1997 Dx engine reliability
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1997 Dx engine reliability
How does everyone feel about these engines/trannies? Mine is 100k and I wonder how reliable it is, and how safe it is to rev the thing to 6000. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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You're not going to go anywhere if you rev to 6,000 RPM. It's still going to be slow as molasses. Drive it as it was meant to be driven, a slow grocery-getter.
BTW, if proper maintenance is maintained, a Honda can last past 300K.
BTW, if proper maintenance is maintained, a Honda can last past 300K.
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Re: 1997 Dx engine reliability (psyonicdeath)
The motor is very reliable. I drove this **** out of mine, because I knew a swap was coming. I literally redlined the car almost every day. I only changed the oil every 5k miles, if that. I had to replace the clutch once, and I didn't change the timing belt until 110,000 miles.
Still, it always idled smooth and ran fine.
My buddy has over 250k miles on his DX Civic, and it still runs like a champ. Idles very quietly, and is very smooth.
Still, it always idled smooth and ran fine.
My buddy has over 250k miles on his DX Civic, and it still runs like a champ. Idles very quietly, and is very smooth.
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Since y7 dx models don't come with a tac, this is a good rule of thumb: 90mph in 3rd 114 mph in 4th. This should put you over 7000rpms and it will handle it, only problem is you'll still be slow.
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