"vcciubot@gmail.com" <vcciubot@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1178235762.828521.153250@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.com:

> Hi all,
>
> As the message subject says I need your help to answer the following:
>
> I was told not to cut keys for the car at Canadian Tire. I went to the
> honda dealer and they cut some keys for me for free. However, they
> don't seem the exact match. They won't open the trunk. And they didn't
> use my original key, they cut them based on my vin number.




Did they cut them on a valet blank? Valet keys are thicker than regular
keys and will enter neither the trunk lock nor the glove box lock.



>
> After hearing about honda timing belt failures, are there preventive
> ways to tell when the belt should be replaced? I bought the car a year
> ago, with no previous history. It has 256,000km on it.




256K km is 160K miles.

No way to tell except mileage, time, or the mystic runes imprinted upon
repair invoices.

If you do not know the car's history, replace the belt now or prepare
for a $2,000 repair bill when the thing snaps.



>
> People recommend using chevron techron as one of the best injector
> cleaners. Can this be procured in Canada?



Nope. But STP is an acceptable substitute, and is available at Crappy
Tire. Motorvac is even better, and is also available at CTC service.


>
> Is por-15 used by shops in canada?


Yes.


> I have some rear well rust as well
> know for this model/year. Before doing it with my friends, I wouldn't
> mind knowing whether shops in ontario use it, or what's the de facto
> standard?



Rust Check/Krown. You cannot eliminate your rust with POR-15, but you
can slow its spread by other means. Get your beast flooded with RC/K as
soon as you can.



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