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MarcD · 11-05-2013, 05:40 PM

The car looks really nice. I wouldn't go crazy thinking HG issues if there are no signs or symptoms. Besides cleaning the EGR pipe etc, I would just drive it for a little while before putting any big money into it. At 90k miles, the EGR pipe is probably just about to fully clog as my GS has the same mileage and was about 90% blocked.
I always go ahead and change all the fluids first on a 'new' car to start fresh. How does the coolant look? Take out the overflow tank and see what that looks like and if there is any funny looking stuff in it. If it doesn't have Honda type 2 coolant I would do a drain (including the diff hose) and refill/bleed. Then drive it for a couple thousand miles and see how she performs. I wouldn't worry on spending to get the TB done immediately unless the accessory belts look terrible (they are likely the same age as the TB), you likely won't snap the TB unless you keep redlining it. When you do get the TB changed, have them use type 2 again and that will ensure you really have swapped out all the old coolant

11-05-2013, 05:40 PM	#8
MarcD Low mileage nutso Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: central NJ Posts: 1,447 '07 ACURA TL Type-S '94 ACURA Legend Sedan GS '02 ACURA TL Type-S '95 ACURA Legend Coupe LS	The car looks really nice. I wouldn't go crazy thinking HG issues if there are no signs or symptoms. Besides cleaning the EGR pipe etc, I would just drive it for a little while before putting any big money into it. At 90k miles, the EGR pipe is probably just about to fully clog as my GS has the same mileage and was about 90% blocked. I always go ahead and change all the fluids first on a 'new' car to start fresh. How does the coolant look? Take out the overflow tank and see what that looks like and if there is any funny looking stuff in it. If it doesn't have Honda type 2 coolant I would do a drain (including the diff hose) and refill/bleed. Then drive it for a couple thousand miles and see how she performs. I wouldn't worry on spending to get the TB done immediately unless the accessory belts look terrible (they are likely the same age as the TB), you likely won't snap the TB unless you keep redlining it. When you do get the TB changed, have them use type 2 again and that will ensure you really have swapped out all the old coolant Last edited by MarcD; 11-05-2013 at 05:43 PM.