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I probably wouldn't touch it, tbh. Just way overdue. You may introduce issues with slip, unless the car has been babied all its life, in which case the pan drain/refill would be fine. Longevity really depends on the quality of life the car has had.

Ahh from back in the day when Honda made awesome cars, that Prelude is one of them, nice. The Integra TypeR was another & had the LSD in it from memory which made it an awesome FWD car. It was the Celica ZZT's only omission but it was also available from TRD so one could always swap it. Lovely cars Honda.

What sort of Honda - Integra Type R ? I like them all but very fond of the S2K . . . 😍

Congratulations mate ! The 2ZZ engines are a pretty awesome engine tbh, apart from a few early "lift" bolts snapping in half & the potential for the dreaded VVTi controller letting go, I reckon they're virtually bomb proof. Personally I had a ZZT231R Celica ZR for 13.5 wonderful years, changed the oil religiously every 5K kms & the engine just kept on singing. I too reached that magical km figure towards the end of my ownership just before I got my new Hachi. I don't think the FA20 is anywhere near as robust & doubt it will last like the Celica did. I'll never forget the feeling of hitting 6K rpm when the engine just woke up & kept on revving sweetly to 8.5K rpm - very Honda VTEC. Look after it & it will look after you 😉

Yep, I have the exact same car. It's standard from factory as attached, odd it's missing though, unless it's faulty. Have you checked if it's hiding behind the front fascia panel ? It's quite a bulky switch if memory serves me correctly. You would also wanna check the wiring loom is still there first & just get a replacement switch from either a wrecker (cheaper) or a dealer (expensive) & see if it still works. The other spot is just missing a blank. I have attached an extract "How To" from the repair manual on removing a few bits to access that area. RearSunshade - Global Service Information Center.pdf

Alternator on way out ?

Real oddball that . . . .

RTFM.

Just browsing through a Mazda forum & noticed this - these PY-VPS engines are reliable but they come with caveats they won't tell you about when signing on the dotted line - walnut blasting of the intake runners, done very often as a periodic preventative maintenance, especially for those that do routine stop/start short distance driving . . . . . 😳 . . . . ouch ! The twin injection system this bloke infers to is Toyotas genius D4S in their Dynamic Force engines now common on the latest Corolla, Camry 4 & 6pot cars after introducing it to Lexus cars about a decade ago, not to mention my own humble HachiRoku 🙂 They work really good, the DI kicks in on the Hachi at about 4K that sort of feels VTEC like - an instant surge of power & smoothness, especially on E85 😉 The beauty is that it requires no special maintenance, especially on E85 😆

Speak to ACCC or call a lawyer.

Ash, that's actually very well said & I feel quite true. The person doing the work isn't always who you think it's going to be or the highest qualified, just like builders, they will use apprentices or "labourers" to do the work. I also had "trust issues" when I was younger with my new cars, hence my reasoning for doing the work myself most of the time. I learnt a lot along the way & gained tools & knowledge to suit. My mate mechanic also helped out when I wasn't sure. I'm also so greatful for the internet.

Oh yeah, I bet ! I knew I should have been a tradie, I'd be living the life of a very high paying job, especially if you run your own business. Then again they work hard & long hours, if they choose. I wanted some concrete slab-jacked, a small section of about 2-3M square - $3K min ! I reckon I could do this for maybe $50, although I have no experience & I don't want to risk making it much worse by cracking the whole lot. Material costs in construction has supposedly gone up a whopping 35-50% since covid, along with many other household items, what gives them the right? What a joke! No wonder so many builders and busineses are becoming bankrupt.

Hi Ash, I did note the 120K mile comment & thought odd because the service book clearly states 90K kms. Still, I wouldn't hesitate going longer as my oem plugs prove next to no wear. Here's the pic of that screwed up gasket - ouch ! Also a screenshot of the tightening sequence. Normally I would criss-cross as I do my wheel nuts but the repair manual mentions this. Undoing would be the opposite.

Oh wow, what magnificence ! Congratulations mate, superb. Just the sort of space I'd love to have but can't enjoy or afford yet ..... One day 🙄 All you need now is a 4 post hoist 👍 What you saved doing if yourself ?

Thanks mate & welcome back. Sounds like the shed job you're doing is either huge or just too complicated. Yes the gasket is well and truly missing a largish chunk, amazing that really because there's heaps of room to manoeuvre the plenum up & away from intake studs to avoid nicking them. I'd hazard a guess that gasket may have fallen off away from location & then got pinched when placed onto the intake. No evidence of orange gasket near valve so it either got sucked/chewed up through the motor or fallen out when tightened. Not even Toyotas are perfect, never thought they were anyhow. I'd post a pic of it but I can't even edit my above post atm, not sure what's going on with the site there, I'll try again another day I guess. I'd get onto yours asap to avoid any DTC issues, having said that these plugs are pretty darn good. Was very difficult checking 1.1mm with feler gauge on the used plugs so guessing no wear. My car does get driven pretty sedately, as yours would.