Basic Issues with our cars.......

I've read so many things go wrong with our cars. I was wondering if you all could say what things usually always go wrong with our vehicles. Stuff on stock engines, no swaps.

Usual problems mostly involve rotor/distributor, head gaskets, timing belts, bleading the cooling system of air, and maby a few others

rust....but thats a lot of cars...

u tend to have the regular problems u have with older cars such as ours...

the problesm i've had were:

cv axles, rust, weather stripping, burnin oil and that's about it

headgasket and burning oil, i think its because of my vavle seals.

the only problem i had was i had to replace my alt. and i have had myne for a little over a year

ignitors

alternator, axels, valve seals and of course rust rust and more rust

Rain comming in my car, and rust as usual. Everything else is just wear and tare.

i have 3 4th gens.....and the only thing I've noticed is the CV Boots tend to go....especially on lowered cars.....the valves need adjusting ever 30,000 miles or so.....and they do burn oil....so run 5w30 so its a bit thicker.

You guys did not list the infamous MAIN RELAY

o that god damn main relay. Ive had a new one sitting in my trunk for almost a month bc when i finally have a chance to put it in i can never find the fucker. I looked exactly where everyone told me to look and still cant find it.

my car burned oil so bad i had to use 20w50

Wow, I must be lucky. I've had my car for about 4 years, doubled the mileage (pushin' 300k now) and haven't had any significant problems.

o that god damn main relay. Ive had a new one sitting in my trunk for almost a month bc when i finally have a chance to put it in i can never find the fucker. I looked exactly where everyone told me to look and still cant find it.

Ok...this took me a while to find too...but, find the little coin box to the left of the steering wheel and take it out. Then, find your hood release lever and unbolt it from the sidewall...pull back the interior plastic and there it is...here this might help...I've changed one on my car and one on my girlfriends:

http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/mainrelay.html

Hope that helps...

and...

Oh, and my common one is...ball joints...I've replaced so many on three honda's I've lost count.

Jason

The infamous hole inthe gas tank. im working through my second hole in a year now.

The infamous hole inthe gas tank. im working through my second hole in a year now.

You've really got to learn how to controle that screw driver better.

damn drivers seat is always torn. :rolleyes:

damn drivers seat is always torn. :rolleyes:


And has that metal bar that hits you in the side when you slide into the seat wrong.... man I got to get some new seats... my kidneys will thank me.

axels, main relay, ignitor, rotor/distributor, timing belt, valves out of adjustment, radiator blowing up...(that was bad), And it burns about half a quart of oil a week and im using 20w50...(and it has no oil leaking)
:smokin:

Balljoints....Balljoints....Balljoints. You got 'em, i'll break 'em.
I've went through 3 altenators, 1 starter, 1 battery, 1 radiator, plug wires, plugs, whole brakes, 4 upper balljoints, 2 lower balljoints, 3 tie-rod ends, 2 axles, and the list goes on...

"Anyone have a front left fender to donate? It would be greatly appreicated."

Thanks

My first CRX had tons of things wrong. The entire brake system, thermostat, alt, compressor, main relay,radiator,leaking water.

Then my second CRX leaked water and the front right caliper froze and that was it. After that nothing was wrong and it had 230K miles on it.

head gasket leaking oil, upper ball joints, struts, rust, rust, rust... sunroof on si is worst ever made

"Anyone have a front left fender to donate? It would be greatly appreicated."

Thanks

I have one but its like crushed and has been beat with a prybar, but if you pay shipping you can have it.