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baybelle
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Aug 12, 2009, 11:15 AM
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99 Honda CRV 178,00
I am the original owner of the Honda and have taken excellent car of the vehicle. No problems and always done routine maintenance.
I live in a rural, flat area so the car isn't driven in the city or up mountains, etc. A few months ago, it started idling rough and stalling when first started. My local mechanic replaced distributor cap and wires and said I may need a new distributor. That repair lasted about 6 weeks and symptoms returned on a Thursday, when check engine light came on. I drove the car very gently and dropped the car off on a Sunday night for an early Monday repair. My mechanic installed a new distributor and told me that he thinks I may have burned a cylinder. He gave me engine cleaner as a possible help to the problem. I wanted a second opinion as I couldn't believe that a well maintained Honda would only get 178,000 from engine. I took the car to a Honda dealership (about an hour away) and they did a diagnostic that showed low compression on 4th cylinder and a small leak in radiator. My local mechanic has basically given the car a death sentence.
Here is my situation. I recently got an Acura TSX (which I love) which will take over as my primary car. I have two large dogs that are total slobs and I was hoping to use the CRV as the dog car. This means I would drive the car once or twice a month in a 15mile radius to take the dogs to kennels, appts., etc. My son in law suggested that I have the spark plug wire to the 4th cylinder unhooked and just run on 3 cylinders and to put a commercial product in the radiator. What can I do to prolong the life of my CRV and get some more time from it in a gentle retirement? Currently it still runs ( I don't go over 45 and drive very gently) and I haven't noticed any radiator related issues. Temp gauge stays in middle.
Looking forward to replies. Thanks,
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Hammer Time
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Aug 12, 2009, 11:32 AM
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Nothing short of a new motor is going to make that engine whole again. If you disconnect the spark plug, then your just going to dump raw fuel into the catalytic converter and plug that up.
There aren't any additives that will give it compression again. If you start adding stuf to the radiator, your going to plug that up too. I would think the car would be worth putting a used engine into.
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baybelle
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Aug 12, 2009, 11:38 AM
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Thanks, not exactly what I wanted to hear but what I had expected. What would be a fair price for a new engine (installed)?
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Hammer Time
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Aug 12, 2009, 11:40 AM
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That really depends how rare the engine is and the mileage on the one your buying. I would expect about $1000 for a decent one if the shop doesn't mark it up.
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