Re: Any recommendations on Prelude Reapir Books
Harold, the Honda manual is published by helm, which George mentioned.
"Harold Kroeker" <harold.kroeker@mts.net> wrote in message
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> fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com (George Macdonald) wrote in message
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> > On 8 Oct 2003 17:20:04 -0000, lcs Mixmaster Remailer
<mix@anon.lcs.mit.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I have a 5th Gen Prelude 1998, and am at the dealer having an Oil
Change. They recommend I have the fuel filter replaced at a cost of 140.00.
OUCH seems that I should be able to do this with a good Manual.
> >
> > <www.helminc.com> - not cheap but the best.
> >
> > >I hear the Chilton's is no good. Any Ideas ? How complicated would a
fuel filter change be ?
> >
> > It's not "complicated" but it can be a bitch to get to unless you have
> > exactly the right tools. For recent models, you need to hold the filter
> > with one wrench and use a line wrench to get the flare joint off the
bottom
> > of the filter... the flare joint joint "nut" can be very tough to loosen
if
> > there is any sign of corrosion and there is not much room for rotating
the
> > wrench - definitely a good chance of skinned knuckles. It'd probably be
a
> > good idea to remove the rubber air intake tube to make more room.
> >
> > The banjo union on top can also be stubborn to loosen but at least it's
> > more accessible. Good luck with it.
> >
> > Rgds, George Macdonald
> >
> > "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
me??
>
> I highly recommend the Honda shop manuals which are available through
> the parts department at your dealer. They are not cheap but will pay
> for themselves very quickly if you do your own maintenance and
> repairs. They are model specific but tend to cover a number of years.
> Some cars, like my 1998 Accord EX V6, require two manuals. There is
> one manual for all Accords plus a supplementary manual that covers
> everthing that is different for the V6 option. I think that the pair
> cost me about Cdn$200 but my memory is not to be trusted these days.
>
> Harold
> Winnipeg, Canada
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