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Rob23

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Mk7 Honda accord tou
Just brought an 2007 tourer 2.2 i-CTDI
Was wondering if i was a good purchase i have only ever really heard good things from these and I am a big honda fan. Will get some better photos, am away atm won't be back until Wednesday. Admittedly it does have a rusty wheel arch and what seems to be a ball joint noise, and apparently they need a tool or something to do those (only ever done a normal ball joint these look weird).
 

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Yes they’re great cars, and given decent maintenance will last you several hundred thousand miles of reliable motoring. Also have great tuning potential.
 
Completely alien dials / dashboard to my 05 estate but similar mileage for the year difference. I've had almost a decade of fun with mine.

How much and did you get the service history ?
 
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@F6HAD was looking into the tuning part, just stage 1 and gets a nice 40-50 hp increase and 50ish nm torque but was wondering if there is any point will it affect the longevity of the engine life and fuel efficiency etc, and going to do a full service on it tomorrow, would you recommend a thicker oil and do you know anyway I can attack and treat the rusty wheel arch I will add some more photos tomorrow when im with the car.
 
Channel Hopper said:
Completely dials / dashboard to my 05 estate but similar mileage for the year difference. I've had almost a decade of fun with mine.

How much and did you get the service history ?
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Some service history until about a year ago apparently he serviced it him self but gonna do a full service tomorrow just to be safe and paid £750 which i think is a steal so not too much too lose.
 
Rob23 said:
@F6HAD was looking into the tuning part, just stage 1 and gets a nice 40-50 hp increase and 50ish nm torque but was wondering if there is any point will it affect the longevity of the engine life and fuel efficiency etc, and going to do a full service on it tomorrow, would you recommend a thicker oil and do you know anyway I can attack and treat the rusty wheel arch I will add some more photos tomorrow when im with the car.
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Not thicker oil........
 
I wouldn't use thicker oil, especially in this climate. The engine needs all the help it gets from immediate lubrication.
I use a 5W30 in mine and seems to work
 
Okay cool ill just get some of that then for it, currently being delayed to get the car im really looking forward to drive it and work on it, put a deposit down for him to realise the day before im meant to be collecting it, to realise he's lost the logbook, so he's applied for a new one (I hope) and hopefully won't be too long.
 
Stick to 0w30 fully synthetic oil. I’ve tuned plenty of high mileage examples with great results, it’s really down to how good an example the car is, mileage is sort of irrelevant.
 
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No? I've heard using a thicker oil helps with higher milage engines?
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That applied in a previous era, when engines still had a "wear in" period, and mostly lasted about half the distance they do now. A half life rebuild was almost standard back then, but nowadays the components replaced in these rebuilds commonly outlast the car.

You might not think of your 20 year old diesel as particularly high tech, but Honda, at the time, pulled some new tricks out of the bag for this one, resulting in an exceptionally stiff yet light weight engine block. Honda engines in general, unless they have suffered some some sort of lubrication failure, are known to look almost new at the crankshaft end, when pulled apart at the "end" of their life. The only real weak area of the i-CTDi are the chains that drive the crankshafts and waterpump. 0W30 synthetic oil appears to help extend chain life, particularly in the UK climate, as it gets around the engine very quickly even when cold.

Watch this Russian Youtube Channel - set captions to English - pull apart one of these engines. They mention a lot that can go wrong, but some of the things they mention rarely come up on this forum, so don't let that scare you. Mind you, the Russian climate is hard on cars in general.

 
Richard B said:
That applied in a previous era, when engines still had a "wear in" period, and mostly lasted about half the distance they do now. A half life rebuild was almost standard back then, but nowadays the components replaced in these rebuilds commonly outlast the car.

You might not think of your 20 year old diesel as particularly high tech, but Honda, at the time, pulled some new tricks out of the bag for this one, resulting in an exceptionally stiff yet light weight engine block. Honda engines in general, unless they have suffered some some sort of lubrication failure, are known to look almost new at the crankshaft end, when pulled apart at the "end" of their life. The only real weak area of the i-CTDi are the chains that drive the crankshafts and waterpump. 0W30 synthetic oil appears to help extend chain life, particularly in the UK climate, as it gets around the engine very quickly even when cold.

Watch this Russian Youtube Channel - set captions to English - pull apart one of these engines. They mention a lot that can go wrong, but some of the things they mention rarely come up on this forum, so don't let that scare you. Mind you, the Russian climate is hard on cars in general.

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Not forgetting the cost of a decent oil change before the service interval on an unknown engine will pay the owner back in spades.
 
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Not forgetting the cost of a decent oil change before the service interval on an unknown engine will pay the owner back in spades.
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Going to do a full service on it when I get it, first thing is that and then give it a good clean and wax on the outside and hoover the inside and wipe it
 
Richard B said:
That applied in a previous era, when engines still had a "wear in" period, and mostly lasted about half the distance they do now. A half life rebuild was almost standard back then, but nowadays the components replaced in these rebuilds commonly outlast the car.

You might not think of your 20 year old diesel as particularly high tech, but Honda, at the time, pulled some new tricks out of the bag for this one, resulting in an exceptionally stiff yet light weight engine block. Honda engines in general, unless they have suffered some some sort of lubrication failure, are known to look almost new at the crankshaft end, when pulled apart at the "end" of their life. The only real weak area of the i-CTDi are the chains that drive the crankshafts and waterpump. 0W30 synthetic oil appears to help extend chain life, particularly in the UK climate, as it gets around the engine very quickly even when cold.

Watch this Russian Youtube Channel - set captions to English - pull apart one of these engines. They mention a lot that can go wrong, but some of the things they mention rarely come up on this forum, so don't let that scare you. Mind you, the Russian climate is hard on cars in general.

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Just watched the video and wow it was pretty much immaculate, love the jap they are bloody amazing
 
Looks like a cracker buddy, really good cars I have enjoyed mine. Just remember to get it up on a ramp or on top of a pit and check for rust, unfortunately mine won’t last another year because of it. Happy motoring though!
 
SteveA87 said:
Looks like a cracker buddy, really good cars I have enjoyed mine. Just remember to get it up on a ramp or on top of a pit and check for rust, unfortunately mine won’t last another year because of it. Happy motoring though!
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Thank you and will do and thats unfortunately
 
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