2007 Accord - Cruise Control

what does it say in the honda manual?

 

what does it say in the honda manual?

 

Well, I just pulled out the owner's manual for my '06 Acura TSX. The
only restrictions for the first 600 miles are to avoid full throttle
acceleration, avoid agressive acceleration, avoid panic stop braking and
to leave the factory motor oil in the motor until the first oil change
interval.

The old procedures for running in rings, cams and the like do not seem
to apply to modern Honda products. I'm pretty sure Honda knows what
they are doing in this regard.

John

 

Well, I just pulled out the owner's manual for my '06 Acura TSX. The
only restrictions for the first 600 miles are to avoid full throttle
acceleration, avoid agressive acceleration, avoid panic stop braking and
to leave the factory motor oil in the motor until the first oil change
interval.

The old procedures for running in rings, cams and the like do not seem
to apply to modern Honda products. I'm pretty sure Honda knows what
they are doing in this regard.

John

 

Sure. Can't have all their engines lasting 300K miles. It's much
better for honda if their engines only last through the period of their
extended warranties.

 

Sure. Can't have all their engines lasting 300K miles. It's much
better for honda if their engines only last through the period of their
extended warranties.

 

:lol: :thumbsup: +1

 

Yeah, I heard it forty years ago for GM iron engines, except they
didnt even HAVE cruise control back then, but you were supposed to
vary your speed a lot.

Does not seem to be an issue for current Honda alumino-silicate engine
technology. No 500 mile break-in oil, either. Don't even have to
crank the engine manually to start them anymore, either.

Still have to parallel-park them yourself, but how much longer can
that go on?!

J.

 

Yeah, I heard it forty years ago for GM iron engines, except they
didnt even HAVE cruise control back then, but you were supposed to
vary your speed a lot.

Does not seem to be an issue for current Honda alumino-silicate engine
technology. No 500 mile break-in oil, either. Don't even have to
crank the engine manually to start them anymore, either.

Still have to parallel-park them yourself, but how much longer can
that go on?!

J.

 

dude, with respect, time to move on. the improvements in precision,
materials and lubricants since the 50's and the detroit hunk-o-junk's
hay day render the old run-in procedure obsolete.

besides, have you ever worked on diesels? if so, you'll know that the
engine is controlled by the injection governor, not the pedal under the
drivers foot - it gives full throttle/injection with absolutely zero
regard to news groups. with that new knowledge and fear of blatant
abuse, can we suddenly expect the nation's diesel engine lifespans to
dramatically reduce?

 

dude, with respect, time to move on. the improvements in precision,
materials and lubricants since the 50's and the detroit hunk-o-junk's
hay day render the old run-in procedure obsolete.

besides, have you ever worked on diesels? if so, you'll know that the
engine is controlled by the injection governor, not the pedal under the
drivers foot - it gives full throttle/injection with absolutely zero
regard to news groups. with that new knowledge and fear of blatant
abuse, can we suddenly expect the nation's diesel engine lifespans to
dramatically reduce?

 

Not sure how this relates to the original topic, but if you try to
re-phrase for non-native English speaker it might help. And, BTW, pedal
under drivers foot still retains some control, even on diesels. They do
not drive by themselves just yet.:wink:

 

MishaA wrote:

you've not worked on diesels then kiddo. the foot tells the governor
what the driver wants but the governor does everything from there. with
a gasoline engine, give it full pedal, you get full gas. with diesel,
full pedal can give you zero injection, 30% pedal can give you full
injection - it depends on load and revs, as determined by the governor,
not the driver.

 

Can you translate kiddo into plain english for me, please? I have a
version, I just want to make sure it is correct.

As for diesels, I do own one since 1995, and I'm pretty familiar with
its behaivior. Despite of the governor, the speed is controlled by
driver, and this cannot be done any other way, at least while we have
drivers driving cars.

And you did not answer what all this has to do with the original
poster's question yet. Could you please?

 

learn to differentiate between "speed" and "amount of diesel injected".

 

Actually, with a gasoline engine, give it full pedal and you give it full
air. The air flow then controls the fuel added.

 

About 10 years. That's when the current Lexus gee-whiz parallel parking
technology will move its way down to the base Civic.

 

About 10 years. That's when the current Lexus gee-whiz parallel parking
technology will move its way down to the base Civic.

 

Huh? How about the difference between apples and oranges? Or leaves and
cooking? Or any number of other random meaningless differences?

To answer your question (what I think you REALLY meant) in easy to
understand words, the driver is controlling engine’s rotational speed,
and the governor is adjusting the amount of fuel so the speed matches
what is set by the driver no matter what engine load is (of course
within the boundaries of engine’s power, if you want to ask this next).
This is leaving out a lot of details and variations that are not
relevant to basic understanding of how this thing works. I believe I
learnt this like 30 years ago in my University course on diesels, and
don’t need to re-learn it. Don’t see how it helps OP case, though.

Frankly, I’m puzzled to see how you keep ignoring my questions and keep
mounting questions and statements that have no relation whatsoever to
the original case. Is it your general style of conversation?

 

You must be joking, right? A good deal of Honda's business success
today is built upon their reputation for robust long lasting vehicles.

John