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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 200697 Accord 105K servicing recommendations?
97 Accord LX Wagon, 2.2L, 4 cyl, Auto, Air. Runs fine. It's time for the 105K servicing, which means timing & timing balancer belts, and all the usual stuff (I adhere precisely to the factory recommended maintenance recommendations.) Add to that tranny fluid (I tend to go through transmissions) and a fuel filter. My question is - what else should I have done that's not in the factory recommended maintenance schedule to head off potential problems with an Accord of this age? Thanks, Steve in Ventura CA > 97 Accord LX Wagon, 2.2L, 4 cyl, Auto, Air. Runs fine. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks, > Steve in Ventura CA -------------------------------- Timing belt is overdue by a couple of years, and the manual is WAY too conservative about the ATF. I would have done it at 50,000 Km (30,000 Miles) Changing the ATF (with Honda fluid) is the way to prevent premature failures. Having owned a CR-V I can tell you just how WRONG a Honda manual can be. 'Curly' >> 97 Accord LX Wagon, 2.2L, 4 cyl, Auto, Air. Runs fine. >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >'Curly' I had the tranny fluid changed at 30K, 46K, 63K, 82K, 91K, and 98K. That's the one thing I have done in excess of the factory specs. Yes, I have transmission failure paranoia. After having had to have them rebuit in a couple past vehicles.... seems like cheap insurance (but no guarantee.) I'm trying to find out, what's the next likely thing to crap out that I might be able to head off. Steve > I'm trying to find out, what's the next likely thing to crap out that > I might be able to head off. id only be paranoid if i had the V6/automatic. youve got the 4cyl, and *should* be "safe". sounds like you take care of everything well and on time. dont think there are any known issues with that year/model. hows the brake fluid? dos/did it require a valve adjustment? >> I'm trying to find out, what's the next likely thing to crap out that >> I might be able to head off. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >there are any known issues with that year/model. hows the brake fluid? >dos/did it require a valve adjustment? It got a valve adjustment and brake fluid replacement at 90K. Next valve adjustment due at 120K. Thanks, Steve > 97 Accord LX Wagon, 2.2L, 4 cyl, Auto, Air. Runs fine. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > factory recommended maintenance schedule to head off potential > problems with an Accord of this age? every 3 years, heres what i do to my 98 civic: oil/filter change new spark plugs new air filter drain/replace coolant replace brake fluid replace clutch fluid so id add brake fluid to the list if it isnt on there already > Thanks, > Steve in Ventura CA |
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