My 1990 Honda Accord DX is getting close to reaching the 100,000 mile mark, is there anything special I need to do for my car to keep it in good shape? A friend of mine has a newer Honda and she said that she got some kind of special part for her Civic once it got up there in mileage.
2007-01-27 02:48:34 · 5 answers · asked by alexisexplainsitall 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Well when you do your oil and transmission oil changes use synthetics.
Example fill your gas tank up at LEAST two times full in a row and calculate your miles per gallon (mpg). You do this just before you do your oil change. Now change your oil and use synthetic oil.
Synthetic oil takes about 1000 miles driving before you will notice the gas mile difference, especially of long distance driving. I had a 82 Toyota 4 cylinder and I had an approximate 30% increase. Anyway, once you see the increase and then figure out the money you save with the gas prices, you will never go back to the regular stuff. You only have to do the oil change every 6 months. What I did was I changed my oil filter every 2-3 months. It is the filter that catches all the micro metal parts that wear down your engine. I just took it off poured the oil in it, back in again and kept it topped off. I did a yearly oil change. Synthetic oil breaks down 5 times longer than regular oil. I had the engine 150,000 before I got it ripped off in '90. The engine ran excellento.
Never heard of adding a part after 100,000 miles. Civics are notorious for adding parts to make them look nice though.
Use the carburetor or fuel injection gas cleaners. If your car runs rough when you add it, it is just telling you that your engine was dirty and it is burning carbon off. Takes a while and then the roughness goes away.
Regular maintenance of maybe a tuneup, changing belts that are cracked, flushing and adding new radiator anti-freeze, change brake pads, or putting down 1 large for some low rider rims.
2007-01-27 03:04:04 · answer #1 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time a timing belt will be needed but that is when you are nearing 200k but for now just keep the oil change every 2-3k miles and if you have had the car for a while you might just need a good tune up at a local shop. A 1990 honda that hasn't hit 100k is unheard of. Don't worry the car will last a lifetime if your take good care of it.
2007-01-27 10:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by william_ray87 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, every 90,000 miles, get the timing belt replaced. If the old one pops, there is a chance your engine will be toast (if it is a non-interference engine).
High Mileage oil in your oil changes helps a little bit as well...
2007-01-27 10:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mark D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look in your maintance manual and it will tell you what you should do at 100,000 miles. don: t let someone guess or else you would be waisting your money. if you don"t have a manual book, contact hond or local repair shop for a free copy of maintance schedules. there is no schedule maintance at 100,000 miles. next service is 105,000 which involve replacing engine oil and oil filter,flush coolant system,rotate tires. inspect steering,exhaust,and suspension system , alignment and inspect brake system
2007-01-27 11:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by LEXUSRY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have the timing belt replaced. VERY IMPORTANT! All other service as needed.
2007-01-27 10:51:27 · answer #5 · answered by J.R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋