Hey all.. I am looking at buying a 3rd gen with the a20a 12V PGM-FI (1989) and was wondering what usually craps out on the higher milage accords... This one has 340K km on it... Time for a rebuild eh?... What should I look for? what has to be replaced in the rebuild?

Thankyou..
Jude

 

Go for the B20a

 

If you can it would be wise to take a car to a mechanic that you trust. If you can't and you have to check the car out yourself, you are going to need some tools which are kind of costly.

I just bought my 3rd, 3rd gen Accord which has 166k on the odometer. I just did a quick overlook of the suspension and motor (inspected for leaks and checked the timing belt), then I did a compression test and tested the charging system. The car has a little loud valvetrain but I expected that from a car with so many miles on it. Been driving the car now for a couple of weeks and it runs very strong.

Like I said if you can and have the tools handy then by all means go ahead and check the car out following the same method I took. If you can't then take the car to a trust worthy mechanic.

GoodLuck!

 

When I got rid of my 88 Accord it had 217,000 miles on it. I never had any major problems except for the water pump at 154,000 and the CV Joints at 175,000. I always did regular maintanence on it. I would not have sold it except that I found a deal on my 5th gen that I could not pass up.