New Used Accord

[Steve]

Hi guys. I just bought my sone a new used 98 Honda Accord EX.
It has 25.7K miles and is a one owner. Appears to be very clean.

I notice when it is started from cold, after siting all night, it seems
to have one noisey lifter (or some other tapping) that gradually
becomes softer and goes away after a minute of idling.

O thought I'd have my mechanic look at that and do a complete once-over
look over. Any other suggestions to look at.

I talked the dealer building a 36K 3 year extended warranty into the sale
price so anything mechanical outside of normal wear and tear is covered.

It's a great looking car. That deep burgandy with gray leather. They call
it purple on the registration, but it isn't purple.

 

[Steve]

Steve,

Is that the color that my wife calls 'eggplant'? We've seen the eggplant
color on '98 Odysseys. Looks black under many lighting conditions, or
inside a garage?

Great color in broad daylight, but shows EVERY spot of dirt, right? :-(

P.S. A basic valve adjustment would be prudent, anyway...

'Curly'

Yes, it's the "eggplant" color.. another guy called it "plum".
I'm not too hot on the color, but when buying used you got to
go on a lot of other ingredients before color. This car was
a one owner, per Carfax, and per the dealer's records, and
has 25K miles.

Good idea on the valve adjustments. What is a major
Honda maintenance schedule?

 

['Curly Q. Links']

Hi guys. I just bought my sone a new used 98 Honda Accord EX.
It has 25.7K miles and is a one owner. Appears to be very clean.

I notice when it is started from cold, after siting all night, it seems
to have one noisey lifter (or some other tapping) that gradually
becomes softer and goes away after a minute of idling.

O thought I'd have my mechanic look at that and do a complete once-over
look over. Any other suggestions to look at.

I talked the dealer building a 36K 3 year extended warranty into the sale
price so anything mechanical outside of normal wear and tear is covered.

It's a great looking car. That deep burgandy with gray leather. They call
it purple on the registration, but it isn't purple.

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Steve,

Is that the color that my wife calls 'eggplant'? We've seen the eggplant
color on '98 Odysseys. Looks black under many lighting conditions, or
inside a garage?

Great color in broad daylight, but shows EVERY spot of dirt, right? :-(

P.S. A basic valve adjustment would be prudent, anyway...

'Curly'

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[Tom Wilson]

Hi guys. I just bought my sone a new used 98 Honda Accord EX.
It has 25.7K miles and is a one owner. Appears to be very clean.

I notice when it is started from cold, after siting all night, it seems
to have one noisey lifter (or some other tapping) that gradually
becomes softer and goes away after a minute of idling.

O thought I'd have my mechanic look at that and do a complete once-over
look over. Any other suggestions to look at.

I talked the dealer building a 36K 3 year extended warranty into the sale
price so anything mechanical outside of normal wear and tear is covered.

It's a great looking car. That deep burgandy with gray leather. They call
it purple on the registration, but it isn't purple.

Since you mentioned that you are taking it to a mechanic--I would advise
you to have the mechanic do a complete tune-up unless the previous owner
gave you service records showing that a tune up was done in the past
couple of years. I usually get a complete tune-up at least once every two
years. Some people get a complete tune-up once a year. In your case--you
should also have them adjust the valves and check those lifters.

 

[Tones]

Steve, this could be caused by something as simple as a cheap oil filter.
The anti-drain-back valve (ADBV) is the rubber seen through the peripheral
oil filter holes. The ADBV is supposed to act as a check valve to keep the
oil passages full after the car has been shut off. A leaky ADBV therefore
would cause the oil to drain back to the sump, resulting in a few minutes to
re-prime them once the engine is restarted. I would try going with a good
quality filter before I would take it to a mechanic for a major tune-up with
only 25k miles on it. Try an Honda Filtech, Wix, Bosch, Mobil1 or Napa Gold
filter.

 

[Steve]

Steve, this could be caused by something as simple as a cheap oil filter.
The anti-drain-back valve (ADBV) is the rubber seen through the peripheral
oil filter holes. The ADBV is supposed to act as a check valve to keep the
oil passages full after the car has been shut off. A leaky ADBV therefore
would cause the oil to drain back to the sump, resulting in a few minutes to
re-prime them once the engine is restarted. I would try going with a good
quality filter before I would take it to a mechanic for a major tune-up with
only 25k miles on it. Try an Honda Filtech, Wix, Bosch, Mobil1 or Napa Gold
filter.

Thanks! I am going to get a lube/filter and grease done and go
to Mobil 1 for it.

I like Mobil 1. I run it in my Honda Valkyrie too and it is
very happy with it.

What do you guys run for oil? Or is that a dangerous question to
ask around here? LOL!!

 

[Tones]

Thanks! I am going to get a lube/filter and grease done and go
to Mobil 1 for it.

I like Mobil 1. I run it in my Honda Valkyrie too and it is
very happy with it.

What do you guys run for oil? Or is that a dangerous question to
ask around here? LOL!!

You're right, oil is a hot button with some people. I don't think you can
go wrong with Mobil 1 5W-30 or 10W-30. The 0W-30 is not quite as robust for
some reason. It does not seem to protect as well--and seems to result in
higher wear numbers. I don't know what kind of oil change intervals you
want to run, but if you are changing at 5k or less, conventional oil might
be more cost effective. Chevron and Pennzoil are two of the better
conventional oils. I am currently running conventional oil, but I have
heard good things about the Mobil 1 0W-20, and may try it in my '02 Accord.