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This week (by Gods grace) my 2003 4cyl Honda Accord will surpass 200,000miles. Its still going strong (no transmission or engine knock), thanks to God, good maintenance and avoiding all Kazeems

As unpopular as some may consider this, my next car would be a Honda! Love it!

Will try and get a screenshot at the 200,000miles mark.

I intend to highlight some of the maintenance I did through the years and also seek help from the pros as my Accord maintenance schedule (in the manual) ends at 180,000miles . So from now on, I'm on my own.

Screen shot below was 2 days ago, now its just 14 miles shy.

NB: I know many cars exceed 200k miles, just celebrating mine

lomomike:
The case tire me. This is one reason I get fed up. How can an educated person allow mechanics who aren't learned to confuse him/her?
Even with the advent of cheaper obd ii devices and internet based automotive materials, people still stick to the words of their mechanic over the learned engineers who designed and manufactured their cars and also folks who have learnt one or two things about their cars.


I'm really taken aback.

abatically:
True talk. My younger brother drives a 2001 Honda accord baby boy. For the past 2 months the car has been a nightmare. It rough idles and vibrates vigorously at cold start and u need to put ur foot on the accelerator when starting it in the morning. In fact when u pack the car for 2 hours it would be a nightmare to start because the idle was terrible. It normalizes after about 15 minutes of driving but in traffic it becomes a nightmare.
He lives in Ogun state, he has changed virtually everything from fuel pump to nuzzles (actually a 1992 Honda accord nuzzle was used), spark plugs, changed ro double cell radiator, removed thermostat, ran cooling fan directly... The car was heavily abused by the mechanics in his neighborhood. He decided to bring it to Lagos and we started troubleshooting.
First I installed a thermostat, returned the can to factory settings, changed ECT. The car became a lot better and he was surprised at how the car worked well with fans coming up only when temperature has reached optimum temperature, it was like the car was working with less stress and he confirmed the mpg was a lot better.
But then the rough idle and vibration at cold start persisted. I scanned again and found iacv code. He brought the car back to Lagos 2 days ago, we replaced idle air control valve after cleaning the old one and no result. It was really a tough job finding the culprit but finally we found it. Alas, the stupid mechanic that worked on the car used pure water nylon to block the air passage into the iacv. I mean what maniac would do that? He must have done that when the iacv went bad but because he doesn't understand the system, he decided to convert it to manual. Does he think thid is a cab engine? Hence, the iacv was not sensing anything which affected the idling. We removed the nylon and the installed the new iacv and voila everything went to normal. My brother was wowed and told me its been more than 2 months he saw that car work the way it does now.

These sum up why I started DIYing on my car. Some mechanics just feel wiser than learned design, automobile engineers etc. Nobody should listen to such, get to the root of the matter and get it solved. Simple! no funny join-join work

Siena:
[color=Blue]I seldom get grease under my nails (which I keep short anyway). I ALWAYS work with gloves, latex gloves for light electrical work, or more heavy duty gloves for oil, grease or engine, transmission and suspension work.

I also apply barrier cream before starting work. I wash my hands with regular shower gel, if very dirty, then I sprinkle granulated sugar into my palm, add shower gel and work the resulting paste into my hands. It's mild, and as sugar dissolves, not too abrasive.

I would NOT advice the use of gasoline to wash your skin. It's a solvent, and removes the natural oils from your skin, resulting in extremely dry and sometimes cracked palms and fingers. Don't forget, gasoline contains CARCINOGENS, which as the term suggests, can increase the likelihood of contracting skin cancer later in life. Not recommended.

I remember our old mechanic back in the 1980's, he always washed his hands with gasoline, and his hands were pretty rough and dry, I remember thinking back then that shaking hands with him felt like stroking the back of a lizard. He's dead now, he died in 1990 of some illness, I'm not saying it was cancer, because I honestly don't know. But it's something to be aware of. Even as a child, I knew prolonged skin contact with gasoline was a bad idea, consciously working it into your hands is madness.[/color]

Thanks a lot Siena. I would have to start using gloves always. The latex gloves you mentioned for light work is it the type used in hospitals for examining patients or something more like kitchen rubber gloves (for doing dishes)? Its the kitchen gloves that I've had.

GAZZUZZ:
I go the preventive way, by using gloves, but somtimes they get soaked with oil, but I don't get chunks of grease under my nails. If I get grease under my nails I use petrol with a toothbrush, then any harsh soap I can find. And yes the smell of petrol can be annoying somtimes.

Like...Would start using a brush from now on! Should remove a lot more. I do have gloves but there are some fixes where wearing gloves just makes me loose some dexterity with my hands.

Sounds like a faulty relay to me. Not sure though.
However, I would run away from any AC technician that wants to convert a 2008 car to a manual compressor

xreal:
Petrol.

I tend to shy away from petrol because of the odour that lingers afterwards...

I mostly use bathroom cleaner (Astonish brand-spray) and dish-washing liquid and it does a descent job. From your experience what works best for you?

There should be evidence presented to support this. eg. Otedola - Farouk style tapes or so. There is no verifiable proof in this.

adanny01:
Got it!

Took me about 15mins this morning at about 500kb/s. Had to open another account with my second email.

Thanks.

Great to hear you finally succeeded.
Getting more tools is next for me. On the other hand, one can guide his mechanic better with this.

adanny01:
I didnt get the mail.

Guess you could try registering again

adanny01:
The site has refused me access even after registering.

You've authenticated your membership by following the link sent to your email?

I experienced the same. The download broke a lot of times, until I waited for a day that my internet was in F1 mode and got the whole stuff. Try clearing your cache and cookies belonging to hondahookup.com and try again.

chiebube:
what of Abuja?

I do not know for Abuja. This happened in Imo, Owerri to be precise. I now have about 3 stations from where I get gas and the symptoms I described initially have been at bay ever since!

spyder880:
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Just the perfect resource for my upcoming DIY valve clearance adjustment

No more Kazeem fleecing

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The file is a bit bulky though (almost 400mb) and you will need a fast connection, if not the download will keep breaking.

Great Job Siena! Love the Celica seats. Lovely interior! Thumbs up

pato405:
I've fixed the fault. the new tensioner I bought wasn't any better than the faulty one in the car. I had to change it and that really worked.

Are you saying the tensioner was the culprit?

adanny01:
In that case, the brushes of the motor in the actuator may be responsible. Also, the symptom matches that of a worn out motor brush since it never stops at a time, it works intermittently before finally stopping. When mine stopped, it sometimes open especially when i park the car under hot sun for long period of time. Less i forget, the same electrician changed the brushes of my starter motor that worn out too. I had many fail or weak start for at least 6 months before it stopped one fateful day early this January. I almost bought a new car battery thinking my battery was dead. If you were in Abuja, i would have asked my mechanic to check for the brushes if he fines one, you try it.

Thanks bud. Will surely repair the one i bring out and maybe sell or keep it for another rainy day. I understand this same part works for the Left rear door as well. Guess I'll just repair and keep it.

Another thing I forgot to mention is that sometimes when I press the fob, the actuator will just respond with a weak movement not sufficient to push the lock knob all the way up. Thus the door still would not open and when it happens like this all door will not open. But I understand that all the other actuators are dependent on the driver door actuator.

adanny01:
In that case i have the opinion it may not be the actuator that has gone bad. It could be your battery sending weak signal to the reciever. Change your battery 1st and if there is no improvement the reciever unit may be where to look next. I dont think the reciever unit is in the actuator. The only electrical part in there was the motor and a swtich that simultanously activates actuators of the 3 other passenger doors. Oh, no crews in the actuator itself but removing the actuator requires more technical skill. My electrician had to use a panel better to get it out. The whole door lock, key hole and handle has to come out with it.

I will follow up on the valve adjustment parts. I and my mechanic cant wait to have it done. He believes me more now ever since i gave him the trick to the PS pump whine.

It's not the battery, I've changed it again and again with no improvement. Several Honda fora describe the exact signs I'm having and a lot of posters have reported solving the issue by changing the actuator.

adanny01:
I see you have the drivers door central locking problem i had but resolved it 2 weeks ago by my electrician. I had him check the actuator and the problem was seen. I am pretty sure if yours failed then may be the same thing.

The actuator as shown below has a motor in the red box area. On mine, the brushes were completely worn out and the motor stopped. My electrician remembered he saw an exact motor days before and looked it up. The motor was exactly the same with the one he saw which belonged to an Opel vectra. Only two things were different, the terminal connectors and spindle. We just removed the back cover housing of the donor (Opel motor) which had very good brushes and replaced on mine. We the soldered wires to the connectors and voilà i had a perfect working motor.

Let me know how it goes with the valve adjustment cost.

Thanks for the tip. My actuator works only some of the time. Again I will most times need to bring the fob so close to the door handle for it to work. Didn't know it could be taken apart and serviced. Is it held by screws? I actually sourced for a toks part but found none at my regular parts market and my parts guy advised me not to get a new chinese one, that it can some times perform wonders
Just got tired and decided to get a new one.

On the valve adjustment, will let you know. Would probably do a DIY thread on it as well.

IdaraCHODB:
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and will hit Owerri 3 days later

Orders placed! Sent u a detailed email. Looking forward...

pato405:
I've changed tensioner but the problem still persists
this car has been very loyal. I've never had any major fixes nor disappointments so I must get it right to be back on the road with confidence.

My bro was having this same problem on his 03 Camry until he got OEM serpentine belt. Once installed no more

IdaraCHODB:
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the earlier in the week you order
the earlier the chances it will depart the same week
so send me a PM so I will have your email so I can send you my addy

it can clear customs in 1 day to 3 days, depending on the temperament of the officers on duty when it arrives

and will hit Owerri 3 days later

You've got a PM!

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How long will it take?

My mileage has also improved, though I haven't done a real test but, I now get around 200miles by the time the needle reaches halfway. This was about 170miles before. Will do a proper test

erico2k2:
My O2 sensor won't budge,tried pipe range still no joy

You may need those that work,on exhausts to assist. It may need to be heated with a blow torch. Have you tried running the car for a minute or 2 before attempting?

Seriously considering reporting to NAFDAC, but I think I'll call NBC' s help line and make the complaint first

People should just be careful, the pictures don't even show the hundreds of debris floating around.

What if I had given it to my child without looking?

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