Hi, I just bought a 99 Accord w/100000 kms on the clock. She has used Honda bulk oil for her whole life, just wondering if it's safe to make a switch to Synthetic or do I need to worry about leaks? Also if it is okay which brand is the best bet, has to be readily available as here in Newfoundland...

interesting data point for the td-01u distributor: after my igniter failures, i decided to replace the condenser. fiddly job to do, but an interesting result. before, the car worked fine with the new exciter back in the old distibutor. it started ok, ran ok, no real problems, but while i...

After quite a bit of searching, I found this site: http://www.wheelweights.net/ Which has mostly only alloy wheel weights, but just enough info on steel wheels to approximate the weight of 15x6.5 wheels at 22 pounds. It also means that affordable alloys (carefully selected) can give you a...

I only use my '94 Accord's cigarette lighter for powering the Belkin FM/MP3 adapter and the glowing ring around the lighter's hole comes handy at night. However, it does not always glow when the other instrument lights do. I could not figure out exactly the pattern of its working, but I suspect...

2004 CR-V EX P205/70R15 95S When replacing tires, how important, other than replacing all 4 at once on the CR-V, does the model of a manufacturers tire matter? For instance, when you go to tire selection for Michelin or BF Goodrich and select tires by vehicle year, model, the results may show...

I have v-rated Bridgestone Potenzas on my Prelude. One of them has a slow to medium leak. My common-sense says that a patched tire will not have the same characteristics as an un-patched one. (ie it won't be as safe to drive around like a high-speed maniac). New tire x 2 = expensive 1 patched...

Hi guys, I have a 92 Prelude that's seen better days but is still in pretty good condition (for almost 15 years old and 306,000Kms - almost 200K miles). Yesterday I seemed to have developped a small electrical problem... As it happens, yesterday and today, rain's been coming down almost non-stop....

I am attempting to get my 97 Civic EX inspected at a NJ State Facility. However, they cannot access my system (i.e. OBD Not Ready for all of the sensors). My check engine light is NOT on. Following advice I have done the following: driven the car more (100's of miles); let the car warm up for 30...

Hi everyone, I just purchased a '90 Honda Civic Wagon and am wondering what everyone would think is a reasonable expectation for an annual maintenance cost (on top of oil changes)? What should this include? I was thinking in the range of $1000CAD per year. I'm curious to see what other people...

My 93 honda civic overheats. I took it to a mechanics(firestone) he did pressure test and said that the thermostat and radiator have to be replaced. I had warrenty for radiator from another mechanic so I took my car back to him to fix the radiator. He said that the overheating is not from...

A good friend of mine just informed me that her 5 month old 2005 civic is making a noise to the front end. When she took it to the local dealership, she was informed it was a brake issue. She was told that this was a problem associated with the Honda Civics for the past couple years, and it is not...

Hi all, I recently purchased a new 2005 Civic EX and I've dimmed the instrumental panel with the headlights on as far as possible. Yet I still see glare on the driver side window. Does anyone else have this issue or is it just me? Please help!

To those of you that have experienced the typical slow drivers side power window (up and down) on this car was the fix a new motor, lube the tracks or something else? Thanks in advance for your information.

My 2003 Honda Accord inconsistently makes a clanking noise when I break to turn a corner. Sometimes it happens when I turn left, sometimes it does not. Same goes for turning right. I just had my car in for the 60,000 maintenance and had the service tech ride with me so he could hear the noice --...

I have a 98 Accord that is showing a P0171 (fuel system in Bank One too lean) code, and also a P0170 (fuel compensation value for Bank One exceeded the specified range). These codes have come on intermittently, but usually go off after a day or two. This time it is staying on longer. Other...

I know this has been brought up before, but I can't believe a class action lawsuit or recall hasn't occurred yet. How many of you have paint on your Honda that chips like mad? My Accord is a little over 1 year old and probably has 15 chips on the hood. It's never been on gravel, and I keep my...

I have just bought a Honda Civic DX (1992 J reg) and I need to know what the tyre pressure should be. Is there anywhere on the car that I can find this information? Any advice would be appreciated!

I have recently noticed that when I put my car in reverse their is some vibration, it is the only time that the car vibrates. Does anyone know what it might be?

98 prelude 115K miles. I just replaced the rear pads first time due to rusty hand break linkage. The non vented rotor had discolored lines that ran jagidy perpendicular to the bright wear ring. These I assume resembled/was due to cracking. I looked on the front vented rotors and the same thing. ...

Ok, here is my problem. About 17 months ago, I went to Huntclub Honda in Ottawa, Ontario Canada to get the 50K scheduled maintenance done on my 2001 Honda Prelude SE. So, they did their things and that was that. The next day, I decided to put snow tires on my car (all four wheels). If I'd been...