that'd be lower on my list of things....(the tranny)

 

:doh:

I had a similar problem in my Corolla... changed the fuel filter & everything was fine...

 

Yeah, my dad mentioned fuel filter too..........now that I think of it, the fuel filter needed to be changed on my Beretta as well when it was sluggish.

Whats really interesting is that if you look on Hondas' OwnerLink site, none of the "scheduled maintenance" contain replacement of the fuel filter.

Strange.

-Chris

 

From what I can tell the automakers are trying to promote this low maintainance image for their cars these days, but they often fail to mention that those schedules are really for ideal driving conditions (purely highway)...

I changed the filter on my accord at 90K and it felt like it made a difference...but that was a 4cyl 5th gen....


noel

 

Don't bother with the plug wires. The stock Sumitomos will go over 150K miles. Your plugs are platinum NGK, which will last over 60K. It may be a good idea to take them out and make sure they are clean though. Your transmission fluid is a likely culprit, and should be changed EVERY 15K. The Fuel filter on ALL 6G accords is non serviceable and is part of the fuel pump assembly. Only ONCE have we ever had to replace one. If your accord is 98-00, then the distributor cap and rotor should be done every 15-30K, but 2001-2 Accords are distributorless, and don't even have spark plug wires.


Kabuki...

 

Thanks for the info.

I inquired about new plugs, and the dealer basically told me I was nuts because they are "real" platinums and should last a lot longer than 35K. My tranny fluid was never flushed........keep in mind this car has gone in for Honda's recommended service, never longer than 1K after the service is supposed to be done (with exception of the 30K mile service, which doesnt really replace much anyway).

Figures about the fuel filter..........I couldnt find any info on it, so I could only assume its something that Honda didnt intend on replacing in the cars first lifetime.

As far as the distrib cap and rotor, again....Ive taken it for all the Honda recommended services, none of which have included a new distrib cap and rotor.

Perhaps even Honda cant keep up with the maintenance?

-Chris

 

Update -

Took the car to the dealer, and surprise.......they didnt find anything.

So I took the car home and pulled off the intake tube: to my surprise, there doesnt seem to be much carbon build up at all. The throttle butterfly is actually the brass/gold color it was when it was new. So Im not sure throttle body cleaner will help, but Ill give it a try anyway.

I poured some fuel injector cleaner in last night, see if that helps.

Air filter is brand new, so its not that. As far as distrib cap and rotor, it looks like Honda started direct ignition on the Accord in 2000, because I dont have any distrib/plug wires.........just a square plastic box mounted on each spark plug with wires going to it, which I assume is an ignition coil. None of them were loose, and I didnt want to start removing them to check out the spark plugs.

Right now Im at a loss............short of something being clogged (converter or intake plumbing), I dont know what it could be. Ill probably get a can of Seafoam and try it over the weekend, but Im not very hopeful.

Thanks for all the help!!! Maybe the problem will just fix itself.

-Chris