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Having the VSA light on in our 57-plate Accord, I have found a local firm who say they can fix the unit. I have located it under the bonnet to remove it, but I am not clear about the brake pipes that enter the top - are they constantly pressurized with brake fluid i.e. will it spew everywhere...

I'd second that; I am very impressed with the quietness of the Accord once warmed up. I used to have a 530d, and I'd say the Honda engine is near-comparable in that respect. Not, unfortunately, in the torque department, although I still think the 2.2 performs impressively for its capacity, and...

Sorry, I may have caused a misunderstanding. By "HH" I meant "Honda Happiness", not "Holdcroft Honda". I would love to use the latter, but it's 200+ miles from where I am.

Sorry I didn't update the thread with the resolution to this, before now. I had quotes from my local independent and from the local Honda dealership. The HH price just undercut the indy. On booking the car in for the work I was told I had been overquoted, which meant the actual HH price I...

At those prices for pads, I ***ume it's a Type-R?

I found the Accord to be relatively noisy once I took out the underboot storage moulding to put a spare wheel in its place (day 2 of ownership.) I still notice it, but mainly because I now don't drive it all that often. Back in the spring when I did, I got used to the noise within a few days.

Thanks for the responses. I will get the flywheel inspected when they have they change the clutch and take it from there.

This morning I noted that the Accord's clutch is slipping under load at about 2.5k rpm. I don't know how long this has been the case, as I don't regularly use the car. For the ~10k miles we have had the car, there has been a slight judder in the clutch when engaging it on starting from rest...

Thank you, I will check this.

LG S310. I asked because we have 3 bluetooth-enabled handsets in the house of different ages, but only one of them (Samsung Tocco Lite) works with the HFT. The others (Motorola V3, old Nokia) don't.

Is there a publicly-available up-to-date list of which phones will work with the HFT system? Or, since this probably isn't realistic, any other way to work out whether a new handset is likely to work with the HFT? Thanx.

For these or any other oils, the data sheets will be readily available on the Internet from the manufacturer's website. These will accurately indicate the differences, although they aren't always easy to interpret.

I usually err on the side of revs, changing up at about 2.3->2.5k on the flat, or 2.5->3k on hills. My theory is not to overheat the DMF. Whether this is borne out in practice, I don't know.

Good evening, I had the Accord diesel MOT'd a few weeks ago. In the inspection bay, while standing under the car with the tester, he pointed out a bulge in the exhaust pipe under the car. It is about 2 feet long, under the middle of the car, but nowhere near as fat as a silencer box. He...

I'm planning to use the satnav to navigate to central Germany sometime. In view of other posters' comments, I may take a TomTom along for comparison. Naturally I will take an atlas along as well!