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Honda Accord (2003-2007) Maintenance and Repair

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#5234 of 5868 Re: 2004 Honda Accord EX 4cyl--personal experience after 185,000 miles [elr [temj12] by edhollow

Mar 12, 2010 (9:06 pm)

Replying to: temj12 (Mar 10, 2010 10:51 am)
In response to your question, "what have I done to ours in 185K miles"? Mostly, oil changes religiously every 4 to 5k miles; serpentine belt change at 100,000 miles; coolant changes every 50,000 miles--Honda coolant only; changed and flushed pwr steering fluid at 90,000 miles; tires--Michelin MXV4 S8 replaced at 90,000 miles, because they were rotated every 4k miles( replaced with Michelin Primacy MXV4, better, smoother, sturdier, more responsive ride); A/T fluid drained, refilled every 15 to 30k miles; alignment every 15 to 30K miles as needed, that is why we got "killer" miles from our tires--the tires are "V" rated, about $155-$165 apiece, but worth peace of mind for safety for my wife; and finally, pads and rotor(s), replacement as needed, which for us has been once for the front, and 2X for the rear rotors. O yeah, just replaced all the heater and radiator hoses, at 185,000 miles! Honda parts hold up great, and I usually pick them up at cost, from my local dealership. You can also establish a buying relationship w/ dealers parts dept. or receive them from Rockauto.com . Hope this helps?! edhollow

#5235 of 5868 Re: Door hesitant to latch... [tankbeans] by accord6mt

Mar 15, 2010 (8:25 am)

Replying to: tankbeans (Mar 09, 2010 9:51 am)
I'd tell the body shop what's happening. They should be able to correct it pretty quickly... the seal takes some manipulation and funky tools but it shouldn't take them long to see what's going on.
 
Good luck!

#5236 of 5868 rear tail lights by hello_kitty

Mar 20, 2010 (10:19 am)

I have a 2003 Accord Coupe and my rear tail lights won't come on. My brake, reverse and signal lights all work. I've changed the bulbs and checked the fuse and they are all ok. What else could be wrong?

#5237 of 5868 03 Accord LX Sedan 4cyl Front Brakes Sticking by avalanche2x

Mar 23, 2010 (6:19 am)

The pads on my LF caliper have been hanging-up and dragging on the rotor. A few days ago I removed the pads, cleaned the hardware/backing plate for the pads and lubed all contact points/sliders using a brake lube that I received from the local dealer.
 
I did notice that the pads fit very tight into the caliper bracket to the point where I had to hammer them back into place.
 
It’s been a few days and I now have the same problem. I’m thinking of taking it apart again and filing some metal off of the brake pad baking plate so that they fit easily into the caliper.
   
Is there an issue with this approach of slightly modifying the backing plate? Under normal circumstance I would think that the caliper piston is the cause however the pads are in the mounting bracket so tightly that they may not be backing off of the rotor.
 
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Note that these are the original calipers with 62k and newer OEM rotors and pads (about 15k miles).
Thank you.

#5238 of 5868 tail light by stickguy

Mar 23, 2010 (10:43 am)

might be the contact switch on the brake pedal itself (the gizmo that decides you are pushing the brake pedal down so the tail lights should be switched on).
 
Try putting the parking brake on with the car running. Pretty sure that will turn on the brake lights too, right?

#5239 of 5868 Re: tail light [stickguy] by tankbeans

Mar 23, 2010 (12:47 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Mar 23, 2010 10:43 am)
I've never heard that the parking brake would engage the taillights. I should look at that myself out of pure curiosity.

#5240 of 5868 Re: tail light [stickguy] by thegraduate

Mar 23, 2010 (1:50 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Mar 23, 2010 10:43 am)
Parking brake...
 
It won't turn on the brake-lamps.

#5241 of 5868 i gotta check by stickguy

Mar 23, 2010 (2:50 pm)

I thought that when you put the parking brake on while the car was running the brake lights went on.
 
Easy enough to find out I guess!

#5242 of 5868 Re: 03 Accord LX Sedan 4cyl Front Brakes Sticking [avalanche2x] by elroy5

Mar 23, 2010 (3:08 pm)

Replying to: avalanche2x (Mar 23, 2010 6:19 am)
The pads should not be tight in the calliper brackets. You probably have rust build-up on the calliper brackets, making the clips tight against the pads. Take the pads and clips off of the brackets, and scrape any rust off. If you are using oem pads and shims, you should be able to remove and replace them with your fingers. If you need to beat the pads in with a hammer, they're way too tight. I may have saved a link, with a video on how to clean the callipers. I'll try to find it.

#5243 of 5868 Re: i gotta check [stickguy] by tankbeans

Mar 23, 2010 (7:36 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Mar 23, 2010 2:50 pm)
I just tried out of sheer curiosity and they don't illuminate when the parking break is applied and the engine is running.

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