General vehicle thread

[Erni]

Sea foam? Clean the fuel system and the engine, two birds with one stone.

I wish. After a few frustrating hours I am quasi sure it is the ignition. I ran it down my driveway and still no start even with a healthy fuel smell out the tail pipe.
I pulled the spark wire and no spark. Then some spark, so back in and still no go. Then intermittent spark.
Finally found the right schematic, but no service manual. Ignition is cdi so no points. It also has a safety control module.
Coil measured at 2ohms and 20k ohms, not sure if that is ok. Found a generic replacement for $8 on ebay, may just throw that in just in case there is a break in the spark wire.
The cdi, not sure how to test, but a used one is $80, so might be time to scrap the bike.
Last shot is the control module. It takes in the kickstand, neutral and oil level and can kill the spark. But I have started it numerous times with kick stand on, the oil is full. Can pull tank again and disconnect the module ignition kill wire to make sure.
If it starts for wven a few seconds I will reclean the carb, just in case.

Most frustrating is that the ignition just quit out of the blue.

[MrPrena]

I recently purchased a ignition coil for bank5.
It probably needs to be done fairly soon.

[MrPrena]

I'm hoping to get my van past 250,000 miles before I get something else. Shouldn't take too long since I'm at 218,000 now. Van is only 8 years old though.

I am looking for a work van priced around 1000-1800. Lots of 2000-2007 options on FB marketplace. Thinking about Odyssey Sienna or anything low maintenance.

[Irving]

Van is at 230,000 now. You can get one with under 100,000 miles for $7,500-$10,000 depending on the trim. Those are Dodge Caravan prices. I was finding Honda Odysseys in the same condition and year as the one I bought (for $8,000 with 140k) for $15+. Watch out for that weak tranny on the Odyssey (pretty much ALL Honda autos) that another member is dealing with.

[MrPrena]

Van is at 230,000 now. You can get one with under 100,000 miles for $7,500-$10,000 depending on the trim. Those are Dodge Caravan prices. I was finding Honda Odysseys in the same condition and year as the one I bought (for $8,000 with 140k) for $15+. Watch out for that weak tranny on the Odyssey (pretty much ALL Honda autos) that another member is dealing with.

Thanks for the advice on it. Looks like many of people posted transmission issues w/their Odyssey.
I prefer staying 2k or lower. I think I got the idea what I will be getting into with 2000 van. I've checked suv and trucks, and they are priced higher.


https://offerup.com/item/detail/7156...83232927764591
This one looks clean, but it seems to have transmission issue. Look at the Zerex Asian transmission fluid bottleback of the vehicle. After seeing that, I went to Facebook, and she posted on public post that her car slips.

[Irving]

How is offerup? I've never used anything besides Craig'slist. Any other sale sites I should be looking at?

Genius move going onto Facebook to double check though!

[MrPrena]

At the price range of 1000 to 1500, I am sure there are vehicle that has some problems.
My sister bought 2000 or 2001 (forgot what year) honda accord with under 100k for $600-700 3yrs ago, because her boss thought transmission was going out. After doing 3 transmission services (drain the pan and fill as recommended by honda) with OEM honda fluid, it was running fine. Best case would be they put aftermarket fluid on Honda transmission.



ETA on offerup:
I haven't sold anything there, but people are selling vehicles there more. Craigslist start charging $5/mo on vehicle ad, and FB and Offerup doesn't.
I am sure it is land of flakes and "Is this available?"

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[Gman]

https://offerup.com/item/detail/7156...83232927764591
This one looks clean, but it seems to have transmission issue. Look at the Zerex Asian transmission fluid bottleback of the vehicle. After seeing that, I went to Facebook, and she posted on public post that her car slips.

That looks like a bottle of Zerex Asian Vehicle Formula 50/50 pre-mix coolant. That could be a reflection of far greater issues.

[MrPrena]

Just checked and it is the 50 50 anti freeze.
1000 is very tempting but it may require lots of labor and parts. Yikes.

[Gman]

Misfiring + coolant loss...maybe a head gasket issue?