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* accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tapping brakes/potholes - 1
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* 6th gen Civic MT oil change interval: conflicting data. - 1 messages, 1
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http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/51a149ed7ce64b75?hl=en

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TOPIC: accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tapping brakes/potholes
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/2467055e2c4adea2?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Apr 26 2010 9:41 pm
From: Kaz Kylheku

On 2010-04-06, S F <standard.features@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear
> driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no
> sound at all, sometimes it happens very often.
>
> I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a
> stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this
> could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a
> while.

Inspect the rear suspension.

You may have a worn/nonexistent rubber bushing in the upper control arm
or trailing arm, and so you hear metal-on-metal clanging when the
suspension moves.

Before even removing the wheel to take a look, shake it
side to side. When the bushings aren't there, there is free play.

Worn suspension components are a potential safety issue since
they affect the overall handling of the car.

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TOPIC: 6th gen Civic MT oil change interval: conflicting data.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/51a149ed7ce64b75?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 27 2010 4:10 am
From: ACAR

On Apr 27, 12:33 am, Kaz Kylheku <kkylh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> The Civic service manual recommends, in its maintenance schedule for the
> 1997 model, a 30,000 mile change interval for MT oil; the change
> interval is exactly the same as for the AT and the CVT.
>
> However, for the 1996 and the 1998 models, it does not
> call for a MT oil change until 90,000 miles.
>
> Huh?

I put Red Line MTL in my 5-speed Legend, never changed it in 120,000
miles/15 years and the trans worked fine all that time.
Maybe Honda switched to a synthetic fluid and modified their service
interval. 90K miles seems reasonable for synthetic trans fluid.

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