Tlander
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Hey!
I just bought my bone stock 94 LS Teg about a month ago, with 161k on the odometer. I am the third owner, and the first owner (who had it up till around 120k) took METICULOUS care of this ride. The guy i bought it from(who was related to the first owner) gave me a folder which was full of service records up till about 120k or so. The radiator seems to have been replaced a couple of times(a common Integra issue i hear?), the clutch master cylinder may have been replaced or at least bled around 95k. Timing belt/water pump were done at 90k. ABS brakes were 'serviced' and 'R&R' around 90k as well.
I don't have a record of when the clutch was replaced, but with 162k i gotta figure it's been replaced because the car can easily start in 2nd and there is absolutely no slipping whatsoever.
The dude that sold it to me was not a car guy, so aside from regular oil changes(thankfully for me) and a tune up last May i don't think that he did much to the car. He did keep it pretty clean(as you'll see in the pics) but the engine bay was grubby when i got it. It was clearly leaking around the valve cover and cam seal area. I plan on posting pics later on once i really clean it up and fix those leaks, but so far I've degreased the hell outa the engine, replaced the thermostat(it was stuck open), changed motor oil and tranny oil as well. I put a magnetic drain plug in both the engine and the tranny to catch up any shavings that may be in there since it is a higher mileage car.
I noticed that the clutch master cylinder was way low on fluid a couple of weeks ago, and topped it off with fluid but surprisingly enough the clutch worked throughout. It doesn't seem to be leaking, and i doubt that the last owner ever checked it- i wonder how it could've gotten low without there being a leak?
I plan on replacing the slave cylinder as a precaution and then bleed the clutch system soon since it's certain to have some air in it.
I may replace the fuel filter tomorrow as it looks pretty old. I bought Energy Suspension shifter bushings and will be putting those in soon as well, gonna hold off on the short throw shifter for a while though.
The other day it had a problem starting when the engine was warm, from my searching i see that it may be the ignition coil or module, i may just go ahead and replace the whole distributor in time as a precaution since i can get a brand new Beck Arnley for $130.
I'm also strongly thinking about doing a valve lash adjustment when i have the valve cover off. Never done that sort of thing before, but i will get all the proper tools and will be very slow and careful with it. Still nervous though.. Oh yeah, a valve lash adjustment was done at around 90k, and it doesn't make noise when hot(makes a little when cold) but it seems like doing this is a good idea since i plan on keeping this car for many miles to come.
She runs super smoothly, and is quite fast for a b18b1.
Onto the pics!
The floormats are probably gonna have to go. I'm thinking about replacing them with black or charcoal grey colored ones. I have a new shift boot on the way and the doorknob that is passing for a shift knob will go as well.
This is how the engine looked when i first got it.
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This is after some degreasing. I'm not going over it with a brush yet since the leak hasn't been fixed yet.
Anyways, glad to be here- Lata!
I just bought my bone stock 94 LS Teg about a month ago, with 161k on the odometer. I am the third owner, and the first owner (who had it up till around 120k) took METICULOUS care of this ride. The guy i bought it from(who was related to the first owner) gave me a folder which was full of service records up till about 120k or so. The radiator seems to have been replaced a couple of times(a common Integra issue i hear?), the clutch master cylinder may have been replaced or at least bled around 95k. Timing belt/water pump were done at 90k. ABS brakes were 'serviced' and 'R&R' around 90k as well.
I don't have a record of when the clutch was replaced, but with 162k i gotta figure it's been replaced because the car can easily start in 2nd and there is absolutely no slipping whatsoever.
The dude that sold it to me was not a car guy, so aside from regular oil changes(thankfully for me) and a tune up last May i don't think that he did much to the car. He did keep it pretty clean(as you'll see in the pics) but the engine bay was grubby when i got it. It was clearly leaking around the valve cover and cam seal area. I plan on posting pics later on once i really clean it up and fix those leaks, but so far I've degreased the hell outa the engine, replaced the thermostat(it was stuck open), changed motor oil and tranny oil as well. I put a magnetic drain plug in both the engine and the tranny to catch up any shavings that may be in there since it is a higher mileage car.
I noticed that the clutch master cylinder was way low on fluid a couple of weeks ago, and topped it off with fluid but surprisingly enough the clutch worked throughout. It doesn't seem to be leaking, and i doubt that the last owner ever checked it- i wonder how it could've gotten low without there being a leak?
I plan on replacing the slave cylinder as a precaution and then bleed the clutch system soon since it's certain to have some air in it.
I may replace the fuel filter tomorrow as it looks pretty old. I bought Energy Suspension shifter bushings and will be putting those in soon as well, gonna hold off on the short throw shifter for a while though.
The other day it had a problem starting when the engine was warm, from my searching i see that it may be the ignition coil or module, i may just go ahead and replace the whole distributor in time as a precaution since i can get a brand new Beck Arnley for $130.
I'm also strongly thinking about doing a valve lash adjustment when i have the valve cover off. Never done that sort of thing before, but i will get all the proper tools and will be very slow and careful with it. Still nervous though.. Oh yeah, a valve lash adjustment was done at around 90k, and it doesn't make noise when hot(makes a little when cold) but it seems like doing this is a good idea since i plan on keeping this car for many miles to come.
She runs super smoothly, and is quite fast for a b18b1.
Onto the pics!
The floormats are probably gonna have to go. I'm thinking about replacing them with black or charcoal grey colored ones. I have a new shift boot on the way and the doorknob that is passing for a shift knob will go as well.
This is how the engine looked when i first got it.
[
This is after some degreasing. I'm not going over it with a brush yet since the leak hasn't been fixed yet.
Anyways, glad to be here- Lata!