Hello all,
I'm a new user and owner. VIN#: JH4NA1186ST000680. I've been using this site a lot as I learn about the NSX, and it has been an invaluable resource for me. I picked up my car two weeks ago from the seller in Gainesville, FL. The car had 79,442 miles on it when I bought the car, and it currently has ~81,500. The service sticker in the window says next service is due at 83,600. The previous owner put ~3,000 miles on the car in the 18 months he owned it. He was the fifth owner of the car. It has lived in Florida for the majority of its life, but has spent some time in Colorado and Washington. I had the car inspected by the Gainesville Acura dealer, which had an NSX trained tech. The seller never used this dealership, and preferred independent shops service his car. The inspection showed that the car has an oil pan leak and a crank case oil leak, and the quote for the repair was ~$2,000. The owner knew about the leaks and said that he never had to add oil to the engine, and never saw more than a tablespoon sized puddle of oil under the car. I have seen no puddles, but can see where the oil has leaked out and dried. Other than that, the car was very clean. The technician thought that the right side body panel and front bumper had been repainted, but I cannot see any difference. There is no evidence of an accident anywhere on the car, nor on the Carfax report. The bumper looks a different shade, but only because it is plastic. None of the body panels look moved, uneven, or anything. On my 900 mile drive from Florida to Indiana I added a half a quart of oil to the engine, and have not had to add any more since. I check the oil every ~500 miles. I had the car up to 120 mph and it was steady as a rock, both the chassis and the engine.
I am wondering if it is safe to wait until the next scheduled service to fix those two oil leaks? The service manager said that a new clutch would cost no extra labor with those two repairs, and I am wondering if that is worth replacing as well, since the clutch has ~30,000 miles on it. It was replaced around 51,000 miles.
There is a whistle/squeak/squeal that occurs at partial throttle, maybe between 5-10%. It happens very close to constant speed throttle application. It will happen in any gear, at any rpm, at any speed, including in neutral and stopped. The car has a K&N air filter in the stock air box. I checked the filter and made sure all the screws around the box are tight. My dad's mechanic thought that it sounded like injector blowby. I noticed the noise on my drive home from Florida, and have monitored it. I try not to let the noise happen when I drive since I am worried that it is a sign of something bad. I called an Acura dealership on my drive home from Florida and their tech thought it could be a worn timing belt. I believe the belts were replaced less than 10,000 miles ago but I am going to double check the service history that was included with the car. I am wondering what I should do about this noise?
The brake pedal fades at slow speed and goes to the floor. The brake fluid reservoir is full, and this doesn't happen at higher speed. Around town, I have to pump the brakes occasionally to keep the pedal stiff. I am wondering if the brakes need to be bled, or if there is a warped rotor? There is a faint shimmer in the car when braking hard, but I can't tell if it is the car or the road surface.
The car has TSW wheels on it, and Yokohama tires. I am wondering what the best performing size of wheel and tire are. I am not sure if I want to keep these TSW wheels.
The car has Bilstein shocks on it, as well. I am not sure what model, or how old they are. The Acura tech who inspected the car for me thought they looked good, no leaks or anything notable.
These are the only mods that the car has other than the K&N air filter, to my knowledge.
I get the impression that the VTEC kicks in somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 rpm, but I would be curious to learn exactly where?
I saw the post of some other user considering this car, and someone recommended that the belts and water pump would need replacing soon. I am going to create a detailed excel sheet of the car's service history and will try and verify if those have been changed already or not.
Thank you all for your support and help! I love the car so far, and am looking forward to learning more about it.
I'm a new user and owner. VIN#: JH4NA1186ST000680. I've been using this site a lot as I learn about the NSX, and it has been an invaluable resource for me. I picked up my car two weeks ago from the seller in Gainesville, FL. The car had 79,442 miles on it when I bought the car, and it currently has ~81,500. The service sticker in the window says next service is due at 83,600. The previous owner put ~3,000 miles on the car in the 18 months he owned it. He was the fifth owner of the car. It has lived in Florida for the majority of its life, but has spent some time in Colorado and Washington. I had the car inspected by the Gainesville Acura dealer, which had an NSX trained tech. The seller never used this dealership, and preferred independent shops service his car. The inspection showed that the car has an oil pan leak and a crank case oil leak, and the quote for the repair was ~$2,000. The owner knew about the leaks and said that he never had to add oil to the engine, and never saw more than a tablespoon sized puddle of oil under the car. I have seen no puddles, but can see where the oil has leaked out and dried. Other than that, the car was very clean. The technician thought that the right side body panel and front bumper had been repainted, but I cannot see any difference. There is no evidence of an accident anywhere on the car, nor on the Carfax report. The bumper looks a different shade, but only because it is plastic. None of the body panels look moved, uneven, or anything. On my 900 mile drive from Florida to Indiana I added a half a quart of oil to the engine, and have not had to add any more since. I check the oil every ~500 miles. I had the car up to 120 mph and it was steady as a rock, both the chassis and the engine.
I am wondering if it is safe to wait until the next scheduled service to fix those two oil leaks? The service manager said that a new clutch would cost no extra labor with those two repairs, and I am wondering if that is worth replacing as well, since the clutch has ~30,000 miles on it. It was replaced around 51,000 miles.
There is a whistle/squeak/squeal that occurs at partial throttle, maybe between 5-10%. It happens very close to constant speed throttle application. It will happen in any gear, at any rpm, at any speed, including in neutral and stopped. The car has a K&N air filter in the stock air box. I checked the filter and made sure all the screws around the box are tight. My dad's mechanic thought that it sounded like injector blowby. I noticed the noise on my drive home from Florida, and have monitored it. I try not to let the noise happen when I drive since I am worried that it is a sign of something bad. I called an Acura dealership on my drive home from Florida and their tech thought it could be a worn timing belt. I believe the belts were replaced less than 10,000 miles ago but I am going to double check the service history that was included with the car. I am wondering what I should do about this noise?
The brake pedal fades at slow speed and goes to the floor. The brake fluid reservoir is full, and this doesn't happen at higher speed. Around town, I have to pump the brakes occasionally to keep the pedal stiff. I am wondering if the brakes need to be bled, or if there is a warped rotor? There is a faint shimmer in the car when braking hard, but I can't tell if it is the car or the road surface.
The car has TSW wheels on it, and Yokohama tires. I am wondering what the best performing size of wheel and tire are. I am not sure if I want to keep these TSW wheels.
The car has Bilstein shocks on it, as well. I am not sure what model, or how old they are. The Acura tech who inspected the car for me thought they looked good, no leaks or anything notable.
These are the only mods that the car has other than the K&N air filter, to my knowledge.
I get the impression that the VTEC kicks in somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 rpm, but I would be curious to learn exactly where?
I saw the post of some other user considering this car, and someone recommended that the belts and water pump would need replacing soon. I am going to create a detailed excel sheet of the car's service history and will try and verify if those have been changed already or not.
Thank you all for your support and help! I love the car so far, and am looking forward to learning more about it.
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