Looking for what is recommended. I am doing his wires, cap, rotor, not sure what the best plugs and gap is for him. He did the main accessory belt himself and the a/c compressor had to be replaced (not sure why I didn't have a chance to look). We need to do the distributor O-ring. The engine bay needs cleaning (I am assuming simple green is the best for that still), is there a how to for the F22B2 to avoid where you should be more careful?

It's his first car, he bought it himself and on his own. Pretty much anything at around 89k that should get done we will do or plan on doing soon.

RockAuto usually has tune-up kits, but they don't have much for this engine code at all.

Thanks for any help

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Use the OEM recommended NGK zfr5f-11 plugs for the car. Verify by looking at the sticker under the hood for spark plug recommendation. The NGKs come pre-gapped.

Use some cleaner like simple green on a rag and try avoiding any water pressure directly on electrical connectors.

I'd say if the wires look like they are in good shape, keep them. If replacing only use NGK or OEM Honda wires.

That is a pretty low mileage accord, so do you know if the timing belt has been changed? The timing belt should be changed every 90K miles. If that breaks, then you have severe engine damage. You may want to call a dealership to see if they have maintenance records on when the timing belt was ever changed.

 

The timing belt will be overdue on age, not by miles. I think it's 90k miles or 7 years, so it's very long overdue based on 7 years. I wouldn't be surprised if it was replaced some time ago, but if you can't find out for sure you should replace it.

PS... places to avoid spraying water include the top of the battery and the caps for the brake fluid (& clutch fluid for manual trans). There are vents in those caps. Depending on the transmission there will be a small vent there also.

 

Any easy way to see if the belt was replaced? My son is calling the seller and trying to find out if anything is in his glove box pertaining to it.

 

The seller may know. The dealership should be able to search a database on services done on your car. You'll need to ask if their database includes all Honda dealerships.

 

You could take off the upper timing cover & look for small cracks in the belt, especially at the base of each tooth. That will tell you if it's gonna fail soon, but it WILL NOT tell you if the belt is very "new".