Hi all! A close friend of mine's dad is off-loading his 04' Type-S on Saturday and asked me if I wanted it for an insanely cheap price so I'm likely going to buy it regardless but I was wondering what I should be looking out for on these cars?
What I do know is he is original owner, never modified the car ever and it has like 180-190k miles on it. It has the original clutch and last time I drove it it was like 10k miles ago and honestly the clutch felt fine to me. My friend says "you should replace the clutch" but I don't see the need if its grabs just fine. Are they pretty simple to change on these cars?
As far as the VTEC system and engine, is there anything special I should look out for? Do these use timing belts or chains? Also are there lift bolts like on the Toyota 2ZZ-GE? I did see that the thermostats are problematic but that shouldn't be an issue to address.
Any notorious places these cars rust? I read about the taillight seals leaking, any other weird problems like that to keep an eye out for?
Also, the seats are the "titanium" (Puke tan) color and are totally torn to hell in the front. I've been trying to find a decent pair of front seats in that color but everyone is selling black. Anyone know if the titanium leather covers can be swapped out on the existing seats?
What I do know is he is original owner, never modified the car ever and it has like 180-190k miles on it. It has the original clutch and last time I drove it it was like 10k miles ago and honestly the clutch felt fine to me. My friend says "you should replace the clutch" but I don't see the need if its grabs just fine. Are they pretty simple to change on these cars?
As far as the VTEC system and engine, is there anything special I should look out for? Do these use timing belts or chains? Also are there lift bolts like on the Toyota 2ZZ-GE? I did see that the thermostats are problematic but that shouldn't be an issue to address.
Any notorious places these cars rust? I read about the taillight seals leaking, any other weird problems like that to keep an eye out for?
Also, the seats are the "titanium" (Puke tan) color and are totally torn to hell in the front. I've been trying to find a decent pair of front seats in that color but everyone is selling black. Anyone know if the titanium leather covers can be swapped out on the existing seats?
Possibly Buying a 04' Type-S 6-speed on Saturday
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