1993 Honda Civic 1.6 ESi VETEC - 173000 total mileage
Hi,
I just bought the above car with total mileage of 173000 miles - and I am wondering whether it's a mistake. The engine is still very quiet, and it drives very well. I even took the car for a 6 hours highway ride averaging 90mph. The timing belt was last changed at 112000 miles. Also, a shock absorber, CV joint gaiter and the clutch have just been recently replaced and the car recently serviced. Could you advise me on how much longer this car could run, and what are some of the problems that you experienced when the car is at this mileage. Also, how much do you think it's worth at the moment? Thank you very much. Alex |
Re: 1993 Honda Civic 1.6 ESi VETEC - 173000 total mileage
Did you get an owner's manual with this car?
If so, I would look in the maintenance schedule and double check that the timing belt change interval is 90k miles/6 years. (This is the interval the autozone.com site gives for 1993 Civics.) Problems that are common for early 1990's Hondas: Failed main fuel relay. See http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm . Repair cost should be under $100 Failed distributor ignitor. See http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...er/igniter.htm and http://www.crx.org/southcal/tech/igniter/default.htm . The part is around $100, tops. Labor is maybe another $100, tops. Ignition switch? Wait for others to post. PCV valves: I personally find the owner's manual inspect/change frequency for the PCV valve is low for my 1991 Civic. On my car, my fuel mileage is significantly affected when the PCV valve is not working correctly. Many web sites back up this contention. I now inspect the PCV valve at every oil change. I plan to replace it maybe every 60k miles, depending on what I saw during inspection. $20 part. $20 labor, maybe; depends on where it is on your car. All of this is pretty minor stuff but somewhat unique to these early 1990s Hondas. Right now, keep an eye on symptoms for a failing oxygen sensor. This and/or the clutch are the only major failures I am anticipating in the next couple of years with my 1991 Honda Civic (152k miles), based on my reading here. I am pretty fastidious about maintenance and always alert to CV boot tears when I am changing my oil. Good deal that the clutch was recently replaced. The previous owner probably got his/her money's worth out of the original one. My car is still on the original one, with no adverse signs, but I'm anticipating it not making it to 200k miles. Based on my own experience and what I read here, if your car has been maintained well, it could take you over 250k miles. Go to www.edmunds.com and plug in the specific information about your car to get an idea how much it's worth in the U.S. "Alex" <yawyaw2@hotmail.com> wrote > I just bought the above car with total mileage of 173000 miles - and I am > wondering whether it's a mistake. The engine is still very quiet, and it > drives very well. I even took the car for a 6 hours highway ride averaging > 90mph. The timing belt was last changed at 112000 miles. Also, a shock > absorber, CV joint gaiter and the clutch have just been recently replaced > and the car recently serviced. > > Could you advise me on how much longer this car could run, and what are some > of the problems that you experienced when the car is at this mileage. Also, > how much do you think it's worth at the moment? |
Re: 1993 Honda Civic 1.6 ESi VETEC - 173000 total mileage
Thanks Caroline for that information! It is very useful indeed!
About www.edmunds.com , it shows the price of cars in the US - I'm wondering whether there is a similar version for the UK? regards, Alex |
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