I used to own a Honda CR-V. Great vehicles. At 135K, the motor is finally broken in. the price sounds fair also. Ask the owner if the valves were adjusted before buying. There is a TSB on Gen1 CR-Vs- most notably the 1999-2001 models. The 1997-1998 CR-Vs have the B20B with 126 hp; the 1999-2001 CR-Vs have the B20Z with 146 hp. The 146 hp is accomplished through raising the compression. Anyway, the 1999 through 2001 models are more likely to burn out their valves if they aren't adjusted because of the higher compression. The real problem is that the owner's manual says to adjust the valves every 105K miles when they really need to be adjusted every 30K miles. Gen1 CR-V engines are one of the few that have valves that tighten instead of loosening. When valves loosen, they make a tapping noise which mechanics can diagnose just by sound. However, when they tighten, the engine becomes quieter. A mechanic might tell you that you don't need an adjustment when you do because they don't know that character of the CR-V engine. That's what happened to me. i told the mechanic to do the job anyway. He soon realized what was going on when he started adjusting them.Just keep those valves (along with regular maintenance) and you should be able to get 300K out of this truck. Good luck.
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27 Oct 2007, 11:39 am
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