Hey i was just wondreing what types of things will restore my 1995 Prelude vtec with 129K miles on it? fuel injection cleaner? a Flush of fluids ? I have no idea, but i bet my cars got some carbon build up, or lost power


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Sea Foam?

 

fuel system cleaner, new distributor cap/rotor, new plugs.

 

mm sea foam... i dont know. heard different results. some people have only carbon that are keeping their car from leaks.. and if you use seafoam to clean out that carbon...

my friend used seafoam.. and a day later couldnt start his car anymore. i would research more on that before i use it. =]

 

Change the air filter, fuel filter, plugs, destributer cap & rotor, may need to change the ignition wires, pvc valve, and do a valve adjustment. Might want to blow some fuel treatment in there. Honda sells a three stage fuel treatment (Forte is the brand). Some goes into the gas, some into thefuel rail, some into the throttle body. You need a tool to do it into the fuel rail. Honda will do all this for about $50 incl materials and cleaners.

All this will help...... a lot. If you do it all, you are looking at quite a bit. If you haven't done so, go get a major service and they will do all of this including an oil change, tranny fluid change. It will cost about $450 CAN for honda to do it (without the fuel treatment). If you do it all yourself (minus the fuel thing), you are still looking at $200 to $250 CAN. These costs are based on a 5th gen.

Oh.... and you can clean out alot of your valves...... like the vtec solonoid, IAC valve....... but start with the air filter, fuel filter, plugs, cap & rotor.

 

alright so u think i could take it somewhere and just get a "tune up" or wahtever?

 

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yes, not to sound ignorant, but that's what maintenance auto shops are for.

 

Do it yourself. You will save money and know it was done right. Buy a helms first. It will pay for itself many times over.

 

I do said "tune ups" at work. They're worth the money, as we often find things that generally the average person dosen't notice (intake leaks, clogged catalytic converters, spark plugs, and wack steering components are common). We never use any kind of "sea foam" agent, because some older engines will lose compression when you clear the crud.

I've had a handfull of headgasket jobs because someone used a cleaning agent and started blowing bubbles into their coolant passages. I would never use that stuff on my lude. The oil/coolant latte that I've seen some radiators spew is testament enough.

For the enthusiast:

Battery and connections
Accesory belts (don't believe for a second that these don't slip a lot)
Spark Plugs
Spark Wires
in extreme cases, a new Dizzy
Coolant Temp Sensor
Tranny Fluid
Radiator Fluid
Radiator Hoses (esp if you use water wetter)


And while you're doing all that, perform a compression test. It is a good reference for future problems.