Peace of mind for many more years!
I had the back end up on jack stands for about three weeks, while I took my time and caught up on some scheduled love for my car. At 112k for my 94, I replaced with new OEM parts:
It was such a relief to get it all done, and not damage any parts, didn't have any mystery parts leftover, no leaks whatsoever. I even ordered a couple of new bolts that I discovered were missing when I was working on it. The coolant hoses were not that tough, I just took my time and carefully cut them off with a razor blade. The tip (I think Larry's tip) to use a bit of silicone grease when installing the new ones helped out big time. All in all, a successful venture and I saved a lot of money doing it myself. Peace of mind for the next 6 years at least!
I had the back end up on jack stands for about three weeks, while I took my time and caught up on some scheduled love for my car. At 112k for my 94, I replaced with new OEM parts:
- Timing belt
- Water pump
- Thermostat
- Coolant hoses (all 23)
- Fuel filter
- Spark plugs
- Alternator belt
- A/C belt
- Valve cover gaskets
- Lower timing cover
- Oil / filter and the figure "8" gasket on the oil cooler
- Honda Coolant (obviously didn't re-use the old stuff!)
- Oil pan gasket (actually did this a few thousand miles ago)
It was such a relief to get it all done, and not damage any parts, didn't have any mystery parts leftover, no leaks whatsoever. I even ordered a couple of new bolts that I discovered were missing when I was working on it. The coolant hoses were not that tough, I just took my time and carefully cut them off with a razor blade. The tip (I think Larry's tip) to use a bit of silicone grease when installing the new ones helped out big time. All in all, a successful venture and I saved a lot of money doing it myself. Peace of mind for the next 6 years at least!
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