Hello, I am noticing a little difference in my 99 accord v6 when i accelerate. it almost feels like im not staying in first gear long enough. its barely noticeable and i thought i was just being paranoid at first. i know it would be hard to diagnose something like this but it was be nice if someone had heard of something like this. i was thinking about getting a tune-up but is it worth it? i called the honda dealership and they said it would cost $250. what exactly do they do and should i do it? could it possibly fix my problem?

thanks.

 

you're gona pay someone to do your tune up? wow

-Jose

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d112crzy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you're gona pay someone to do your tune up? wow

-Jose</TD></TR></TABLE>

believe it or not, 99.999% of people don't sleep, dream and eat about car and honda's.

if you not really offering anything then why bother to waste your time for the "noobs"? huh?

how many miles you manage to rack up?

a 30K tune up would usuallyconsist of..

engine oil change
engine oil filter
engine oil drain washer
atf
atf bolt washer
valve lash adjustment(not app. on your hyd. valve v6's)
belt deflection check and adjustment.
coolant flush+refill
pressure check coolant cap
brake juice flush+bleed
brake pad check/replacement
air filter change
throttle body clean
idle throttle adjust
spark plug change/gap
spark wire resistance check
ps juice check
cabin maron filter change(x2)
timing check

etc

 

tranny flush wouldnt be a bad idea

 

ive got 80k miles
and yes i don't know much about cars so i probably wouldn't feel comfortable doing all the 'basic' things. how much does a tranny flush usually cost?

 

because you have a slushbox, you'll need to at least flush your tranny three time.

each time you need to drain and refill about 2.5-3 quart of ATF

they are like 5 buck a quart.

timing belt change, water pump and other seal should be done while you at it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iam7head &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
a 30K tune up would usuallyconsist of..

engine oil change
engine oil filter
engine oil drain washer
atf
atf bolt washer
valve lash adjustment(not app. on your hyd. valve v6's) **Still need the valve adjust with the solid lifters if they are noisy
belt deflection check and adjustment.
coolant flush+refill ** not reccomended untill 120K miles (look on the sticker under your hood)
pressure check coolant cap
brake juice flush+bleed ** Every three years independant of mileage
brake pad check/replacement
air filter change
throttle body clean
idle throttle adjust
spark plug change/gap ** That car has platinum plugs not intended to be changed untill 105K miles
spark wire resistance check
ps juice check
cabin maron filter change(x2)
timing check ** timing in this car is not adjustable

etc</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is pretty close but I had to correct a few things (look for the **)
If you look in your owners manual you will find a maintnence schedule. I would go by that moreso than a dealers reccomendations because they like to throw some extra money goodies in there that aren't really needed.
Having a power steering fluid change or transmission fluid flush done isn't a bad thing as long as they don't use any additives (just straight fluid).

 

i don't really feel comfortable doing work on my car so should i take it to the dealership to do this? how much do you think they would charge? how about the other things you mentioned?

 

If you aren't comfortable doing the work yourself then by all means go to a dealer (be very cautious about going to a shop that is not Honda specific). But just pay attention to what the dealer wants to do compared to your owners manual guidelines. The 30K service at my dealer is about $300 parts and labor.

 

it's cold outside and I don't want to mess with my car so I am more than happy to pay honda to do my 90K checkup on my car. If it was summer time, I would most likely do this myself.

 

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&lt;--still wearing shorts and tee's in socal night

yeah, if you can't diy it, bring it to honda and ask around for some couple, most honduh dealership here send couple to me all the time.
those 10 percent off, one time deal will save you some green

 

^you lucky where you at. great weather.

but yeah,im only here to agree to your first reply. i hate that **** when cats to that to me. as if ima KNOW IT ALL on my first day owning a car. defend the noobs like me so we can grow strong to defend other noobs and teach them as you are doing so now ^_^

 

quick,

tell the dealership what u noticed recently & ask if the "tuneup" would help fix that...

don't go the other way around,because if they just perform the tuneup procedures & didn't fix what u wanted, then u will be pissed...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it almost feels like im not staying in first gear long enough. its barely noticeable and i thought i was just being paranoid at first.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmm, that might just be a normal function... depending on your driving habits & the mileage of your car now-80k. Trans flush w/ their honda machine to change out all the fluid @ once may help

if you're going the dealership route, ask if there are any open recalls & tell them to do it as well-free. I had wife's timing belt & other stuff done & they did a recall on the AC wire while it was there-no charge.