Chances are you will have a whole flurry of codes popping up if you ever have a problem. Unfortuately most scanners are set up by car manufacturer. I think it a fair guess to say…
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By opening the small drain valve on the back of the caliper, when you push the disk brake piston back into the caliper to make room for the new pad, the fluid is pushed out of the drain valve instead of back into the brake system. Some people used to use the C clamp to push the fluid back into the brake system-sometimes…
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This may not get rid of all of the fluid in the system but it works for me. Before changing front disk brake pads-I take a turkey baster and suck out all of the fluid in the master cylinder supply bowl and then replace it with new fluid. When you change the disk brake pads-open the drain spigot and then push the piston…
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If the rebuilders got every bit of the mechanical problems caused in the crash eliminated, the paint job is still open to problems which will not show up till months after you have purchased the car. Rebuilts are not generally a bargain-something always comes up later that was not properly fixed. The exception to that is I…
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Depends upon what was done to make the water soft. If you have one of those water softeners that uses salt to recharge a filter, then you should not use this stuff to mix with your coolant. There are also some people that say certain types of distilled water is not good-do not know which-I just use the cheapest distilled…
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An article in yesterday's NY Times and also on network news had some very interesting info. Apparently congress had enacted legislation authorizing NHTSA to develop roll over/stability standards for the purpose of letting consumers know how the various vehicles rated. Well some yahoo senator/congress person attached a…
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Last weekend while walking to the local library, saw a fairly new ford explorer sitting in front of the library. Just looked down at the tires and all 4 had a hairline crack going around the full circumference of the tire just where the tread attaches to the sidewall. Left a note on the windshield strongly suggesting this…
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I think you should hang to the old Deathstone tires till you get your refund-also check out their web site for details. Check out www.tirerack.com for potential replacement tires. I hope you will not buy new Deathstones.
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This past weekend a EMT Van (ambulance) with less than 10K miles on it had a Firestone Steeltex tire blowout. Fortunately the ambulance was not traveling at a high rate of speed and the driver did not loose control. The local TV station showed the tire-the side wall had a rip about 18" long all the way through the tire and…
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If you remember this is the person who was appointed by Jimmie Carter to a cabinet level position. She proposed requiring making auto manufacturer's limit the top speed of all vehicles by making them become uncontrollable at speeds over 80 mph. Anything out of this person should be included with a truck load of salt. Her…
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Years ago had firestone 500's on a stationwagon-well the right rear delaminated and blew. It was like that side of the car was on ice-no traction and no control-rear end (right) started coming around-steered into the slide and barely averted going into on coming traffic. Anybody that says a blow out on a rear tire ain't no…
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Are your fstones showing a hair line crack on the sidewall just at the edge where the tread cap meets the sidewall. I have seen several fstones with this hairline crack going all the way around the tire. A group of lawyers is trying to force fstone to dramatically increase the number of recalled tires. Numbers are in the…
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Had a fstone 500 to blow at 80 mph on a stationwagon. The tire was on the right rear. Did not hit the brakes and kept control of it till got to about 55 mph-then the back end came around and almost lost it in a long slide and then back under some control to the edge of the road. It felt like the rear end completely lost…
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In the prior post (169) Drew says ford saved $10 per vehicle by going to fstone from Goodyear. Do you happen to know what ford paid per tire for the fstone's. I am amazed at what crappy tire manufacturer's buy for their new vehicles. Virtually every new vehicle I have purchased has come equipped with really mediocre tires.…
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Got this info from service dept of dealer purchased vehicle from: recall 98-081 emission extension warranty, good from 75-150K, replace plugs, ignition wires, rotor and oil change/filter (?what does oil/filter have to do with emission system) recall 98-072 AC wiring harness rerouting Recall 00-073 Balance shaft seal recall…
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Thanks for the suggestion about #3 intake valves being the source of the valve noise-tightened them a bit-noise gone. My VIN# for a 97 4 door LX is JHMCD5631V000688 Was this VIN recalled. Mine was built in Japan if that makes a difference-and thanks again for the suggestion on the valves.
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There apparently has been a recall for faulty balancer shaft seals on some late model accords. I have a 97 made in Japan-anybody know how to tell which year/vin#'s are being recalled. Do not trust the dealer to accurately respond. thanks
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If you live/drive in very hilly or mountainous areas-you should consider the 6. If you live in the flat lands as I do and do mostly highway driving-the I4 is fine. On daylight trips across MO, I run I70 at 85-90 mph, over 300 miles from end to end and no problems.
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Sounds like the shift lock interlock release is getting a bit worn-solution-if you have another key that will release it-just leave it in the lock release. Can't be too expensive but you can live with a key that won't fit your ignition but will release your shift lock mechanism-put something over it to hide it if you leave…
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A couple of friends have had this annoying buzz-the heat shields were vibrating-found a cheap/quick way to fix this problem. Get some aluminum clothes line wire-cut off enough to wrap around the buzzing part-twist it tight with a pair of pliers and the buzz is gone. When you replace the muffler or pipes-just cut off the…
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Called around to several different Honda dealers getting quotes for replacement of timing belt on a 97 I4 accord-several were adamant it should be changed even if no problems were apparent. Two said change it if it appears to be exhibiting problems like leaking or worn bearings. Having maintained and or driven I4 accords…
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Is there any way to look at #2 intake rocker arm to see if it is wearing. Have 105K on the engine. If the rocker arm wears, this would make the valve too loose and make it noisy-right. Will tighten the #2 intake a bit and see if that quietens it down. If you have any suggestions for checking wear on the rocker let me know.…
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Have a 97 accord with I4 (non vtec) and despite very careful valve adjustments, get a lot of what I think is valve noise when the engine is cold and under moderate acceleration. It gets a lot quiet when the oil is at operating temperature. Have heard same model I4's making a similiar noise-heard someone say it was piston…
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Had a truck that had a vacuum leak only in cold weather-the cold caused something to shrink and then got the snake hiss. When the car is going up and down in revs, open the hood and gently move some of the vacuum around-pushing them into the connections. If you get lucky and the rpm change stops when you do this-you found…
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Drive on the left side of a two way road (no traffic in left lane of course) and see if it pulls to the left-if so it's the crown of the road. Check the tire pressure in the front tires-a small difference can make it pull. If there is no difference, maybe a front brake caliper is sticking-that is a very small possibility…
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Just today I saw an article in the NYT about a honda recall for Alpine radios having a short problem and something about oil seals. I believe there is a recall notice site-bet you can find it there-do not know address-use your search engine.
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The unknown sound could well be the ABS-open the hood and have someone else start it and you keep your head and ears under the hood. With regard to the tranny, sounds like it is going into the tranny lock out or overdrive. 30-40 sounds like a low speed to do this however. Mine does the same at about 55. Also just a…
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In 20 years of owning honda autos, I have had several instances of warped rotors and every instance was due to someone using an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts. I have had shops uses an impact wrench with something called torque sticks (different colored sticks supposedly deliver different levels of foot pounds of…
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When a CV joint starts going-it is tough to diagnose the problem till it gets really loud. You put the car on a lift and can not get anything to happen. One good thing about a CV joint failure-they get really loud before they completely fail-one friend's CV joint was actually disengaging when he made a sharp turn. That you…
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What does using the same crush washer for 20 years have to do with cross threading your drain plug. Yeah I am cheap-use what I save to take diving/sailing trips around the world. By the way-I wonder what % of drain plugs get cross threaded by the quick oil change guys. Really admire all those brave people going to those…
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I would suggest using one of the national brands-my preference is Castrol 5-30 but there maybe little difference between brands. Use a quality filter-not the orange one-I use AC Delco Duragard-same price as orange one but a quality product. Change the oil when the engine is hot. You will need to jack the vehicle up to get…
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A used Honda motor from Japanese Honda. Well I think this translates to a motor removed from a wrecked Honda at a junk yard. If this is the case-try to see the wreck before the engine is removed-check out the mileage on the speedo-look at the car-was the owner a pig-if so the engine was probably abused also. Also check out…
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Silicone is a very slippery material-yes it would probably reduce the amount of deterioration from ozone and other evil materials but may cause the belts to slip. Belt dressings I have seen are used to help increase the amount of grip a belt has and usually is done when belts start slipping.