What to look for in a 2002 Accord?

[Sketch o5]

watch out for the dead hookers. usually theyre in the trunk, so definitely look in there. theyve also been stored under the hood, but that doesnt happen too often, so you shouldnt worry about that. there was a case of a midget stuffed under one of the front seats once too...but i wouldnt think thats a reoccurring thing, seeing as how rare it is to come across a midget.

other than dead hookers and midgets though, just drive it easy because these auto's dont like to drive any different than your average grandmother.



and "coupe" almost always means the car has two doors.​

 

[JTM]

Ummm...thanks? I never said coupe had more than two doors btw lol.

 

[JTM]

So I saw the Accord tonight, it was great. The car is in great shape, interior is clean, exterior is clean. I need to run a Carfax and see how much insurance is.

 

[jwong512]

Glad to know that the Accord was in good condition. Hopefully you can start modding it soon after you get the car .

 

[JTM]

I found out that it Burns a qt of oil every 4000 miles. Should that be a big worry?

 

[001Stunna]

Is there smoke in the exhaust? no smoke in exhaust? does the coolant seem to be brown/foamy? is there and signs of leaks around the head cover/gaskets etc?

You may have a non working pcv valve, you should do a compression check at WOT after the car is warmed up, you may have worn valve seals. You may need to replace piston rings.

If coolant brown or foamy?
You may have a blown head gasket, cracked cylinder head (might as well stay away from the car if this is the case)

If oil leaks can be seen on top of valve cover or under car then you may simply need to change the gaskets on the cover and check that oil filter is tight in place and the right oil filter has been used, in addition to making sure there isn't double rings left(one from a previous old filter)



As long as its not the headgasket though and you really want the car, you can consider chaning to a one step higher grade oil, hence thicker oil. But if you live in cold/er climates then thicker oil might not be a good idea.

 

[HondaLuver83]

If u drive hard 1 qrt of oil after 4k isnt too bad

 

[JTM]

Is there smoke in the exhaust? no smoke in exhaust? does the coolant seem to be brown/foamy? is there and signs of leaks around the head cover/gaskets etc?

You may have a non working pcv valve, you should do a compression check at WOT after the car is warmed up, you may have worn valve seals. You may need to replace piston rings.

If coolant brown or foamy?
You may have a blown head gasket, cracked cylinder head (might as well stay away from the car if this is the case)

If oil leaks can be seen on top of valve cover or under car then you may simply need to change the gaskets on the cover and check that oil filter is tight in place and the right oil filter has been used, in addition to making sure there isn't double rings left(one from a previous old filter)



As long as its not the headgasket though and you really want the car, you can consider chaning to a one step higher grade oil, hence thicker oil. But if you live in cold/er climates then thicker oil might not be a good idea.

I didn't see any leaks around the valve cover or around the engine. Everything seemed to be in order. I didn't check the coolant though. Also, on a side note, the engine was really oxidized it seemed. I'm not sure how to explain it, I figure it's normal, must be the type of metal the head and metal components are made out of?

 

[jwong512]

1 quart every 4000 miles is not too bad to be honest. If you switch to a higher mileage oil such as Valvoline maxlife, chances are it'll help the motor reseal itself and it also doesn't burn as easily as normal oils out there. I burn about 1/2-1 quart every 1500 miles depending on what type of driving I do. Ever since I switch to Maxlife though, I burn maybe at most 1/2 quart every 1500 miles so I know this stuff actually works. I'm running 5W-30 as well and I know that oils such as Maxlife are slightly thicker than their ratings to help protect your motor. If you can get your hands on Valvoline Maxlife Full Synthetic, that would be even better as I hear people almost never burn oil when they run that. I would also recommend getting this oil filter:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E8T80Q/ref=oss_product

It's a very high quality oil filter and they're on sale at the moment. I picked up 5 of these for my car and that's the limit Amazon allows per order. I would use this and a high quality oil to ensure that your cleaning out all the contaminants in the motor.

 

[dcmystery21]

that just seems a little cheap to me