Couple Pre-Purchase Qs
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From: Wylie, TX
1. Yes
2. Tirerack say 158 per front and 180 per rear plus shipping
3. Yes & Yes (the s2k uses a differnet filter than most hondas, make sure the parts depot gives you the correct one)
4. I've always had my cars alignment checked every 6 months so I don't have a good answer on this one.
5. Yes
2. Tirerack say 158 per front and 180 per rear plus shipping
3. Yes & Yes (the s2k uses a differnet filter than most hondas, make sure the parts depot gives you the correct one)
4. I've always had my cars alignment checked every 6 months so I don't have a good answer on this one.
5. Yes
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First off, NO...you do not have to change the timing belt down the road or anywhere else. The F20C and F22C engines do not have timing belts, they have timing chains. And there is no recommended service interval for changing them. If I am wrong about this someone please correct me.
There are a lot of very good tire options out there in the 65-120 dollar range. Not oem but some are arguably just as good in terms of ride and handling.
The filter is REALLY easy to get to compared to a lot of cars.
The spare is a space-saver. It CANNOT be used on the rear. If a rear tire goes flat you MUST mount a front wheel/tire on the rear temporarily and replace it on the front with the space-saver. The space saver has a much smaller diameter than the rear tire and will tear up the limited slip dif. All in all, though, this isn't as big a deal as you might expect. The car jacks up easily (it's pretty light) and the spare is easy to get to even if there is stuff in the trunk (it sits in a recess in the rear of the trunk but just up high, not under the load floor like many cars.)
There are a lot of very good tire options out there in the 65-120 dollar range. Not oem but some are arguably just as good in terms of ride and handling.
The filter is REALLY easy to get to compared to a lot of cars.
The spare is a space-saver. It CANNOT be used on the rear. If a rear tire goes flat you MUST mount a front wheel/tire on the rear temporarily and replace it on the front with the space-saver. The space saver has a much smaller diameter than the rear tire and will tear up the limited slip dif. All in all, though, this isn't as big a deal as you might expect. The car jacks up easily (it's pretty light) and the spare is easy to get to even if there is stuff in the trunk (it sits in a recess in the rear of the trunk but just up high, not under the load floor like many cars.)
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Originally Posted by tof,Jun 22 2007, 07:44 PM
First off, NO...you do not have to change the timing belt down the road or anywhere else. The F20C and F22C engines do not have timing belts, they have timing chains. And there is no recommended service interval for changing them. If I am wrong about this someone please correct me.
There are a lot of very good tire options out there in the 65-120 dollar range. Not oem but some are arguably just as good in terms of ride and handling.
The filter is REALLY easy to get to compared to a lot of cars.
The spare is a space-saver. It CANNOT be used on the rear. If a rear tire goes flat you MUST mount a front wheel/tire on the rear temporarily and replace it on the front with the space-saver. The space saver has a much smaller diameter than the rear tire and will tear up the limited slip dif. All in all, though, this isn't as big a deal as you might expect. The car jacks up easily (it's pretty light) and the spare is easy to get to even if there is stuff in the trunk (it sits in a recess in the rear of the trunk but just up high, not under the load floor like many cars.)
There are a lot of very good tire options out there in the 65-120 dollar range. Not oem but some are arguably just as good in terms of ride and handling.
The filter is REALLY easy to get to compared to a lot of cars.
The spare is a space-saver. It CANNOT be used on the rear. If a rear tire goes flat you MUST mount a front wheel/tire on the rear temporarily and replace it on the front with the space-saver. The space saver has a much smaller diameter than the rear tire and will tear up the limited slip dif. All in all, though, this isn't as big a deal as you might expect. The car jacks up easily (it's pretty light) and the spare is easy to get to even if there is stuff in the trunk (it sits in a recess in the rear of the trunk but just up high, not under the load floor like many cars.)
All of that info is correct.
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Originally Posted by tof,Jun 22 2007, 03:44 PM
First off, NO...you do not have to change the timing belt down the road or anywhere else. The F20C and F22C engines do not have timing belts, they have timing chains. And there is no recommended service interval for changing them. If I am wrong about this someone please correct me.
There are a lot of very good tire options out there in the 65-120 dollar range. Not oem but some are arguably just as good in terms of ride and handling.
The filter is REALLY easy to get to compared to a lot of cars.
The spare is a space-saver. It CANNOT be used on the rear. If a rear tire goes flat you MUST mount a front wheel/tire on the rear temporarily and replace it on the front with the space-saver. The space saver has a much smaller diameter than the rear tire and will tear up the limited slip dif. All in all, though, this isn't as big a deal as you might expect. The car jacks up easily (it's pretty light) and the spare is easy to get to even if there is stuff in the trunk (it sits in a recess in the rear of the trunk but just up high, not under the load floor like many cars.)
There are a lot of very good tire options out there in the 65-120 dollar range. Not oem but some are arguably just as good in terms of ride and handling.
The filter is REALLY easy to get to compared to a lot of cars.
The spare is a space-saver. It CANNOT be used on the rear. If a rear tire goes flat you MUST mount a front wheel/tire on the rear temporarily and replace it on the front with the space-saver. The space saver has a much smaller diameter than the rear tire and will tear up the limited slip dif. All in all, though, this isn't as big a deal as you might expect. The car jacks up easily (it's pretty light) and the spare is easy to get to even if there is stuff in the trunk (it sits in a recess in the rear of the trunk but just up high, not under the load floor like many cars.)
