Greetings car people of the world. I am investigating a 1996 Honda 4
cylinder - automatic. It has 196000 miles on it. It looks good but I
have 3 questions: 1)The valves seem noisy, what can be done or are they
in bad condition. 2) Is it a good idea to replace the timing belt before
it breaks, and at what mileage should this be done (will the engine
damage itself if it breaks while running)? 3) would you say that, in
general, a well cared for Honda will make it to 300000 miles without
major overhauls of anything? This is not for myself. I am married to
one sister, another sister is getting the car and a third sister is
paying for it. I am in the middle of this, so as you can tell its
important that I get good information.


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Seavey
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