The car recently had the timing belt done and a new AC compressor installed. This car gets good gas mileage (25+ mpg). I stole some small box-like speakers from my wife and installed them surreptitiously - they sound great but it really needs two 6x9s and two 5 1/4s installed. The car has a 40 watt aftermarket radio/CD that a bright former owner used to blow out the 30 watt stock speakers. I also adjusted the power steering and AC belts to specs. I replaced the missing screw and torqued the alternator pivot bolt to shop specs - no more squeal. Also, fixed a major squeal from the alternator belt because the alternator adjusting screw was missing. I bought a new oil pan, but did not need it because the OEM pan was fine -there was just loads of RTV installed all the way around the lip of the oil pan (exactly what the shop manual tells you not to do). I bought this car a few months ago and fixed the following problems: stuck PCV valve that was causing an oil leak around a poorly installed oil pan gasket. Last year of the fuel-injected Gen 3 Honda Accords.
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