Hey all, long time no see. Recently bought a 95 Honda Accord for $350. It's got 237k, has some bumper damage and previously had its engine replaced due to it belonging to a negligent teenager once upon a time in its life. The guy I got it from owned it for a good few years, said when the engine was replaced it had significantly less miles than the old one, so it's less than what the odometer reads.
He warned that at highway speeds something sticks (and he assumed something with the brakes) and you have to give it a good slam on the brakes and it snaps out of it and then it will go above 55.
So here's what I've been finding :
*** I use this as a Pizza delivery vehicle. If I've been on shift longer than a couple hours, the problem starts popping up above 45 mph. The car will suddenly be very hard to accelerate, the steering wheel and car will start shaking, and I can't for the life of me get it above 45, so i hit the brake...then I can't get it above 35, and then I have to pull over because cars are piling up behind me. I stop on the shoulder, start it up, and it works fine...for another 20 seconds. Starts to shudder again. If I leave it sit another half hour or so, it doesn't act up again for another 20 minutes of driving. It's only above the 35-45 mph area. Once I get it above 55 (if I can when it does that), it goes away. Temp gauge is absolutely fine, it's right below the half mark.
*** I also don't know if 4 cyl accords are usually sluggish to accelerate, but around here in Omaha, NE people like to drive fast, and it takes about 10 seconds to get up to 45 from a stop light and I have people lane changing behind me one after another.
Other possible unrelated notes...
*** First time I lost power, I turned it around and drove straight home. Luckily it was on a leisure run and not at work. The oil light came on and was flashing, normally, I about pooped myself and checked the oil (it was low, which was odd because the week before it was half). Got her up on the ramps and to be sure I changed the oil and filter anyways. Looks like this guy did it himself because nothing was torqued too tight, the plug was virtually new, and the filter was a Microgard and not some mass boxed supply chain filter. Haven't had the oil light since but still have had the shuddering.
*** When I brake from 45 mph or so down to zero to a stop light, I get quite a bit of movement in the steering wheel too. Much of the same shuddering.
*** Muffler is loud but that's probably unrelated.
Things to note - I don't know when the spark plugs were changed last, transmission fluid looks and smells clean, guy said brakes were done in the last 2 months.
Before I take it into a mech, just looking for some input. Thanks in advance!
He warned that at highway speeds something sticks (and he assumed something with the brakes) and you have to give it a good slam on the brakes and it snaps out of it and then it will go above 55.
So here's what I've been finding :
*** I use this as a Pizza delivery vehicle. If I've been on shift longer than a couple hours, the problem starts popping up above 45 mph. The car will suddenly be very hard to accelerate, the steering wheel and car will start shaking, and I can't for the life of me get it above 45, so i hit the brake...then I can't get it above 35, and then I have to pull over because cars are piling up behind me. I stop on the shoulder, start it up, and it works fine...for another 20 seconds. Starts to shudder again. If I leave it sit another half hour or so, it doesn't act up again for another 20 minutes of driving. It's only above the 35-45 mph area. Once I get it above 55 (if I can when it does that), it goes away. Temp gauge is absolutely fine, it's right below the half mark.
*** I also don't know if 4 cyl accords are usually sluggish to accelerate, but around here in Omaha, NE people like to drive fast, and it takes about 10 seconds to get up to 45 from a stop light and I have people lane changing behind me one after another.
Other possible unrelated notes...
*** First time I lost power, I turned it around and drove straight home. Luckily it was on a leisure run and not at work. The oil light came on and was flashing, normally, I about pooped myself and checked the oil (it was low, which was odd because the week before it was half). Got her up on the ramps and to be sure I changed the oil and filter anyways. Looks like this guy did it himself because nothing was torqued too tight, the plug was virtually new, and the filter was a Microgard and not some mass boxed supply chain filter. Haven't had the oil light since but still have had the shuddering.
*** When I brake from 45 mph or so down to zero to a stop light, I get quite a bit of movement in the steering wheel too. Much of the same shuddering.
*** Muffler is loud but that's probably unrelated.
Things to note - I don't know when the spark plugs were changed last, transmission fluid looks and smells clean, guy said brakes were done in the last 2 months.
Before I take it into a mech, just looking for some input. Thanks in advance!