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    Looking to buy a 2010 Accord Dtec Auto advice needed.

    As said, open the bonnet and smell, if it stinks of diesel fumes the egr pipe is split
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    MOT Crap

    I agree, I do it myself if I'm interested in a vehicle. But some of these things seem a tad petty: Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) exhaust system slightly corroded + flexi mesh damaged Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded...
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    MOT Crap

    Not just that though, it can affect the sale price at the end of the day, people see these advisories and it puts them off, lowers the price.
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    What's this engine noise?

    That could have been on the road and somehow flipped up into your engine bay, does the auxiliary belt look okay
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    MOT Crap

    Had my yearly MOT done last week, car passed with no advisory's even though it was the same garage that last year flagged up rust on a rear subframe. Had this before, some garages will pick the smallest faults, it is utterly ridiculous the amount of advisories at the hands of the testers. Like a...
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    Suspension bushes

    Had front upper suspension arm flagged at mot couple of years ago, found it easier to replace whole part than change the bushes in it, cheaper too. ***** of a job though, bolts are really hard to access. MOT is January, so did it in the cold. Don't have a garage so wouldn't want to do it this...
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    Heavy black smoke - overfueling?

    https://typeaccord.co.uk/board/threads/injector-refitted-fails-to-start.15961/...
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    Im replacing the oil cooler and oil cooler gasket seals

    Maybe the ones you need on here: https://tighttorque.com/cars/honda/accord-8
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    Manual vs Automatic - Transmission lifespan / reliability?

    Have a read: https://typeaccord.co.uk/board/threads/how-long-has-your-clutch-lasted.1897/
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    Automatic transmission fluid

    Yes, definitely drive it in between fills, won't do any harm and is the only way the new fluid gets circulated.
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    Automatic transmission fluid

    Yep, a fluid change will do it a world of good. I had a Volvo T5 automatic and the gearbox was a known issue if you didn't change the fluid, even though Volvo said the gearbox fluid was for the life of the car. And it was very hard to do a total replacement so did 30% at a time, 3 times. Seemed...
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    Automatic transmission fluid

    Did my manual at@160k (bought it with 150k on it ) not too hard of a job and not as much fluid for the manual. You need to source new sealing washers beforehand, I needed 3 different ones if I remember correctly. The old fluid didn't look too bad anyway. Just undid the drain bolt and it all came...
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    8th Gen used - what to look out for

    Hope it's not steam from a rocker cover
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    Does my car need a "special tool" just to change the fuel filter? (2008, 2.2L, Honda Accord Ex I-Dtec)

    Yeah common feature now nowt special, bought a set of myself, works with different vehicles
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    Help! Can't Open Up my Service Manual

    You can use internet explorer through microsoft edge apparently
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    Tourer rear Brake change

    Similar to this: You have to rotate the disc to where the cog is behind it. Probably not in the same place as the picture on a Honda.
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    Altenator

    I looked at @ £200 for a new one off ebay and £50 for fitting at a garage so sounds okay, new pulley and belt is a bonus, but I'd go for a new one personally.
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    Winter or all-season tyres for G7 Tourer?

    Should be a little better with the extra sidewall depth if the correct tyre is fitted. I was running 18" with lower profiles but went back to 17" for more comfort.
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    Winter or all-season tyres for G7 Tourer?

    Start browsing ebay or facebook for something like this around your neck of the woods: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/248327934889959/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A280d799c-9ff3-4731-b124-fe4e71d4b719
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    Replacing front upper control arm

    I've done them on my 2010 8th gen. If I was doing it again I would probably check the position of the upper arm as it lies before starting and replicate it whilst tightening the 2 bolts that secure it to the chassis. Those bolts are very awkward to get at so I would move the shock out of the...
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