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yet AM and the CD work fine Any suggestions? My wife says use the cd player when the defroster is on . my radio installer says it is just the frequency of the switch and not much i can do about it.
thanks
after each oil change to clear it up. This did nothing. The knocking only occurs for the first 5-10 minutes of driving on acceleration only. If I let the engine warm up for 10 minutes it doesn't occur at all. I am giving the car to my brother-in-law next month and buying either the Accord LX V-6 or another Civic.
Perhaps it's because I used to lug the engine a little more than I should have? Perhaps it's because of the Prolong engine additive I used at around 40,000 miles which can promote wear under certain circumstances?
Weird.
--- Bror Jace
The real problem is how do we get Honda to fix it without us having to pay for it. I bought this car under the assumption that I would be able to get 200K out of it. That doesn't look like its gonna happen. I was also wondering if it is worth it for me to change the timing belt. My mechanic said do it at 90K but I don't want to do it if the engine is gonna stop in another 10K miles because of this piston slap. Any ideas?
I've heard of several people complaining of this exact same condition but once warmed up, the car runs flawlessly.
If the motor blows, THEN worry about how to get some money/service out of Honda.
--- Bror Jace
Later that day I took the car out and sure enough the crusie light goes off JUST as the click happens.
I think my "clicking" noise is different than the racheting noise others have complained about, but wanted to share the info.
I would at least have it looked at around the 50k mark. When it breaks on the road, you're truly stuck. But if it needs to be replaced, get all your belts done at the same time. My mechanic said that it's a lot of trouble to get to it, so you might as well make the most of the labor $$$ and change them all.
if you don`t have an extended warranty, you might want to look some other places to have timing belt replaced or do it your self. it will take about a day to do that. i did it on my 91 jetta, but jetta had a bigger engine bay, and in honda you have to remove one of the engine mounts to get the belts off, the engine would need to be supported from underneath with a jack.
if you are going to do it yourself, i would suggest getting honda`s service manual as well as chilron or the other name, i forgot book.honda manual provides detailed pictures but no word on how to do things, and chilton (and the other brown book i think) provides detailed descriptions and the order. if everything works out well, it will give you a great sence of accomplishment, if it doesn`t work out you will end up spending double to have someone fix it.
be forewarned though, hondas are very difficult to work on due to the confined space in the engine bay, be prepared for some scraped knuckles and some blood.
Thanks!
cruise, if you have 5spd, put it in 2nd gear and try cruising at 35 mph, it will be noisy, but you won`t hear clicking. most liekely the clicking is form the engine not spinning fast enough and stalling on you.
So far I haven't experienced any difference in terms of performance and have not encountered any problems. I did notice a gain of 1 to 2 mpg after the oil change.
But I've also read somewhere that the long-term wear and tear on the engine will be harsher with the 5w20 oil. Should I go back to 5w30 oil?
About a month ago on a drive across the midwest, one of my fogs was busted - looked like a rock came up and broke the front glass lens.
Yesterday after a drive home from work, I got out and noticed that the OTHER foglight had busted too, in the same way as the previous one.
So essentially I've paid $300.00 for lights that I could use for a few months. Certainly the fogs are designed to last longer than that.
Has anyone else had this problem?
please take a look at message number 423 as it may be of some help.