My 1999 Civic has been under a tarp for a long time, needing some maintenance work. I planned to do most of it myself, but have been unable to.
I wanted to do it for the fun and experience of it, and also because I'm on disability income assistance and would have a hard time finding a way to afford it. But it's clear to me that I'm not going to be able to handle the work myself, for the same reason why I'm on disability.
I don't think I'm entitled to any big freebie, but my situation is such I want to ask if someone would offer a discount. I'm in the Tri-Cities but could get the car where it's needed.
The main job that needs doing is this:
- timing belt, water pump, tensioner pulley, alternator belt
- replace all of the rubber seals within the engine except the rear main seal
Those were the things I was planning to do myself, and I've bought all the parts for the job. They've been sitting in a bag for 2 years while I hoped to be able to do the work.
There are some other things that need addressing, which could be done now or at another time, but probably are important to have taken care of before I start driving the car again:
- the passenger-side door doesn't lock when I use the remote button for the locks. The passenger-side door locks make a sound when the button is pressed, but don't end up locking, for whatever reason. I've removed the door panel and looked at it. When the lock is set to locked, it unlocks properly with the remote every time. But when it's already unlocked and I try to lock it with the remote, the metal lock bars sometimes nudge a bit, but they don't switch to the lock position (or they do, but only like 1 out of 20 tries or so).
Here's an example video:
- there's a leak somewhere in the rear driver-side quarterpanel area. I've narrowed-down the area that water is getting in from, and I've detailed the issue here, with some videos showing the area water comes in from and the seam it's coming through in the trunk:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-...ction-3356901/
I don't want the interior trunk seam to be sealed, as that would let water keep coming in from the outside and sitting between panels, leading to rust. I want to stop the water from entering into the panels from the outside.
- multiple times, the spoiler has become loose enough that water starts seeping into the trunk through the spoiler bolt holes. And the rubber seals between the spoiler and the trunk are very worn. I wonder if they can be replaced to make a tighter seal.