Annnnnd we're off!
STRAGEDY: Let the Thickies & Thinnies go at it a while then hit 'em with a Frantz. Then sell 'em an auxiliary cooler.
My 2007 Accord with 666,800 miles (Valvetrain Shots)
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STRAGEDY: Let the Thickies & Thinnies go at it a while then hit 'em with a Frantz. Then sell 'em an auxiliary cooler.
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Does that delamination make the engine noisy? Will it cause a major failure if left alone? No telling how long it's been like that.
I ran 5w30 in my 2010 Odyssey, but the front cam had damage by 220,000 miles. At the time, the cam was backordered. (It is now available, but they doubled the price. Nice - build a poor quality part and gouge people on the replacement)I have a 2007 Accord V6 6MT 4Dr. It has about 120,000 miles on it. Bought new. Getting its second set of tires next week.
I've always run 5W-20 in it. Seeing those cam lobes I may switch to 5W-30 when my 5W-20 supply runs out. But that'll be at least 5 years.
I plan to have the valves adjusted by 500,000 miles
Anyway, I found a good cam in the junkyard... But the first five engines I looked at all had cam damage.
I only hit it once, the next two candidates died early. Is a bit of a bragging point, one that few outside of bitog see that way.
My past three Hondas went well over 300000 with no issues...
It runs surprisingly quiet and smooth.
Yep! Bought it from a local Honda dealer. The previous owner bought another Accord (a new 2016) and put on 200k in 4 years on that one as well before he stopped driving it as much (if at all).
If you're being serious, let me know. I'd make a trip out of it someday.
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where do you go to rack up these miles?
The previous owner put on a majority of the miles. I bought it with high mileage 8 years ago. I've only put on about 95k of it myself.
I would have bought a set of Skunk2 or Crane Camshaft stage 1 and kept on going. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
It will happen at some point. Not sure when, but it will happen.
Does anyone remember the Bob member with the million mile 2007 V6 6MT Accord 2dr.
He tore down that engine and it seems to me he showed us photos. I don't remember anything bad about its camshaft (it had a burned too tight exhaust valve).
He tore down that engine and it seems to me he showed us photos. I don't remember anything bad about its camshaft (it had a burned too tight exhaust valve).
No rush, my friend. I'm hoping my ol' beast will give me a couple more years at least.
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Why would anyone want a car with this amount of mileage? Is he going to put it in a museum?
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Look into the cam job. Super easy on my ohc Mercedes diesels.
I’ll bet you can get some lower mileage clean cams for cheap, not dealer prices. The wild card is what else should be replaced in the lifter system, since something there is rough and causing some bad wear.
It might have helped if someone would have touched these things periodically.
I was told that the clearances on a OHC get tighter as the engine wears.
This is the Legend (SOHC) at ~438k. Only the exhaust side is adjustable. The valve train isn't quiet but the lobes aren't trashed either.
I was told that the clearances on a OHC get tighter as the engine wears.
This is the Legend (SOHC) at ~438k. Only the exhaust side is adjustable. The valve train isn't quiet but the lobes aren't trashed either.
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