Just got home from work, thanks for the replies. We were the original owners, the '04 was rust free. I tried to keep the undercarriage rinsed by using the car wash and spraying the underside out as best I could. Spent the first 2 years in middle Ohio while I was overseas and early '07 until present in N. Texas.
We did 2 timing belt + water pump/coolant changes on it following the OEM recommendations ( fairly close anyway.) Between about 140 - 160K I began to go through the suspension and replaced all the wheel bearings/hubs (rears were not very healthy anyway), strut & springs, ball joints and I replaced the rear upper control arms with adjustable ones to make camber adjustment possible on the rear. I also did a valve adjustment at 164K, the valves weren't too bad but I brought them both in the middle of the specs. While the top end was apart I removed the lower intake runners and injectors and cleaned them up, took the aluminum upper & lower pieces and fuel rails to work and ran them through the ultrasonic cleaner. I found a set of extra injectors and had them professionally cleaned and flow tested and put it back together. Really pepped it back up and smoothed it out again; replaced the EGR valve then too. I wouldn't have done all this if we weren't going to keep it back then.
I bled out the brake fluid every 2-3 years to keep the corrosion in check, front calipers were still the originals. The rears [censored] out at the last brake job I did, thin it was 2.5 years ago or so. The auto transmission died at about 188K, I have a thread here somewhere on it. Ran Redline D4 for man years but the 2nd clutch pack finally gave up. I kept up on the general type things, cleaned throttle body periodically, filters, plugs, just 1 starter believe it or not. OK, now the important part...my oil change practice.
Those first 2 years, the Zanesville, Ohio Honda dealer did the oil changes with Valvoline 5w20 every 3K and tire rotations every other oil change. I know, she spent some money she shouldn't have but what can you say? Once I took over full time maintenance, I used Valvoline Synpower every 5K until about 200K then switched to Max-Life because the rear main started to weep ever so slightly. Why Valvoline? They had awesome sales when the SM - SN change was occurring so I stocked up big time.
Never had any major issues or problems with it. Anyway, I just tried to stay on top of the little stuff and what I call consumables like brakes, fluids & filters, tires. The Gen 7 Accords were a very well rounded vehicle, if I find a low mile one again I will probably snatch it up.
Trans replacement thread
