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Car Forum / Honda Cars / October 2004parking ? & honda mechanics around flossmoor IL 60422 ?
ANyone have anyone they recommened within a 20 mile radious from flossmoor IL 60422 for timing belt / water pump replacement & main relay for a 90 prelude 2.0 S? I was qouted at $530 (belt & pump only) in Dekalb, IL but will be moving so I want the work done out where I'm going to be. Any recommendations? Also does it harm your car to park in 1st gear. My parking break doesn't work for steep inclines and they say it might not be a good idea to repair it at a mech shop I went to here in dekalb. > My parking break > doesn't work for steep inclines and they say it might not be a good > idea to repair it at a mech shop I went to here in dekalb. ================ Why not tell us the whole story and see if it can be fixed, maybe even cheaply. Have you always used the brake according to the manual's suggestion, until recently? Give us the answers to the 5 W's. 'Curly' > > My parking break > > doesn't work for steep inclines and they say it might not be a good [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > 'Curly' I just purchased it about a month ago with 89k on it. It was serviced at carx in chicago a year ago and is suppose to be still under warranty but I don't know if they will cover the parking break. Also I don't really know if it was used at all with the previous owner. I have to pull it up to the last click to get it to be secure on even ground. Steep inclines won't work, it'll hold but one nudge and it will start to drift. Mechanic out here in Dekalb said it was not a good idea to get it repaired & just park it in 1st gear. Said the same thing about getting a new fuel filter when I said I was having cold start problems. I don't know much about cars so I'm just trying to get some opinions. On 8/25/04 10:18 PM, in article 2480a1fd.0408251918.34e3078@posting.google.com, "ghostdog69" >>> My parking break >>> doesn't work for steep inclines and they say it might not be a good [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > problems. I don't know much about cars so I'm just trying to get some > opinions. This guy sounds like he's lazy or not familiar enough with Hondas to feel comfortable working on it. Unless the parking brake is rusted solid or completely worn off from a previous owner driving around without releasing it, it is adjustable. What year is it? Most of the Accords have a separate little drum brake arrangement behind the rear disks, some of them use the rear disk brake for the parking brake. I'm guessing you have the first type. Why didn't he want to change the fuel filter? If it is 2000 or newer, it is buried in the gas tank, but the older ones are as accessible as in any other car. It sounds like you need to go a little closer to the big city and find a mechanic who knows something about Hondas. >> > My parking break >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > problems. I don't know much about cars so I'm just trying to get some > opinions. =============== Well, we still don't know the year, but you can take it to any muffler & brake shop and just ask to have the park brake adjusted. Get a quote in writing first. Then use it regularly to keep it working right. 'Curly' >>> > My parking break >>> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > 'Curly' +++++++++++++ P.S. I think the spec is 3-5 clicks to wheel lock. . . . don't let them set it up for one click (it's not a VW) 'Curly' > P.S. I think the spec is 3-5 clicks to wheel lock. 6-10 here on my '94 Civic. What kind of a mechanic would suggest that it *wasn't* a good idea to get the parking brake repaired?? Guy sounds like a lunkhead. Call it a "parking" brake, but it is also an emergency brake, and therefore essential. Especially if you ever stop on a hill and need that hand brake to keep from smashing into the jerk who pulled up to your bumper while you get the revs up and the clutch engaged... > > P.S. I think the spec is 3-5 clicks to wheel lock. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > hand brake to keep from smashing into the jerk who pulled up to your > bumper while you get the revs up and the clutch engaged... 1990 Prelude 2.0 S He suggested leaving the parking break and the fuel filter alone, in fact 2 mechanics in different places suggested the same thing. Didn't make sense to me either so I just got qoutes with no intentions on getting repairs done in Dekalb. I'm moving to Flossmoor IL so I hope I can find better certified mechanics in the area. If Carx covers the same warranty in different stores then I might be able to get it done there. How does one go finding decent honda mech's in their areas? I'm looking near Flossmoor Il 60422. On 8/27/04 9:31 PM, in article 2480a1fd.0408271831.5b76399b@posting.google.com, "ghostdog69" >>> P.S. I think the spec is 3-5 clicks to wheel lock. >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > How does one go finding decent honda mech's in their areas? I'm > looking near Flossmoor Il 60422. How far away is the nearest Honda dealer? Neither of these should would be particularly expensive repairs, even at a dealer. > How does one go finding decent honda mech's in their areas? I'm > looking near Flossmoor Il 60422. River Oaks Honda is on 159th St in Calumet City. I took my Civic there a couple times when I lived nearby and they were pretty good to me. I don't know of a good independent shop in the area, but I'm sure there are some.  SignatureChris Powell "Bitterness is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other fellow to die." Remove "_nospam_please" for real email address. go to the "car talk" website.they list outstanding shops that they have good reports from .they are listad by zip code so i'm sure you will find someone. > > How does one go finding decent honda mech's in their areas? I'm > > looking near Flossmoor Il 60422. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > don't know of a good independent shop in the area, but I'm sure there > are some. >> How does one go finding decent honda mech's in their areas? I'm >> looking near Flossmoor Il 60422. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >don't know of a good independent shop in the area, but I'm sure there >are some. My personal opinion is that anyone who has been in business for a while and also does nothing but Honda products must be pretty decent. I feel this way because unlike Chevy or Ford, there aren't THAT many Honda's on the road for one, and two, Honda owners tend to be more finnicky about their cars and would not go back to a shop that didn't treat them right. Just my $.02. Nate >>> How does one go finding decent honda mech's in their areas? I'm >>> looking near Flossmoor Il 60422. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Nate I would go to the "Mechan-X Files" link at www.cartalk.com. You can get info about other people's experiences with shops in you area. ted |
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