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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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So ive had my 92 accord LX for a while now(about 3 months) i bought it used. The first owner seemed to have took great care of the car, no interior stains/rips and runs great. Although the person i bought it from (2nd owner) seemed to take poor care of it, Low/dirty oil, rust colored radiator water, blown fuses and such. Ive replaced the radiator, fuses, and all that was apparent. It just broke 400k miles (woo) and i wanna keep it around for as long as i can. It being my first car im kinda not sure what else i should check up on. So to get to the chase, any of you folks have any recomendations as to what i should do for it such as:

1. Replacing/checking any bands/tubes/hoses.
2. Recommended oil/fluids for a HM engine.
3. Any preventative maintainence i should regularly be doing?

Any of this info would help guys, thanks a lot in advance!
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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The timing belt and head gasket should have been changed every 100k miles or so.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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all fluids, spark plugs, plug wires, battery depending on how old it is, filters. Act as if the car hasnt had a thing changed in years.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Meraut
1. Replacing/checking any bands/tubes/hoses.
2. Recommended oil/fluids for a HM engine.
3. Any preventative maintainence i should regularly be doing?
If normal maintenance has been done, the car is due for a timing belt/waterpump replacement at 420Kmiles. If unknown I would replace the timing belt ASAP. The engine is an interference engine. If the belt breaks the pistons may hit the valves requiring head work.
Originally Posted by StreetsideStig
head gasket should have been changed every 100k miles or so.
Since when did the Honda 2.2 become a Subaru 2.5?
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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awesome, ill be changing the timing belt and water pump next check then lol, thanks for the help
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MAD_MIKE
Since when did the Honda 2.2 become a Subaru 2.5?
Oops. I guess I shouldn't be passing out advice if I can't get my numbers straight. What's the T belt mileage on the 2.2?
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