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Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

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musicpls
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Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by musicpls » Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:09 am

Hello Accordian,

I am looking into buying a used car either a 2.4 Honda Accord 2008/09 model or a 2.0 Honda Civic 2008/09 model and swayed more towards the Accord.

A dealer actually told me that the Accord suffers from vibration issues when idle in "D" mode and a search on the internet did showed few drivers experiencing that as well.

Can any bros here advice is that a issue that I should really concerned with? or it's just minor?

Have the intention to get the car by this week.

Thanks!

vynx
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Re: Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by vynx » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:32 pm

This might be too late, but just in case you're still considering the accord, yes there are some vibrations when idling in D. I bought my 2.4l used and have experienced it personally before. Turned out to be worn engine mounts which I eventually replaced.

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Re: Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by Skywire » Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:21 am

Hi musicals ,

Did you buy the accord in the end?

Hi Vynx,

I'm facing the same vibration issue as well. May i ask where and how much did you change your engine mountings?

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Re: Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by vynx » Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:30 am

Hey skywire,

You can probably head to just about any workshop to have the issue properly diagnosed before committing to a repair. I suggest you go to one that you're familiar with. I had mine diagnosed and fixed at E-care Auto, 51 Ubi Avenue 1 #01-29 Paya Ubi Industrial Park S(408933).

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Re: Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by Skywire » Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:21 pm

Hi Lynx,

Mind sharing the costs?

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Re: Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by vynx » Sun Jul 10, 2016 11:33 am

I had it done quite a little while ago so I can't really recall the exact price. Think it was around 800++ for all 4 mounts, inclusive of labour. Definitely cheaper than going to KM I think.

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Re: Buying Honda Accord 2008 2.4 Advice Needed - urgent

Post by vynx » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:48 pm

Bro Skywire, did you manage to resolve the issue? Saw a 2.4l Accord being sold by some one with your nick on Carousell. Is that yours?

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