2005 Honda Accord

Sophial · Sophial

I have not tried the aux inppt yet but from what I understand you push the "cd 6" button to get to the aux input. Will update with pic soon! update: Still have not had chance to screw in the adaptor, was getting dark as install was getting finished and have been too busy to mess with it more so henc...

Jaydon · Jaydon

I am very interested in others opinions as well. I have an '05 Accord EX-L. I want to connect my 4g nano and be able to charge and control it with the steering wheel controls. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Aubres · Aubres

For what XM will continue to cost, I decided I'd rather add an auxillary input and use either an inexpensive MP3 player, or my Dell Axim in my '06 EX-L (non-Nav). I've been monitoring all the "Aux Input" posts, and doing other research, and they seem to offer the same feature - basically, unp...

Doreen · Doreen

My first tank of gas is not what I expected. I'm in break in mode too. So haven't been driving her very aggressive. Keeping it under 4k and under 75mph. I don't know if my first tank what all the way full but will fill completely today.

Adria · Adria

Average MPG for me right now is 23.5MPG...not that great for someone who drives about 60-70% highway...but then I do it at speeds around 140kph/87mph (and probably half the time I'm no higher than 5th gear). Sure I'd get better economy if I drove 60mph...but I have to ask, where's the fun in that (if I wa...

Doris · Doris

I also drive a long way each day...100 miles round trip...so I can feel your concern. As you opined earlier, you're probably jumping the gun on the fuel economy at this point. I check every tank, and you saw how my FE has increased. I still think it will creep up a little more from what I've heard.I wouldn'...

Evangelina · Evangelina

It should go up, I was getting around 17-18 w/99% city driving and now with just over 3000 miles I get 20 w/99% city driving. I hope it goes up more as it breaks in more. From what I've read your mileage should peak between 25-40,000 miles......

Nicholas · Nicholas

i'm sorry, I have the 07 Av6 sedan 6mt. i got 490miles on it. I figure it will climb up alittle. I'm really not sure if the tank was topped off though. lol I'm might be jumping the gun. It said full but you know how hondas are They hold tight until like 50 miles then start declining on the gauge. i'm at 300 miles...

Princess · Princess

Your post and sig don't say which engine you have, but I'm sure mpg will improve.My V6 now has about 7500 miles. The first few tanks climbed from 23.X to 24.X to 25.X and so on. Now, I usually get 27-28 mpg driving about 90% highway, 10% city.

Deforrest · Deforrest

but sometimes, even when completely stopped, i have problems shifting into the 1st gear and have to double-clutch, although it's been a lot better since i have changed the MTF with the new Honda fluid...

Davin · Davin

okay, so i changed the MTF with Honda's new fluid and now it shifts a lot smoother, especially when i want to put it in the 1st gear and start moving from a stop. sometimes i have to release the clutch pedal, apply it again, and put it in the 1st, but it happens rarely compared to when using the old fluid. do yo...

Dana · Dana

okie...bought three quarts from the local dealer (i had to pay ~ $8 for shipping if i wanted to buy them online, which defies the purpose). since i have to do an oil change (5000 miles since the last one) and check to see if there's coolant leaking in the oil (coolant getting low little by little since last...

Cecily · Cecily

Heh...funny that I post I had no issues, then last night driving home it was a little "grumpy" going into 2nd and 3rd...but then in its defense it was unbelievably cold here last night, and when moving my mom's 2002 Sunfire 5MT into the driveway after I got home...that car's MT felt like it ha...

Boyce · Boyce

I assume that the fluid in our '93 got done at 80,000km, and I've just had it dine again at 170,000km. Used the genuine Honda stuff, and it shifts so much better now, especially when the car hasn't warmed up yet. It's pretty easy to do if you can get to the right places, and find a way to get the oil into the hol...

Lavena · Lavena

I replaced the MTF in my 1992 Accord with Amsoil Synthetic MTF. The shift quality before was quite bad, especially when cold. Now it is much better. Second gear engagement still requires a bit of a yank on the stick, but on the whole much better. Cold is now not an issue. The car had 144K miles on it when I re...

Romey · Romey

Pfft...I changed mine over at around 6500-6800 miles... I will admit though, although I had a fewer rough shifts after switching to the new "advanced" MTF, its been much smoother esp with the colder weather now on top of us (figure the roughness was the little bit of old MTF still in the syst...

Louie · Louie

08798-9031 or 08798-9031A (Acura part # - same thing, check your Acura dealers too they might be CHEAPER, mine was). If you decide to order the 9031 part, make sure it's what they give you. I called a dealer 1/2 hour away from my house and they said they had 104 qts in stock. They LIED, they only had the only...

Liz · Liz

thanks for the fast reply could you give me the full part number please? i want to see if i can find it online (the dealer in our town is very far). also, if i buy it online, how many quarts do i need to buy? also, using the synthetic oil in an old car (1994) is okay? is it like using the synthetic oil in the engine...

Macey · Macey

Change it. The transmission fluid is basically 10W-30(? or similar viscosity) engine oil with additives in it. As with any engine oil, it not only breaks down with use but also with time. It's so cheap that there's no real reason not to change it. I've done mine twice in 25K - overkill, but I wanted the ne...

Elnora · Elnora

i want to take my car to a mechanic for some service (oil change, etc.). that might include changing the transmission oil - the car is a 5-speed manual transmission 1994 Accord EX. i haven't changed the transmission oil since i bought the car in June 2005, and i don't think the previous owner did it as wel...

Adrian · Adrian

Hey, everybody. I'm sorry that I fell off of the map. I ran into a huge expenditure on the girlfriends car, so I decided to move my problems to the back burner. The car runs fine and the damage is strictly cosmetic, so I haven't really been that worried about it. I apologize for not getting back to people in...

Dames · Dames

Okay, okay... you guys got me. I'm a city boy, and I have no idea how much a fully grown deer weighs. I estimated (at 85mph) that the deer was about half the weight of a full-grown cow. I thought that I read somewhere at sometime that cows weigh around 1200 lbs. So, if the deer wasn't 600 lbs... I don't care!!...

Queenie · Queenie

Hey, guys & gals. Sorry that I've been off of the map on this whole deer-damage fixing expedition. I had to put a head gasket into the Honda, so the body work had to take a back seat. I'm done with that job now, though, so I can get back to correcting this BS. I promise that I'll get back to those of you that...

Jaqueline · Jaqueline

i think that the damage to the underlying stuff is more serious than what you are stating here..... if you don't fix the bent metla that may be underneath there, and you get into another accident with that car, that area will already be weakened, and will not be able to withstand as much damage as the rest...

Deirdre · Deirdre

Ouch!! That sucks. Here's something worse... My mom was taking my little sister to school one morning and she hit a deer. The car...a 5-day old 2005 Honda Odyssey EX-L. We waited 2 months for it and when we got it, it went back to the dealer after only 5 days. Heh...we haven't even paid insurance for it yet...

Launce · Launce

I had a subaru that hit a deer. It can be fixed pretty well. I found someone to do the painting pretty cheap. It looked cheap, but it was good enough for a 95. I actually bought new pieces and had them painted for less than 500. I unbent metal using a come-along and an old seatbelt. It worked great and the car t...

Marlee · Marlee

Hey, guys. I had a bit of misfortune recently, and I was wondering if you could help. I was coming home from a concert the other night and was doing 75 mph down the freeway. Out of nowhere, a 600 lb deer decides to jump into my path. Luckily, I only clipped him with the corner of my car. Sure, it sucks that my Ho...

Bettye · Bettye

Changing your battery won't help. Your battery is still 12.5v while the alternator puts out up to 14 volts. Dimming is normal. As princess mentioned earlier, excessive dimming is the result of a bad solder joint in the ELD. But dimming is normal. Many modern cars do it because they don't run the altern...

Aubrey · Aubrey

mine dim as well with the a/c cycling.... more dimming with the a/c on and the rear defroster on as well..... it's a normal thing for honda..... oh, i hate the distance/intensity of the headlights of the accords too..... my mom's old cr-v didn't have this problem whatsoever..... probably cause of gro...

Kory · Kory

Most Honda's do this, it's pretty normal. I feel other ill effects too, if I turn my lights and/or defroster on, it's enough of a draw that I can feel a definite hit in power in 1st...car needs more gas to get it going. Since it is caused by the ELD unit, I think you have a couple choices. 1) Disable the ELD uni...

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	"cd 6" button (Preview) I have not tried the aux inppt yet but from what I understand you push the "cd 6" button to get to the aux input. Will update with pic soon! update: Still have not had chance to screw in the adaptor, was getting dark as install was getting finished and have been too busy to mess with it more so henc...	Sophial	0	259	Apr 8, 2008 by Sophial
	'05 Accord EX-L (Preview) I am very interested in others opinions as well. I have an '05 Accord EX-L. I want to connect my 4g nano and be able to charge and control it with the steering wheel controls. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.	Jaydon	0	247	Apr 8, 2008 by Jaydon
	Soundgate's SNHOND3 or Blitzsafe's HON/AUX DMX V.2 or PIE HON03/PC-SON?? (Preview) For what XM will continue to cost, I decided I'd rather add an auxillary input and use either an inexpensive MP3 player, or my Dell Axim in my '06 EX-L (non-Nav). I've been monitoring all the "Aux Input" posts, and doing other research, and they seem to offer the same feature - basically, unp...	Aubres	0	366	Apr 8, 2008 by Aubres
	Will my gas mileage improve as the car breaks in? (Preview) My first tank of gas is not what I expected. I'm in break in mode too. So haven't been driving her very aggressive. Keeping it under 4k and under 75mph. I don't know if my first tank what all the way full but will fill completely today.	Doreen	1	269	Apr 7, 2008 by Anonymous
	Average MPG (Preview) Average MPG for me right now is 23.5MPG...not that great for someone who drives about 60-70% highway...but then I do it at speeds around 140kph/87mph (and probably half the time I'm no higher than 5th gear). Sure I'd get better economy if I drove 60mph...but I have to ask, where's the fun in that (if I wa...	Adria	0	246	Apr 7, 2008 by Adria
	running higher octane fuels (Preview) I also drive a long way each day...100 miles round trip...so I can feel your concern. As you opined earlier, you're probably jumping the gun on the fuel economy at this point. I check every tank, and you saw how my FE has increased. I still think it will creep up a little more from what I've heard.I wouldn'...	Doris	0	259	Apr 7, 2008 by Doris
	17-18 w/99% city driving (Preview) It should go up, I was getting around 17-18 w/99% city driving and now with just over 3000 miles I get 20 w/99% city driving. I hope it goes up more as it breaks in more. From what I've read your mileage should peak between 25-40,000 miles......	Evangelina	0	283	Apr 7, 2008 by Evangelina
	start declining on the gauge (Preview) i'm sorry, I have the 07 Av6 sedan 6mt. i got 490miles on it. I figure it will climb up alittle. I'm really not sure if the tank was topped off though. lol I'm might be jumping the gun. It said full but you know how hondas are They hold tight until like 50 miles then start declining on the gauge. i'm at 300 miles...	Nicholas	0	252	Apr 7, 2008 by Nicholas
	27-28 mpg driving (Preview) Your post and sig don't say which engine you have, but I'm sure mpg will improve.My V6 now has about 7500 miles. The first few tanks climbed from 23.X to 24.X to 25.X and so on. Now, I usually get 27-28 mpg driving about 90% highway, 10% city.	Princess	0	235	Apr 7, 2008 by Princess
	double-clutch (Preview) but sometimes, even when completely stopped, i have problems shifting into the 1st gear and have to double-clutch, although it's been a lot better since i have changed the MTF with the new Honda fluid...	Deforrest	0	236	Apr 7, 2008 by Deforrest
	shifts a lot smoother (Preview) okay, so i changed the MTF with Honda's new fluid and now it shifts a lot smoother, especially when i want to put it in the 1st gear and start moving from a stop. sometimes i have to release the clutch pedal, apply it again, and put it in the 1st, but it happens rarely compared to when using the old fluid. do yo...	Davin	0	249	Apr 7, 2008 by Davin
	my usual mechanic (Preview) okie...bought three quarts from the local dealer (i had to pay ~ $8 for shipping if i wanted to buy them online, which defies the purpose). since i have to do an oil change (5000 miles since the last one) and check to see if there's coolant leaking in the oil (coolant getting low little by little since last...	Dana	0	246	Apr 7, 2008 by Dana
	little "grumpy" (Preview) Heh...funny that I post I had no issues, then last night driving home it was a little "grumpy" going into 2nd and 3rd...but then in its defense it was unbelievably cold here last night, and when moving my mom's 2002 Sunfire 5MT into the driveway after I got home...that car's MT felt like it ha...	Cecily	0	251	Apr 7, 2008 by Cecily
	genuine Honda stuff (Preview) I assume that the fluid in our '93 got done at 80,000km, and I've just had it dine again at 170,000km. Used the genuine Honda stuff, and it shifts so much better now, especially when the car hasn't warmed up yet. It's pretty easy to do if you can get to the right places, and find a way to get the oil into the hol...	Boyce	0	234	Apr 7, 2008 by Boyce
	MTF in my 1992 Accord (Preview) I replaced the MTF in my 1992 Accord with Amsoil Synthetic MTF. The shift quality before was quite bad, especially when cold. Now it is much better. Second gear engagement still requires a bit of a yank on the stick, but on the whole much better. Cold is now not an issue. The car had 144K miles on it when I re...	Lavena	0	289	Apr 7, 2008 by Lavena
	new "advanced" MTF (Preview) Pfft...I changed mine over at around 6500-6800 miles... I will admit though, although I had a fewer rough shifts after switching to the new "advanced" MTF, its been much smoother esp with the colder weather now on top of us (figure the roughness was the little bit of old MTF still in the syst...	Romey	0	273	Apr 7, 2008 by Romey
	check your Acura dealers (Preview) 08798-9031 or 08798-9031A (Acura part # - same thing, check your Acura dealers too they might be CHEAPER, mine was). If you decide to order the 9031 part, make sure it's what they give you. I called a dealer 1/2 hour away from my house and they said they had 104 qts in stock. They LIED, they only had the only...	Louie	0	303	Apr 7, 2008 by Louie
	synthetic oil in an old car (Preview) thanks for the fast reply could you give me the full part number please? i want to see if i can find it online (the dealer in our town is very far). also, if i buy it online, how many quarts do i need to buy? also, using the synthetic oil in an old car (1994) is okay? is it like using the synthetic oil in the engine...	Liz	0	258	Apr 7, 2008 by Liz
	engine oil (Preview) Change it. The transmission fluid is basically 10W-30(? or similar viscosity) engine oil with additives in it. As with any engine oil, it not only breaks down with use but also with time. It's so cheap that there's no real reason not to change it. I've done mine twice in 25K - overkill, but I wanted the ne...	Macey	0	220	Apr 7, 2008 by Macey
	manual transmission oil change (Preview) i want to take my car to a mechanic for some service (oil change, etc.). that might include changing the transmission oil - the car is a 5-speed manual transmission 1994 Accord EX. i haven't changed the transmission oil since i bought the car in June 2005, and i don't think the previous owner did it as wel...	Elnora	0	312	Apr 7, 2008 by Elnora
	Damage is strictly cosmetic (Preview) Hey, everybody. I'm sorry that I fell off of the map. I ran into a huge expenditure on the girlfriends car, so I decided to move my problems to the back burner. The car runs fine and the damage is strictly cosmetic, so I haven't really been that worried about it. I apologize for not getting back to people in...	Adrian	0	253	Apr 7, 2008 by Adrian
	OEM stock replacement parts (Preview) Okay, okay... you guys got me. I'm a city boy, and I have no idea how much a fully grown deer weighs. I estimated (at 85mph) that the deer was about half the weight of a full-grown cow. I thought that I read somewhere at sometime that cows weigh around 1200 lbs. So, if the deer wasn't 600 lbs... I don't care!!...	Dames	0	257	Apr 7, 2008 by Dames
	light blue sheet metal (Preview) Hey, guys & gals. Sorry that I've been off of the map on this whole deer-damage fixing expedition. I had to put a head gasket into the Honda, so the body work had to take a back seat. I'm done with that job now, though, so I can get back to correcting this BS. I promise that I'll get back to those of you that...	Queenie	0	276	Apr 7, 2008 by Queenie
	Another accident with that car (Preview) i think that the damage to the underlying stuff is more serious than what you are stating here..... if you don't fix the bent metla that may be underneath there, and you get into another accident with that car, that area will already be weakened, and will not be able to withstand as much damage as the rest...	Jaqueline	0	256	Apr 7, 2008 by Jaqueline
	2005 Honda Odyssey EX-L (Preview) Ouch!! That sucks. Here's something worse... My mom was taking my little sister to school one morning and she hit a deer. The car...a 5-day old 2005 Honda Odyssey EX-L. We waited 2 months for it and when we got it, it went back to the dealer after only 5 days. Heh...we haven't even paid insurance for it yet...	Deirdre	0	246	Apr 7, 2008 by Deirdre
	check car-part (Preview) I had a subaru that hit a deer. It can be fixed pretty well. I found someone to do the painting pretty cheap. It looked cheap, but it was good enough for a 95. I actually bought new pieces and had them painted for less than 500. I unbent metal using a come-along and an old seatbelt. It worked great and the car t...	Launce	0	247	Apr 7, 2008 by Launce
	I Hit A Deer!! Can You Help?! (Preview) Hey, guys. I had a bit of misfortune recently, and I was wondering if you could help. I was coming home from a concert the other night and was doing 75 mph down the freeway. Out of nowhere, a 600 lb deer decides to jump into my path. Luckily, I only clipped him with the corner of my car. Sure, it sucks that my Ho...	Marlee	0	246	Apr 7, 2008 by Marlee
	princess mentioned earlier (Preview) Changing your battery won't help. Your battery is still 12.5v while the alternator puts out up to 14 volts. Dimming is normal. As princess mentioned earlier, excessive dimming is the result of a bad solder joint in the ELD. But dimming is normal. Many modern cars do it because they don't run the altern...	Bettye	0	228	Apr 7, 2008 by Bettye
	7th gen accord's lights (Preview) mine dim as well with the a/c cycling.... more dimming with the a/c on and the rear defroster on as well..... it's a normal thing for honda..... oh, i hate the distance/intensity of the headlights of the accords too..... my mom's old cr-v didn't have this problem whatsoever..... probably cause of gro...	Aubrey	0	308	Apr 7, 2008 by Aubrey
	Nice battery (Preview) Most Honda's do this, it's pretty normal. I feel other ill effects too, if I turn my lights and/or defroster on, it's enough of a draw that I can feel a definite hit in power in 1st...car needs more gas to get it going. Since it is caused by the ELD unit, I think you have a couple choices. 1) Disable the ELD uni...	Kory	0	282	Apr 7, 2008 by Kory
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