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When attempting to improve a cars performance and to avoid problems occurring over time, regular vehicle maintenance should be performed. Auto maintenance doesn’t always necessary mean you have to take your car to the mechanic. This article provides information on how to perform many of these basic maintenance tasks which can be performed by most owners with only a few hand tools and their owners manual as a guide.

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Replacing the interior door handle on a 93 Honda Accord is a relatively easy repair. This article provides sources for replacement door handles and describes how to replace the door handle.

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My 93 Honda Accord stalled on the way home from work starting me on a diagnostic journey to identify the source of the problem. In the end I was able to fix it myself using knowledge from my repair manual and information from the internet.

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I noticed I had a torn CV Booton my car and decided to replace it. In this post I discuss the steps we went throught to remove the old boot and install a new one and a few things we could have done to have made the job easier.

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Some time ago I began noticing some erratic behavior with my 93 Honda Accord transmission. The problem turned out to be related to the transmission computer and I was able to fix it myself with a few hand tools and a few dollars worth of parts from radio shack

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After experiencing some car trouble on the way to work one morning in my 1993 Honda Accord, I decided I needed to read my OBD2 diagnostic codes. This article explains how I read the OBD2 diagnostic codes.

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Some things you learn the hard way.  It probably common for someone who likes to save money or tackle a job themselves.  Such was my experience trying to remove an EGR Valve.  The nuts were securely frozen on the stud.  I worked at it with my socket wrench and some liquid wrench without success.  Eventually [...]

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I decided to change the fuel filter on my 1993 Honda Accord shortly after I had the stall mentioned in my previous post.  I don’t think the fuel filter has ever been changed.  Since the car has over 200,000 miles, it would probably be a good thing to replace.

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On my way to work a few days ago my 93 Honda Accord quit running twice.  The first time I was able to pull off the freeway and get the car to start again using some starting fluid.  The second time I didn’t make it off the freeway, nor was I able to restart it so easily. 

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