Hello,

Just wondering what kind of maintenance I should be doing/following at 122k miles (aside from oil changes every 3k miles), for the above car.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Timing belt, tensioner, idler, water pump, cam seal, crank seal, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, ignition timing, pcv, fuel filter, air filter, induction service, flush all fluids, and visually check your suspension pieces.

There's a good start for ya

 

Exactly what your owners manual dictates. By now you should have had the A/C system flushed and cleaned, belts changed including timing, tune up items, water pump changed, radiator hoses replaced, and your auto tranny fluid flushed and replaced or your manual transmission oil changed. I have a 1994 and have only done the regular maintainence items as dictated in the manual and I'm approaching 170/k miles without trouble.

 

Well this was a used vehicle given to me by someone else, and they are nowhere to be found. I don't have a manual unfortunately.

 

No problem. Go here:

http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/maintenance.do

 

122k high?LOL
How abt 217k right now on my 95...P!

 

You bought it used, ok... Do you have the maintenance record for it? Most importantly is if the timing belt was changed at around 90k or so. Find out asap and replace if it was not done as soon as you can before you blow your engine. As others have stated, follow Honda recommended service. You can go online to Honda's website to get the info or call a dealership.

 

Well, like Escabor already stated timing belt, balancer shaft belt, tensioner spring, crank seal, cam seal, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, pcv, fuel filter, air filter, all fluids, valve adjustment, maybe a tire balance/rotation/alignment, ect. Since we already talked about how your somewhat local to me and I said I can help you if you'd like, I have a Helms manual and special tool to do the timing belt and I did all this stuff to my Accord like 6 months before I totalled it. I'm also about to do all this to my Civic before winter comes. So if you do decide to do this stuff I can come guide you through stuff you don't know how to do. I would let you do it though, the best way to learn is to do it yourself. Experience is better than anything you can ever read. Don't get me wrong, reading does help but doing things yourself is the best way of learning. Anyways, let me know if you do.

Also, check your brakes. You'll quickly find out that changing the front rotors are a PITA. But that can be changed by converting to CL hubs and matching rotors. You'll also find out that the fuel filter is another hard one. I changed mine when I had the motor out of the car, I don't want to know how hard it would be with the motor still in there. With the right tools though it is possible.

 

Oi!

Well looks like I got to call the person who gave me the vehicle and get some more information.

Thank-you once again for your detailed reply!

Well Im going to call the guy I got the car from and find out for sure, if any of these things were done and get back with you.

 

Looks like this inspection might be out of my realm for right now, super busy at work.

Where would be a good place to have these things checked/replaced and what would be the approximate cost?

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

 

Okay looks like I can no longer get ahold of the guy that gave me the car, is it possible to visually inspect the timing belt to see if it is okay? It definitely seems tight and untorn, also it is does not have the honda brand name on any of the belts.

 

If you don't have a non-factory Honda mechanic that you have a trusted relationship with, go with a Honda dealership. A timing belt change will go $550+. A full inspection such as a 60k or 90k type will be a few hundred.

 

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There really is no way of looking at a timing belt and seeing if it looks worn or not. Even though a timing belt might look good it could snap the next day. The best thing to do is to replace it if it's mileage is unknown and your car has 122K. It's probably going to cost more in the end if it snaps. You could have bent valves and such. To have a shop do the timing belt it's going to cost you a pretty penny, I would suggest doing it yourself if you can. If you don't have the time though, I would probably go to a Honda dealership. I'm very picky when comes to what parts go on my car and who touches it so thats why I say the dealer. But if you have a shop you can trust then I guess go there. I just prefer Honda parts on my car.

 

Well you know I will have to do it myself then. How hard will it be and what do you think it will cost? I should also probably replace the water pump.

I would love to have you help me, but I dont want you to have to go out of your way for someone you barely know. However if you could tell me exactly what I would need to do this job and approximately what it would cost I would be forever in your debt!

 

It's not a big deal really. As long as I don't have something to do I wouldn't mind at all to help you.

I just recently priced out what I would need to do this same thing to my Civic and with almost the same parts list I came up with around a 250 total from Majestic and another 30-40 from my local dealership for fluids and an oil change. Thats all Honda Genuine parts, like I said I'm very picky about what parts go on my car.

Now you don't need to do everything at once if you can't afford it. The timing belt, tensionor spring, balancer shaft belt, water pump, water pump gasket, and accessory belts should cost about $100 I'm guessing for Honda Genuine parts. For the cap, rotor, plugs, and wires would probably cost you about $60 for Honda parts but those can be done later at your convience since those are like 15-30 min tops. Smae thing with the PCV valve and grommet, easily replacable and not real expensive. Fluids are going to cost probably around $50 from Honda. Valve adjustment is free as long as the valve cover gasket is reuseable.

I would say atleast do your timing belt and associated parts now along with the fluid change. The ignition stuff can wait a bit but don't wait to long if you do decide to hold off. I would probably say about $300 would cover the cost of everything if you wanted to do it all at once.

My prices may be off so please don't quote me on any of it. The costs could be reduced by going to non-Honda parts stores like autozone and buying yor parts there but I like using Honda parts. You could always go to http://www.HondaAutomotiveParts.com (Majestic Honda) and price everything out to get a more exact cost.

edit:
also check out http://www.TASAuto.com They have some good prices on stuff as well.

 

Hey,

Thank-you so much! I would be so greatful if you would help me like this. Maybe I can buy you some lunch, dinner or beer? (not a boozer myself, but ocassionaly drink the stuff) :D

That actually doesn't sound so bad for the cost of parts, since I have a little to play with for maintenence on the car. I knew I was kind of taking somwhat of a gamble on this car, but it seemed pretty good carfax good, fluids good, interior/exterior clean. I really needed a vehicle and had already saw 12 other private sales that looked 10x worse.

So I went for it.

Anyway if you want to email me and let me know when it would be convenient to do this my email is

racerx104@hotmail.com

I would be more then happy to drive the car to your place if it would make it more convenient for you.

 

ok, I'll email you now.

email sent.


Modified by TouringAccord at 2:03 PM 8/30/2004