Maintenance Help

[zero2sixtyr35]

I own a 1990 Accord LX Automatic w/ 177k miles on it. What maintenance needs to be done assuming that you don't know what maintenance were done on the car beforehand. I'm thinking about doing a motor oil change, transmission fluid flushed replaced with Honda ATF fluid, replacing spark plugs, replacing distrubtor cap, replacing fuel pump?, replacing air filter, replacing everything that has to do with the timing belt... which would be? Any input would help. TIA!!

[ExplodingCake]

Oil Change
Transmission Fluid change
Valve adjustment
Replace spark plugs
Replace power steering fluid
Replace brake fluid
Adjust e-brake
Wheel Alignment
Fuel Filter Change
IACV Cleaning
Replace distributor rotor and cap
Replace Spark plug wires
Test battery
Radiator Coolant change
Air filter replacement
Tir rotation
Check and adjust drive belts if necessary

[zero2sixtyr35]

thanks! pretty much sums everything up that i could think of. so i just need to adjust the drive belt, not replace it? i'm just comparing maintenance to my other cars where i need to get the timing belt, timing chain, etc replaced along with the components it's attached too. TIA!!

[ExplodingCake]

thanks! pretty much sums everything up that i could think of. so i just need to adjust the drive belt, not replace it? i'm just comparing maintenance to my other cars where i need to get the timing belt, timing chain, etc replaced along with the components it's attached too. TIA!!

You hafta inspect all belts for cracks and wears. If there are signs of wear and cracks , replace them. If not , just adjust them.

[zero2sixtyr35]

okay. makes sense... thanks for the help bro! where in the bay area are you located?? might as well inspect/ show me the ropes to my car.

[ExplodingCake]

okay. makes sense... thanks for the help bro! where in the bay area are you located?? might as well inspect/ show me the ropes to my car.

Im at Santa Rosa , 45 minutes from Vallejo and 1 hour from The City.

[zero2sixtyr35]

oh whaw. you're up there! ahaha... i'm from sf/ east bay at times. maybe in the next meet that's close by i can get some help from locals.

[ExplodingCake]

oh whaw. you're up there! ahaha... i'm from sf/ east bay at times. maybe in the next meet that's close by i can get some help from locals.

Yep , and it sucks to be as far as hell from all the action.

[zero2sixtyr35]

actually wanted/ thought about going to the meet... diablo one? but i don't think my car can make it that far considering the oil leak and tranny problems. well the tranny isn't much of a problem. it would just grind from dead stop to starting and would only have a delay of shifting if i drive the car hard. if i just do regular driving, shifting is okay. hmm, so sometime this week, i'm going to get a distrubutor cap/rotor replacement along with fixing the o-ring if that's the problem with the leak, replace spark plugs and wires, replace air filter, flush tranny fluid to be replaced by honda atf fluid, tighten drive belts then i should be good? oh yeah, need to either replace or fix a part of my a/c unit 'cause i don't know if i have a leak or the a/c compressor is out. btw, what does IACV stand for?

[ExplodingCake]

actually wanted/ thought about going to the meet... diablo one? but i don't think my car can make it that far considering the oil leak and tranny problems. well the tranny isn't much of a problem. it would just grind from dead stop to starting and would only have a delay of shifting if i drive the car hard. if i just do regular driving, shifting is okay. hmm, so sometime this week, i'm going to get a distrubutor cap/rotor replacement along with fixing the o-ring if that's the problem with the leak, replace spark plugs and wires, replace air filter, flush tranny fluid to be replaced by honda atf fluid, tighten drive belts then i should be good? oh yeah, need to either replace or fix a part of my a/c unit 'cause i don't know if i have a leak or the a/c compressor is out. btw, what does IACV stand for?

You should bring extra quarts of oil and ATF just in case you wanna go. how bad is your leak? If its dripping like water then don't go. IACV means , Intake Air Control Valve. I would duggest that you change your A/T fluid and see what happens.

[zero2sixtyr35]

okay. so i have that extra bottle of atf fluid. can i just pour the whole thing in there? or do i have to drain the previous fluid? i just want the car somewhat driveable before i do the whole maintenance thing at the shop. the leak isn't that bad where you can see it dripping at the bottom. but the whole tranny side is sludgy looking... black gunk... but when i touched the bottom of the distributor cap, it was wet from the oil.

[ExplodingCake]

okay. so i have that extra bottle of atf fluid. can i just pour the whole thing in there? or do i have to drain the previous fluid? i just want the car somewhat driveable before i do the whole maintenance thing at the shop. the leak isn't that bad where you can see it dripping at the bottom. but the whole tranny side is sludgy looking... black gunk... but when i touched the bottom of the distributor cap, it was wet from the oil.

For the Tranny fluid , you have to check first if it's full or not. If the fluid is brownish or black , than you definitely need to drain the bad fluid and put on a fresh batch. If it's reddish then you're ok. The distributor , you have to change the o-ring before it floods other components.

[zero2sixtyr35]

thanks! makes sense... anyway, i'm not home and the car isn't with me. reason for these questions that i could check upon myself. but when i take off the tranny dipstick, is there a gauge showing that i have too little or too much fluid like the in motor oil's dipstick?

[ExplodingCake]

thanks! makes sense... anyway, i'm not home and the car isn't with me. reason for these questions that i could check upon myself. but when i take off the tranny dipstick, is there a gauge showing that i have too little or too much fluid like the in motor oil's dipstick?

yes there is. There are two lines , in between them is like a criss-cross pattern. That's the level indicator. If it's in between those lines of course you have to add some cherry juice (ATF) in it

[zero2sixtyr35]

ahahah. okay. how much does a bottle cost? so the car was handed down to me recently. remembered finding an atf bottle in the trunk along with the long funnel. so i'll probably check it later today. but i should just wait until i finish the whole maintenance instead of wasting a good bottle, shouldn't i?