Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel

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Fri 22 Apr 2011 15:50
Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel - jonewer

Hi all,

I have my eye on a 2001 Accord with a 2l VTEC engine. Very nice car. For its age, its stunning.... only the engine on idle sounds like a diesel... a bit agricultural if you know what I mean...

Sign of something major about to give out or nothing to worry about? How can I tell?

Thanks.

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Fri 22 Apr 2011 15:56
Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel - gordonbennet

Don't like the sound of that, my daughter's Civic has that engine and despite well over 100k it sounds lovely, but it has been serviced correctly through it's life.

So, what's the service history, any, suspect, gapped, missing?

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Fri 22 Apr 2011 18:55
Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel - jonewer

Alleged full honda history.

The honda dealer is close, might ask if they can cast an eye over it

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Fri 22 Apr 2011 16:04
Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel - unthrottled

Could be any number of things ranging from trivial to terminal. 10 year old full size cars with petrol engines are ten a penny. Pick another one.

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Fri 22 Apr 2011 20:03
Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel - Chuckie888

It'll have manually adjustable tappets which are out of tolerence?

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Sat 23 Apr 2011 09:01
Honda accord - 2001 Honda 2.0 VTEC - sounds like a diesel - jonewer
Hmm tappets, yes. Very onamatopeic.

I might mosey on down to honda and see if they have an opinion.
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