ChrisB <ChrisB@somewhere.someplace.com> wrote in
news:u9Kdnbi3mol1jHPVnZ2dnUVZ_rjinZ2d@giganews.com :

> Dillon Pyron wrote:

>>> WRT your Civic,you will find rubber seals drying out/becoming
>>> brittle from lack of use. Rust will form on steel parts not kept
>>> lubricated by use and then their abrasiveness will grind on other
>>> seals,making them fail sooner.
>>>
>>> short trips don't "bake off" moisture that builds up in your
>>> oil,then you get "mayonnaise" forming;a sort of white goop/sludge
>>> made of water and oil.So,you need to change oil more frequently/use
>>> a synthetic oil,and drive the car long enough to fully heat up the
>>> motor periodically.
>>>
>>> brake fluid also absorbs water and then corrodes the cylinders and
>>> pistons,making them more abrasive and wearing seals faster.
>>
>> My sister had to replace the muffler in her 90 CRX at about 40K
>> because it was 15 years old and her average commute is about 15
>> minutes. Which agrees with you comments. She did do the oil every
>> 4-5 months, but she did that herself, so it wasn't too pricey. But
>> the muffler rusted through.
>
> Two years ago, I had to have the tail pipe on the 1997 Civic going to
> the muffler replaced because it rusted through where it bent right
> before the muffler. A local muffler shop just cut the rusted section,
> fabricated a new section, and welded it in.
>
> The funny thing, even with a hole in the pipe the size of a quarter,
> my car still didn't make as much noise as those Civics with the fart
> cannon exhausts.
>

the exhaust system on my 94 Integra GS-R lasted right up to when it was
stolen last year.(Florida...)

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