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1993 Honda Accord

The purpose of this page is to document maintenance, repairs and overall costs for operating our 1993 Honda Accord.

Purchase

The car was purchased used.  I'll add those details later...

Intermittent Starting

STP Super Concentrated Fuel Injector Cleaner

Unclogs Dirty Fuel Injectors - Made with Jet Fuel - 12 FL OZ (354 mL)
Add to gas every oil change - Treats up to 21 gallons

Contains concentrated detergents that help dissolve and remove harmful carbon, gum and varnish deposits on fuel injectors.  Without cleaning, deposits can lead to hard starts, lost acceleration and rough idling.  This product is made with Jet fuel, a high quality carrier of active ingredients.  This product is safe for all gasoline engines.

DIRECTIONS:  Pour entire contents into full gas tank.  Firmly replace cap on empty bottle and discard in trash or recycle.  For tanks up to 21 gallons.  May be used in combination with other STP fuel additives.

2006 July 25 - For approximately the past month, we had been having problems starting the car.  Most often it was after driving the car, turning it off, and then back on several minutes later.  The longer the car sat, the more likely it would start.

We had checked the battery and it was ok.  There also seemed to be no correlation with the weather, i.e., being hot or cold.

It was suggested to us that the injectors were getting dirty and to try an injector cleaner.  To make a long story short, it seems to have worked.  Details on the product used for our third treatment are shown in the box.

Problems

2006 July 30 - The windshield wiper fluid is not working even though it was recently filled.  I'll need to investigate later.

2006 July 31 - The intermittent starting problem has returned.  It is very hot, mid 90s.  Don't know at this time whether that is a contributing factor or not.  We tried multiple times around noon and 5 pm with no luck.  Around 8 pm, we were able to get the car started on the first try and drove it home.

2007 Service Record

Date Mileage Cost Description
May 26 207,648.0   Checked oil level, down 1 1/4 qt; Added 1 qt oil [1], down 1/4 qt
      Walmart: 6 qts oil [1]
June 1     Windshield cracked by a rock from a passing truck
June 4   $74.67 Alvis Auto Repair: A/C service & 1 lb R134 freon
June 4 208,293.0 $127.99 Muffler Man: 700019 muffler, 38566 extension pipe & clamps
Ocotber 10     Left front tire appeared low.  Checked all four tires.  All were low, i.e., around 20-25 psi.  Added air to all 4 and set at 32 psi.
Total $202.66  

Notes

  1. SuperTech Motor Oil SAE 10W-30

Issues...

2008 Service Record

Date Mileage Cost Description
February 2 220,921.0   Added 2.5 qt oil [1], added window wiper fluid, reconnected fixed wiper fluid hose at the hood, trimmed rubber from both rear wheel wells
Total $0.00  

Notes

  1. SuperTech Motor Oil SAE 5W-30

Issues...

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