I was hoping to get some opinions here ....
Looking at buying a 2006 Accord 2.4L, automatic, w/ 84K from the original owner.
She has maintained the car pretty well, backed up her claims with receipts. Looking through them, I see the timing chain was replaced @ 52,000 miles!
She told me the CEL came on and she had to have the car towed when it happened.
The repair was done by a Honda dealer -- reading the repair order, they replaced the chain, all guides, and the auto tensioner due to "chain stretch".
This really surprised me. Any Honda dealer techs out there have any comments or input on this?
Seems to me these engines usually require no timing chain maintenance at all. I've seen these engines with 200K, with the engine never opened up.
Thoughs or experiences?
Looking at buying a 2006 Accord 2.4L, automatic, w/ 84K from the original owner.
She has maintained the car pretty well, backed up her claims with receipts. Looking through them, I see the timing chain was replaced @ 52,000 miles!
She told me the CEL came on and she had to have the car towed when it happened.
The repair was done by a Honda dealer -- reading the repair order, they replaced the chain, all guides, and the auto tensioner due to "chain stretch".
This really surprised me. Any Honda dealer techs out there have any comments or input on this?
Seems to me these engines usually require no timing chain maintenance at all. I've seen these engines with 200K, with the engine never opened up.
Thoughs or experiences?