Recent content by Channel Hopper

halogen, or tungsten filament ? Have you swopped bulbs with the other side ?

How many miles a do you drive each week in the Accord ?

Wrt your first sentence, a 40 grade oil will be better than 30 at silencing a lot of troubles, it will also increase pressure through all parts of the engine once it gets to temperature, including the oil pump (and filter). You may consider changing the latter more often.

Run a lead from the tailgate ? Did the car ever have a towbar attachment ?

Does the Mk8 have an in-situ towing eye like the Mk 7 ?

TBH I thought they were worth somwhat more. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168140374122 Buy a second one !

My fix (on the Mk7) was to force the old brake fluid back up the pipes by squeezing the calipers hard with a large set of grips, then suck out the incoming fluid from the main reservoir before refreshing with new. As above all good after five years.

I can't recall the max rpm, but I could get up to slightly over 40MPH in top/fifth gear on a good day. Farhad suggestion of the TPS could be good though I always got a fault code before replacing mine a couple of years back. I did post images somwhere of the track wear and lived with the fault...

It sounds like a limp mode because it is. I had times when a code didn't flag up and switching off and restarting (three times ?) clears whateve may or may not have been on the dasboard. My guess would be an electrical issue, damp in the fusebox - or any one of a number of connectors seeing it...

Mileage ? How many of the total are yours ?

Has your good friend at the garage stepped up to the mark ?

Hells bells ! I owned a Lancia with less corrosion.

On the diesel there is soundproof matting stuck under the bonnet

VSA warning light can be deleted with a paperclip in the OBD2 port but check your tyres first.

An Accord at well under a grand delivered. What's not to like ?