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I just spent over 780.00 on trying to get my check engine light to go out on my subj Civic. The final answer is "you have a bad computer" and to replace will cost 980.00. Well, if they ran diagnostics on it in the first place to correct a temperature Hi/Lo sensor and a transmission part (which makes the car run excellent now) how can that be. I found one on e-bay with 40K miles on it, but the numbers do not match up.
I own a car made in Japan, with a JHMED VIN...
it ststates on the computer:
37820-PM5-A550
601-139748
8 B
with a manufacture date of 87-12-24
Many are available, I am hearing that any from the 88-91 years will work.
will it be compatable? Cost for the computer is less than 100.00. Is this something I can just swap out myself?
I bought this car new in 1988, it has over 178,000 miles, it drove me to 5 ships and 5 shore stations and will be featured in my retirement ceremony after I get to 25 yrs in the Navy. Everyone hates it but I loove it. It is my baby blue car!
Happy thanksgiving!
Kevin, Senior Chief, Unitied States Navy
I am looking for any kind of help or suggestions that I can get. My 98 has recently been giving me problems. It looks as if the battery is going. But we have checked that and it seems to be fine. I will be driving and the whole thing will shut down [no sputtering just shuts down]. I will try to start it back up and I get nothing. It wont even turn over. The radio and the clock have reset [which is what led me to believe that it was the battery]. Once I jump start the car it works just fine. This has happened about 3 times now, and seems to happen when I am low on gas. I am not out of gas.. just on the low side. Which makes no sense. And I dont see how the two can be related, unless it is just some sort of freak accident.
Also, and I have no clue if this is part of the same problem.. I will drive my car for quite a while [ about an hour drive seems to be where this happens].. and then stop somewhere. If I get back in my car to start it up with in 15 min.. it will not start. But if I let it sit there for about 30 min or longer it will start up just fine.
Someone suggested starter for the second problem, but I have nothing on the first. I will take any suggestions that I can get [besides just taking it to the junk yard, as many have suggested already].
Thanks!!
Thanks
Sopman
Here's a link to the same discussion that goes directly to the last page: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.ef337c8/. It's probably easier to start there.
Thanks!
Well, today, I noticed some small spots of oil on a piece of cardboard I had placed underneath the car, so it is leaking again, but not as much as it did last week.
I'm wondering if a switch back to High Mileage Oil (I had used it for a while, then switched back to conventional oil) would solve the problem, or if there is something else that needs to be repaired.
Thanks in advance for any insight into the problem
Let us know what happens.
Thanks!
The closest instructions for your power outlet that I could find are at
www.cheaphondaparts.com
Go to "Interior", "Ashtray & Lighter", scroll down, and then click on the ashtray instructions for your year. The first part of the instruction shows how to remove/access that area.
The best Honda parts website that I know of is San Leandro Honda.
www.slhondaparts.com
I think your part is the "socket assy", but there may be other parts involved. You can search by VIN. After setting the pulldown for "Transmission" to "4AT", you'll want to use "Interior Bumper" and then "Instrument Panel Garnish (Passenger Side)". There is a "VIEW THESE PARTS" button at the top that may work for your Civic.
By the way, I purchased alloy wheels, a fog light kit, and a nose mask for my '02 Civic EX from Cheap Honda Parts at really good prices. I installed the foglight kit and the nose mask myself using Cheap Honda Parts instructions.
Good luck!
I have a 2005 Honda civic EX. When I turn the key, sometimes the car makes a very annoying crackling noise . I realized after some experimentation that this noise particularly comes when I turn the key before the gas-indicator reaches a stable mark. However, in the last couple of days I realized that this is also not always true. Even after waiting for the gas-meter to stabilize, sometimes my car makes this crackling noise when I turn the key to start the engine.
Has anyone else experienced such a problem, and what is the solution to this problem?
My car has only 7700 miles on it and is still in the warranty period. Would such a condition be covered and fixed by my car warranty or would I have to pay to get this problem fixed.
Thanks in advance!
Happy Towing!!! :shades:
Also, what is the difference between a transmission fluid "flush," and a "drain and fill" of the transmission fluid??
Thanks!
Our '04 EX silver auto sedan is still like new, and I can't find any excuse to look at new cars - even the upcoming all-new '08 Accord.
I dressed up our Civic with the medium burl Exotic Wood dash, which makes quite a difference, the Honda leather steering wheel cover, and the Honda exhaust tip.
(I bought 17" wheels and 215 Kumho sport tires, but have put the originals back on and don't know what to do with the 17"s.)
Like the wheels, I'd never get the money out, but my dealer quoted $1,200 for an all-leather interior,(I guess aftermarket). That's something I could do down the road. For now, the gray cloth interior also looks like new. (I Scotchguarded it when I bought it.)
Good luck to Senior Chief Kevin, now and in retirement.
Just for fun, anyone care to say how fast they've driven their Civics? Are they electronically limited? I know 115 is very stable.
When going over a bump recently apparently something dislodged inside my instrument cluster and is partially blocking the light path for the instruments. Now at night the left side of the speedo and right side of the tach are totally dark! Kinda hard to see how fast I'm going at night when speeds are under 50 mph.
Thanks!
Fit, finish, and feel are excellent for a small car. The interior colors, fabric, and contrast in colors are tastefully done. The feel of switches are excellent. The gas mileage was as high as 43mpg.
Dislikes:
Road noise; nothing a good sound deadning/ rust proofing and set of new brand-name tires could not improve.
Light/flimsy feel of the doors when shutting. Honda should have benchmarked 1999-2004 Jetta for door shutting feel (and VW should bench mark Civic's gear shift feel). It gives the car a very cheap feel. I know the Civic is not a cheaply-built car. I had 84 and 94 Accords, and I am familiar with Hondas. They are great cars.
I regard Hondas and Toyotas top notch cars with the rest of the Japanese cars trailing behind. This may not be fair since I have not owned any other Japanese cars beside these two brands.
Joe
If you allow this to continue squealing, you may end up damaging the fingers on the pressure plate and have to replace that as well (a much more expensive part).
Throw out bearings go bad, if you ride with your foot on the clutch pedal, or the clutch isn't adjusted correctly. Normally the bearing only has to spin when you put the clutch in. If your clutch is misadjusted, then it could be too close to the pressure plate and forced to spin all the time.
Any ideas what it could be? My granddad said its been doing it for awhile now, so he didn't think it was the alternator because the battery probably would've died by now.
Any thoughts are welcome!
Of course you want to make sure that there even is a light for the gear shift selector.
If the car isn't moving, and you are in neutral, and you depress the clutch and let it out...do you hear the noise?
If you have the engine off, transmission in neutral, and you begin coasting the car down a slight grade.....do you hear the noise? If so, is the noise frequency consistent with a rotation of the wheel? Have someone else coast the car and you walk beside it if you have to.
My question is - how long should this car last? 200K? 250K? More?
I was told that the ignition system consists of two wires in the key lock. When the key is turned the wires touch and cause the motor to crank the engine. This was told to me by a friend who if familliar with 80's cars. Does the '02 have this same interface? I relaize that I will need to have the key near the sensor for the microchip to be detected.
Thank you in advance.
I currently own a 1993 Honda Civic Coupe (170,000 miles). Last week, I had the vehicle checked for noise. The Midas technician asked if this vehicle had been involved in a collision, and pointed to a cracked frame in the passenger rear side. I told him no collision or accident whatsoever. The only possibility I can think of are pot holes, rust (due road salt in Michigan) and road constructions.
The technician recommended having the vehicle serviced by Honda. Is it worth the investment to pay for repairs ? Is a cracked frame repairable ? Is this a safety concern ?
This is my first vehicle and have been extremely pleased especially with the mileage.
Thanks.