How silly is it to try and save an 04 TSX?
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How silly is it to try and save an 04 TSX?
I have a friend with a 2004 TSX automatic. It has about 144,000 miles. The car is pretty clean inside and out except for a very badly cracked windshield, yellowed headlights, and clearcoat failure.
A few days ago, he was going down the road when the cylinder #2 spark plug blew out. The car was towed to a shop and the news is not very good. My friend is thinking of dumping the car.
I am considering making an offer on the car. I estimate I can probably get it for maybe $1,000 or less. I've looked at auctions and have found several salvaged 1G TSX MT's that were hit from the rear. Those are going to be around $1,000 as well.
Am I crazy trying to get 2 ~$1000 TSX's to try and get one good clean MT one and daily drive it around? All of the engine/trans swap will be done by myself as I have a fully equipped garage.
I'd also have to factor in maybe $1,000 to cover unexpected expenses, towing, etc for a total of $3,000 in the project.
A few days ago, he was going down the road when the cylinder #2 spark plug blew out. The car was towed to a shop and the news is not very good. My friend is thinking of dumping the car.
I am considering making an offer on the car. I estimate I can probably get it for maybe $1,000 or less. I've looked at auctions and have found several salvaged 1G TSX MT's that were hit from the rear. Those are going to be around $1,000 as well.
Am I crazy trying to get 2 ~$1000 TSX's to try and get one good clean MT one and daily drive it around? All of the engine/trans swap will be done by myself as I have a fully equipped garage.
I'd also have to factor in maybe $1,000 to cover unexpected expenses, towing, etc for a total of $3,000 in the project.
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scott alleman (01-08-2021)
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Not as crazy as trying to save a 2007 honda Accord. ![Roll Eyes](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
have they just tried to install a new spark plug? Its pretty common for J series engines for the #5 plug (front middle) to eject because it was loosened from the factory . $1000 sounds like a fun project car to fix up.
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have they just tried to install a new spark plug? Its pretty common for J series engines for the #5 plug (front middle) to eject because it was loosened from the factory . $1000 sounds like a fun project car to fix up.
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Either the cylinder walls might have gotten damaged, or maybe the head. But either way, my friend deemed it not economical to fix it further.
Did I miss something about an Accord?
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It's in Car Talk but if you value your sanity, I'd suggest staying away..
Wow the actually had to helicoil it? Luckily, all of my threads were still intact post-ejection so i was able to re-install the plug no problem.
Wow the actually had to helicoil it? Luckily, all of my threads were still intact post-ejection so i was able to re-install the plug no problem.
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justnspace (10-09-2020)
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Well I haven't really looked/researched into it. But I'm sure a 1G TSX MT is probably going to be under $5k? So it's not quite like I am going to be saving a ton of money here (like Tavarish's half-priced Lamborghini).
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Only person who can decide if it's worth the cost is you. I don't know how much MT TSXs go for, maybe they hold a considerable premium over AT cars to justify the swap. I would think long and hard about the end result - MT TSXs may be rare, but I don't think they're particular special just yet.
I would say it sounds like you've got the skill and resources to do something a bit more unique. Make a spec race car out of it and do some wheel-to-wheel stuff in SCCA.
I would say it sounds like you've got the skill and resources to do something a bit more unique. Make a spec race car out of it and do some wheel-to-wheel stuff in SCCA.
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It seems a lot of Hondas just have issues retaining spark plugs lol.
F series engines are known to "loosen" plugs because the factory torque spec was inadequate.
Honda revised the spec to something like 21LB-FT. A lot of people (me included) use 24LB-FT. That spec is totally fine for 14mm threads.
I'm guessing there is a similar story on K series engines.
F series engines are known to "loosen" plugs because the factory torque spec was inadequate.
Honda revised the spec to something like 21LB-FT. A lot of people (me included) use 24LB-FT. That spec is totally fine for 14mm threads.
I'm guessing there is a similar story on K series engines.
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