1991 Acura Integra GS from North America - Comments

The water pump went out at 126,000 miles. Replaced original <--- clutch at 150,000 miles. Yes, that's the original clutch. CV joints needed replacement at 130,000 miles.

Nothing else, just general maintenance.

This car is excellent. I'm a 19 year old driver and bought it as my 18th birthday present to myself. Since I got the car I have put on over 40,000 miles in one year. The car has been relatively cheap to maintain and the gas mileage is great.

I race the car on weekends and have added performance suspension with racing wheels. I average about 25mpg in the city and about 35-40 on the highway driving at 70 with the A/C on. :)

I have a '91 Integra GS with 186,000 miles. Great car, well built and reliable.

I have had to replace the distributor and ignitor after it died on me one night.

Other than that, no problems.

I question the claimed mileage though, 35 to 40 mpg is a bit high. I'm averaging 30 mpg highway which is right in line with the manufacturer's estimates.

I also own an 1991 Integra, it's a very nice, fast and reliable car. I acquired the car at 164,000 miles and it is still in perfect condition, the only problem I am having is the radiator will not stop running after the car is shut off, probably due to a blown radiator relay, I am just too lazy to fix it.

My integra is currently at 215,000 km! Still as fast and reliable as ever. I'm gonna try to make 300,000 then maybe put a Type-R engine in! Yeehaw.

I bought my integra for myself also when I was 18, it runs great still, great mileage, but the paint has begun to blister. (soon to be fixed) other than that I as well have been replacing old parts as they break with preformance parts. I believe this car will make it well past college!

I have an 1991 integra and the radiator fan keeps running after engine is shut off. How do you fix this problem?

The fan on the integra stays on on purpose, sometimes when you turn off the engine is at the point where the fan will kick on. You turn off the car and stop the flow of coolant so the fan kicks on to cool the motor.

I too have a 91 integra that I bought for my 18th birth day it has 300,000 km on her with intake, exhaust, short shift and it is starting to blow blue smoke what can I do to stop if for a cheap price??

OK, smoking exhaust and inexpensive to repair.

I recently had an personal experience with a product called Engine Restore in a 1983 Prelude. The engine smoked very badly, and I didn't want to put it on the road until it didn't--I'm sure some have seen the blue smoke cloud that hides some cars on the road and the enviromental issues that it raises. I also added a thickening agent or viscocity modifier to the engine oil as well. I sold the car back to the original owner with it smoking. She begged for her old Prelude back. After 1 day of actual driving the smoke absolutely disappeared! I am not endorsing a specific product per say, but am just relating my experiences. There are some products that actually do what they claim to do.

I would however get or do a wet and dry compression test done. It will tell if the bottom end (namely cylinder rings) are worn or the cylinder walls themselves are scored or if the problem is in the heads (often valve stem oil seals are the culprit here). Honda used a high nickel content sleeve in their engines (if I recall correctly) and a mechanic acquaintance suggested to me one time that often the engines need a re-ring done --sometimes while still in the car! If you are unable to do the work yourself, take it a local trustworthy mechanic (not all mechanics are the stereo-typical "thieves" often portrayed in the movies or television. In-fact most are not)