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It can get rusty back there. Have you tried some penatrating oil?

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if you lost an entire radiator full of coolant, I would imagine your oil would be quite milky if you had a blown head gasket.

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Update. So I have 159k miles and I still haven’t seen the maintenance minder for the timing belt. I can only assume that I missed it somehow. So I went ahead and did a complete timing belt change with water pump, tensioner and idler pulley. A while back at about 135k miles or so I did notice that the auto-tensioner was starting to make noise and recently it was getting very loud. I’ll keep you updated and let you know if the maintenance minder for the timing belt shows up.

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Thank you for all your help. I looked at the timing belt diagrams online and I didn’t see the part listed, so I completed the timing belt job and have had no problems since then. I’ll just keep an eye on things. Thanks again!

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Yes, that’s the one. I checked some videos online and the honda parts lists diagram and I didn’t see any such part. So I was wondering if it was something that I got caught up while driving or if it’s too something else that’s not critical.

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I just removed the o-ring gasket and cleaned it up at that corner.

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I’m gonna take a look at it tomorrow and see if I can get more pictures posted of the suspension. Will report back with any findings.

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Inside tire wear is noted.

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Car drives fine with no vibrations above 55 mph. I think the camber kit only masks the problem. I am trying to figure out the cause and make corrections. The look may be cool, but I think I’ll pass.

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I looked at the rear suspension components the other day. It doesn’t look like there is anything adjustable there. Nothing bent either. So I am thinking that the struts are bad. But I was wondering if bad struts could cause the tires to lean like this?

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I just watched Eric’s video on aligment. In the video he stated that in his Acura Vigor, the alignment couldn’t be done until suspension components were placed. He said that was the case for his vehicle. I was wondering if the same applied to my 1998 Honda Civic LX. I’ve been reading some other forums and some have suggested that there is a toe in the rear that can be adjusted.

Here is a link to the video:

[video width=425 height=344 type=youtube]QBUxJSeYiow[/video]

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In the video I believe Eric said that suspension components may need to be changed to get the rear wheels into alignment. Is this the case for most vehicles?. I have a 1998 Honda Civic LX and the tires are slanted outward (with the bottom portion of the tire being outward).

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Here are some pictures of the tires.

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• Civic1-2.jpg
• Civic2-2.jpg

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If it is an alignment issue, I will definitely take it to a shop to have it corrected.

Both rear tires are angled outward. The bottom portion of the tires are the ones sticking out. I’m gonna try and take a picture and post it here. The front tires look normal. I’ve never seen that before on a civic and that’s why I was concerned. I’ve owned three of the same model.

I am trying to determine if it’s an alignment issue or something else. I’m gonna try and get a better look and get some pictures.

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The previous owner has been rotating the tires and I have noticed inner tire wear on all of the tires. There is hardly any outer wear at all and two of the tires were just purchased 1 year ago.

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