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Honda Civic: Problems & Solutions
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No excuse for what happened. I do think, however, that you are making a big deal out of very little.
I know where it is, and I have been trying to remove it. It is a little tie and don't know what is the best tools and way to remove it. Anyone gets any suggestions? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
I don't remember anything special to do off hand.I believe it is a 14mm line wrench needed for the incomming line and a 17mm wrench or socket for the out side.After the lines are off then remove the 10mm bolt holding the strap/bracket and take it out.If it looks differant then just write back more detail to jog my memory..
sickguy
Doesn't sound like a bad deal to me and mileage on a honda isn't all that much.As for the wipers I would guess it to be the wiper switch. They usally either break at the stalk(at the steering wheel) or they go bad internally more than anything else in the system.Try to wiggle the stalk(switch assembly) around a little as you try a speed that doesn't work and see if you can find a spot where it works or see?feel a break point.
I have not seen this topic posted. I have a 99 Civic (value package edition). Whenever I hit the brakes they make a clicking noise. I've taken it to two different dealers and have been told by both that it is the pads making contact with the rotors and is a normal sound for this vehicle.
Does anyone else have this clicking noise. Is it indeed "normal?" I'm asking because I'm getting close to 36k and will soon be out of warranty.
Thanks,
Jeff
You are going to have to water test it from the bottom up in order to determine the point of entry.There is a corner body seem that may be leaking but it is a hard thing to get too so start by trying to locate hieght of leak then work from there.
Brake noise,
If this noise happens most of the time on first forward and first reverse braking and is a click or thump like noise then yes it is considered normal. However it can be repaired by spraying brake disc quiet on the back of the pads and shimms.
my 99 civic cx automatic. doesn't that sound low
to you? any ideas? i think i drive fine, and i
certainly maintain the car. only 28k on it so far.
Thanks for your help-- hope to hear from you soon.
I normally give the fuel-injection system a moment or two to prepare, and it cranks fine. It just doesn't turn over.
Could it be a distributor problem? H20 leaking into distributor cap?
-mike
-Keith
I'll probably end up driving it somewhere around 300 miles a month for the next year or so, when I might end up driving it more often because of a move. Of those 300 miles a month, most will be highway miles.
Is there anything extra I should be doing to maintain the car (aside from oil changes every three months regardless of the mileage), given that I'm using it much less frequently than most new cars are used and much less frequently than the manufacturer expects the car to be used?
Thanks!
All the tune up parts are new, as well as a new
distributor, carburater, fuel filters(2), fuel pump is good, and I'm having cold start problems.
The engine starts and runs up to normal choked rpm, then completely dies off. Restart is easy, but then it does it again, and again. Cannot drive until it is somewhat warmed up, and then it tries to die off until completely warmed up, where it runs well for a while but seems to lack really good power, just sufficient. I did a ring job about 6000 miles before this problem started and it has run well up until recently. I ran some water removal additive through it for two tanks then some plus gasoline. All of the additive is gone now and I'm running good fuel through it.
It has passed the dmv quality checks.
please help!
I bought a new Civic EX 2001 about 3 weeks ago. My radio {with the CD player} asked for the code the very next day. The day after that it went completely dead. No code, no power, no nothin'!
It had conveniently died with a new CD in its belly and no way to power it up to eject it. My dealer was great. Showed me a repair slip for another customer with the same situation. Dealer also ON THE SPOT swapped my dead radio with that of another from a new Civic right off the lot. So far so good. We'll see. Oh,the service mgr. said Honda will return the digested CD in 2 to 3 MONTHS!
it's freezing in Boston right now.
in the morning before work, i like to run out to the car, start it, crank the heat, and run back into the house and wait 10 minutes for it to warm up.
other than burning gasoline, am i doing any harm to the car?
Thanks in advance.
I know it's supposed to take a while to break the engine in (which I've been doing gently, and no A/C), but this is ridiculous. Any thoughts?
noise around the dash area... or it could be from the sunroof,
hard to tell. Also, seems that the EX engine makes alot of
noise; the dealer says it's the injectors and the noise is a normal
"Honda engine noise". They can't seem to locate the source of
the rattle. Has anyone noticed anything like this on their 2001
EX?
PS - My radio is dying as well...3 times I've had to reenter the
security code!
If you bear with me this problem is quite difficult to describe and it seems that no one who I've talked to can give me any feedback. As many of you 5 speed owners may have noticed, the civic has this funny feedback in the shifter when you let go or press the accelerator. It jerks to and fro accordingly as you release and press the accelerator. Well, during the winter when there is a lot of snow on the ground or really cold, I get this funny sound under the shifter in 1st and 2nd gear. It's definitely not a click/squeak........the stick jerks more drastically in these circumstances as well. After driving for about 10 minutes or so the shifter seems to feel more "normal" and the associated sounds disappear. I have no idea what this is but I'm guess it's somewhere in the linkage. Thanks for any help in advance.
Later
I have a 1998 Civic LX that has just developed an oil leak. It appears that the leak is from around the oilpan gasket near the interface between the engine and the automatic transmission. A few months back a friend of mine told me about a recall for civics with a potential for developing an oil leak. I have searched the web and have been unable to find anything about it on Civics. I just noticed my leak today with drippings on the garage floor and oil present on the bottom of the engine and transmission. The car is already 3/4 quart low. I changed the oil 3300 miles ago and saw no signs of leakage then. I will change it again today.
Does anyone know about a recall for this this problem?
Sincerely,
Rick
Happy New Year .
Thanks for your answer. How did you make out with your Honda dealer regarding the noise on acceleration? Did he say whether it was a normal noise or not?
Thanks again for your reply.
And yes my transmission uses ATF. I'm thinking its somewhere in the linkage because the sound is coming from directly under the stick.
Btw, sorry for all the questions but have one more. Only when it's cold outside do I get this flushing sound coming from under the dash when I rev the engine or accelerate in 1st gear. I'm thinking it has something to do with the heater but I notice that it still makes the sound when the heater is off. From my understanding there is some heating component(regulator?) located right under the dash that might be causing this. Thanks again.
Be careful in switching to syn ATF in a stick tranny. I use Mobil 1 Syn ATF straight on a 99LX auto. Redline has syn tranny fluid you can use, which has the friction modifiers required on late model Honda synchros.
Enjoy.
To describe my "flushing sound" in better detail it sounds like fluids are circulating around right under the dash.....like in a tube or something. And I never noticed coolant in the windshield. Thanks again.
I think the Redline fluid is called MTF (and is stated compatible with the Honda spec, check out their website).
My auto took only 3qts. - a cheap mod since it's good for 30k.
Good luck.