u/No-Mongoose12

This is my 2002 Honda Accord LX L4! I scored a deal on Facebook Marketplace, and ended up with this car for only $860! It needs a car wash and a little cleaning, but is otherwise in good shape. It has 242k miles and I am now the third owner. I looked at the maintenance records, and both previous owners had the car for 8+ years and took good care of it. It had a severe oil leak, which is why I got it for so cheap. Turned out that there was a big leak at the VVT solenoid, and smaller leaks at the distributor and cam seal (i think).

Things I've done to the car:

1. Replaced radiator and accumulator fans w/ 168k miles. 08/26 at 242k miles for $30

2. Replaced vvt solenoid gaskets 06/26 at 240k miles for $22 :(

3. Replaced distributor w/ 149k miles. 08/26 at 242k miles for $45

4. Replaced flex pipe 08/26 at 242k miles for $13

5. Oil change at 242,700mi, 08/26 for $37

6. Coolant change at 242,700mi 08/26 for $12

7. Replaced starter with 188k miles 07/26 at 241k miles for $35

8. Plan to adjust valves 08/26

9. Plan to replace valve cover gaskets 09/26

10. Plan to replace camshaft seal 09/26

11. Plan to replace serpentine belts 09/26

12. Plan to replace engine and transmission mounts 09/26

13. Plan to replace timing belts, tensioners, and water pump 09/26

After a couple thousand miles of driving, the starter pooped out one morning, and the radiator fan stopped working, so I replaced those. I found it was almost cheaper to replace the distributor with one that has lower miles than it is to disassemble the distributor to replace the O ring.

My planned maintenance + finished maintenance + car cost

≈ $1269

Equipment:

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Nikon D5300 -wired intervalometer

80's aluminum tripod

Rokinon 135mm at f2.0 - Bahtinov mask

Patience

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Acquisition:

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Bortle 4, shot into a light dome :(

~1420 × 1.3s ---> totals ~30mins

ISO 3200

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📍Near Boone, IA, USA

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Stacked with Sequator sadly, post processed with Siril and Adobe Lightroom Mobile.