Any 91-93 Accord owners here?

[CAP1]

Can only wind up a spring so tight.

funny thing was there used to be a turbocharged civic wagon running at atco. when it would make an entire pass, it actually ran low 12's/high 11's. very respectable. except for the fact that it exploded something every 3rd or 4th run.

 no one really wanted to line up behind him(due to the impending oil down) or next to him(due to the impending flying parts)

[CAP1]

Automatic.  I bought it used and made the mistake of assuming the previous owner had changed the transmission fluid at one point or another.  Turns out last year when I did it for the first time it looked like it had never been done before.  It was very sludgy.

ya know..i'm not at work, so i can't look it up, but i think that year honda had 10W30 motor oil in the transaxle.....

generally, hondas are great dependable cars. if i were married and buying a car for the wife, she'd have a honda, so i never get "the call"

[CAP1]

Aren't those Hondas on the most frequently stolen list?

i think the prelude first, then the accord, then the civic

[CAP1]

I have a '91 Acura Integra RS for a "beater".   You may or may not know Acuras are Hondas with different name plates.  Straight up Honda engine (1.8L 16V DOHC) with 5 spd.  191,000 miles and runs like a champ.  No squeaks or rattles...everything works as advertised.  Temperatures and pressures normal and stable.  No unusual fluid consumption.  Gets 28-30mpg with me driving it like I stole it .

As mentioned before, make SURE to change timing belt and water pump (water pump on my type engine is timing belt-driven) at least every 60K miles.  Failing to do so WILL COMPLETELY DESTROY the engine.

good call!!!!!

all honda engines are "interference" engines. the $400-500 timing belt/waterpump job will turn into about $1100 depending on how many valves got bent.

[Geary420]

hondas are ultra super duper reliable.............

untill you start trying to make serious horsepower with them. then they become like every other import and break........

Truth.  Have had 2 Hondas for winter beaters and the engines outlast the rest of the car.  You couldn't give me one with an auto though, they are the definition of "slush boxes" and completely gutless.

[john9001]

91 accord 2dr manual trans 75K, the manual trans uses motor oil, the autos use ATF, just normal maintenance except for the radiator, top shell cracked at 74K, got a new one at NAPA for $100. I also replaced the tape deck with a CD player.

bought the car new when i worked for a honda dealer.

[Roundeye]

does it have the infamous VTEC?

No.  Mine's an early Integra.  The later ones got VTEC engines.  Mines no slouch for a normally aspirated small displacement 4 cyl but the VTEC Integras make impressive power for their size.

I'm not into street racing and agree that one should not try to squeeze a ton of power out of an engine not designed for it.  Most people knock Japanese cars for coming apart when heavily modified but the truth is a small American car would not last a fraction of the time with the same power adders applied.  Pick up an old Ford Escort or Dodge Neon and see how long they last on nitrous.

Kids pick Hondas because they generally have a better power-to-weight ratio to begin with and lets face it, are built better than small domestic cars.