What car maintenance stuff do I do first?

[techfuzz]

I drive an '01 Accord V6 and has ~90.5K miles. There are a couple of things I need to have done to my car, but I'm unsure which ones I should do first and others to put off until later. It's a matter of what I can afford to do now vs. what I can get away with doing later. Which ones are safe to put off for a couple thousand miles? Which ones should I have done sooner than the rest?

+ transmission needs to be flushed
+ engine mounts need to be replaced
+ timing belt needs to be replaced
+ needs 90K mile service
+ BG induction flush and BG power steering flush

I think I can safely skip the BG stuff for the moment and put it off another 5-10K miles.

How do you rank the other 4 in terms of priority?

techfuzz

 

[Zorro]

Timing Belt 1
Unless the engine mounts have snapped off.

 

[frankie38]

wash and wax....

 

[SuperNaruto]

i wouldn't flush tranny fluid... at that old you're better off drain and fill a couple of times..

be careful with the type of fluid you're replacing, make sure it's honda compatible..

 

[rml]

Originally posted by: SuperNaruto
i wouldn't flush tranny fluid... at that old you're better off drain and fill a couple of times..

be careful with the type of fluid you're replacing, make sure it's honda compatible..

Agree!


I will change timing belt, water bump, etc...

 

[udonoogen]

agree with the timing belt & water pump

 

[V00DOO]

Originally posted by: udonoogen
agree with the timing belt & water pump

Yes, replace the water pump while you are doing the timing belt. Also do a radiator flush, brake flush and replace the spark plugs if they haven't never be replace. I also recommend replacing both radiator hoses. Those hoses are cheap and easy to replace.

 

[nonameo]

Timing belt failure can be a serious thing depending on how the engine is designed. The timing belt is what keeps the valves and whatnot opening and closing at the right times, hence "timing" belt. If it snaps, (which will be sudden) you have two scenarios:

1. your car does not run at all. Replace timing belt.
2. your car does not run at all. Valves smash into the piston heads and wreak havoc on your engine. Serious damage FTL.

Do the timing belt FIRST. Yes, it is possible it could last for much, much longer than the scheduled replacement, but it can also cause a LOT of damage.

Transmission lube... this is more of a wear issue. It's a lot safer to put off than the timing belt.
Engine mounts... annoying, but they mostly just dampen vibrations. I guess it could cause some parts to wear faster due to increased vibration, but you'll notice the change in comfort the most.
Power steering can wait about as much as the transmission, but less serious because you can always live without power steering.
By induction I'm assuming you mean change the air filter. Gas mileage mostly, maybe a little power.
Edit: ehh... radiator fluid? never heard of it called a "BG induction flush"... That's important, too. I'd put it 2nd to timing belt.

Do NOT put off the timing belt.

 

[techfuzz]

Engine mounts are just cracked/broken, but I don't really feel any vibration from the engine even when accelerating. I'm not too worried about them, it's more the parts that could be damaged if I didn't eventually replace them I guess.

I guess maybe I'll do the 90K mile service and timing belt replacement at the same time. Might as well knock out the small stuff like oil change, wipers, fluids, and etc. while I'm doing the belt.

I'm not sure where you all are getting water pump? It's fine.

techfuzz

 

[V00DOO]

Originally posted by: techfuzz
Engine mounts are just cracked/broken, but I don't really feel any vibration from the engine even when accelerating. I'm not too worried about them, it's more the parts that could be damaged if I didn't eventually replace them I guess.

I guess maybe I'll do the 90K mile service and timing belt replacement at the same time. Might as well knock out the small stuff like oil change, wipers, fluids, and etc. while I'm doing the belt.

I'm not sure where you all are getting water pump? It's fine.

techfuzz

The reason everyone is recommending to replace the water pump while doing the timing is the water pump is located right behind the timing belt. It's a very easy job with the timing belt removed. If don't replace your water pump while replacing the timing belt and when your water pump brakes in the future, you'll will be charge 2 hours labor to just to replace the water pump.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: frankie38
wash and wax....

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