well i picked it up for $9000 114k miles.knowing it was in a minor accident, and it had a 3rd gear grind. well i've been driving it everyday for about a month, and i've noticed on cold start up for 2-3 seconds max unitl it builds oil pressure it sounds like it has a rod knock or piston slap. i know it's not the valves, i can tell it's just not a valve noise. it's so short of a time and runs like a champ after those few seconds i never worried about it. now it's starting to worry me. i have a honda filter on it and havoline 5w30 oil. i love this car and bought it at this price knowing i was going to be putting some money into it. i just want to know if you think this sounds like a normal thing or are they ussually pretty quiet on a cold start up.? thanks

 

One hell of a deal with 114k miles and just those blemishes... you know the rules... where are the pics!

 

pics as requested

 

Looks very clean. Sounds like you got a hell of a deal. Welcome my son. What are the plans for it.

 

yeah it does have some minor runs in the paint and a couple cig. burns in some of the seats but it doesn't smell inside. and eventually i will get the whole thing repainted. but i'm gonna do the mechanical stuff first.

 

damn, great deal

motor build FTW

 

Clean CW

The knocking sound is not a normal sound even under cold starts...

 

well looks like i'm gonna order a new short block from acura in a month or two. good thing i get dealer discount.

 

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Welcome to the family, don't be stingy with that dealer discount. J/K.

 

Wow 9000. Lucky bastard.

 

Looks pretty clean from the pic (more required )

Good luck on the mechanical work! Enjoy and keep heR safe! Nice deal

 

pm me your location... curious how close we are to one another, or how close we might be when i move in a couple months.

nice pick up.

 

Nice

 

nice fine...keep it away from big trucks that can't see you when they back up.

i learned the hard way

 

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i learned the hard way</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Nice buy, i love CW...wish i could have found one when i was looking for mine, lets go find the previous owner and beat him up for smoking in it...Bastid...

 

Nice caR for $9,000.

 

well i sound like something similar to noisy valves, mines did the the same thing did a valve job noise still there, while on the hoist i started and heard the noise coming from the bottom end, so removing bottom end #3 con rod bearing was f ed up. i have pics, i`ll post when completed

 

welcome. but that lower lip us ugly. let me trade you with one straight from s.cal with fresh 20 minutes ago of running over a huge s.cal freeway cone. damage was straight from 710 freeway and you call brag about it to your homies its from l.a. i'll pay shipping.

 

9k gezzzzzzzzzzz

 

Thats a steal for 9k