Originally Posted By: Win
Originally Posted By: buster
Originally Posted By: itguy08
Originally Posted By: KrisZ
I don't understand what's so special about Honda engines?
Nothing - they are overrated just like their cars.
I could list a few domestic 4 bangers that are just as reliable and can easily make it to 200k.
You have to be kidding? Japan has destroyed the domestics over the last 30 years when it comes to 4cyl engines. It's only been until recently that the domestics have made some good 4cyl engines.
The only 4 banger Honda I owned, and I bought it new in '79, was shot by 73K, and it smoked like a mosquito fogger for quite a while before that. The Civic used a manual choke. Like my lawnmower, except my lawnmower didn't smoke like a house on fire and always had enough compression to start.
The Honda was replaced with an '83 Turbo T-Bird, also bought new, with a 2.3 litre four that was vastly superior in every way to the gutless CVCC wheezer. The Ford used the EEC-IV EFI system that was highly sophisticated for the time. GM's DOHC came out in the late 80's. I'm sure there are others but four bangers never interested me much.
When did Honda finally fuel inject an engine? 2000? Honda may make OK engines now, but they were low grade junk once, and to say that the domestics have only just now made good four pots is ridiculous.
Actually the first Honda/Acura PGM-FI car was the 1984 Accord, far before 2000.
An engine can be bad based on design, but any neglected engine will fail before others, Honda has built up this reputation on stories of super neglected motors still going, I guess that means reliability??
I'm just enjoying the power to weight ratio, killer MPG, and ease of repair.