Honda USA is recalling 2.3 million vehicles due to faulty takata airbag.

Models affected are:
2005-2012 Acura RL
2007-2011 Honda CRV
2007-2016 Acura RDX (early production MY 2016)
2007-2014 Honda Ridgeline
2009-2014 Honda Fit
2009-2014 Acura TL
2010-2014 Honda FCX Clarity
2010-2014 Honda Insight
2010-2013 Acura ZDX
2011-2015 Honda CRZ
2013-2016 Acura ILX (early production MY 2016)

Like i said before, i suspect our honda city is also using takata airbag therefore it is also affected. The longer the car expose to high temperature and humidity, the higher the risk due to instability of the ammonium nitrate.
Hopefully Honda Malaysia will take this case seriously. Currently Honda Malaysia is just doing recalls of old gen Honda cars.

And also why everytime i see news of US car having recalls and at the end of the line will mention that Malaysia cars are not affected?
Guess our lifes not that valuable, lol..

Even if i drive safely on the road, wat if some idiot crash onto my car? The airbag will still ignite..

Now doing 20k km servicing in Honda Actmar Klang. The Customer Service officer say recently Honda has been strict with their warranty claims. U will void your warranty if u changed rims. Even if u changed your E spec rims to V spec rims, warranty will also be voided.

Yeah.
Total bill for 20k km servicing is Rm310.30. The pricing is slightly different from the honda website. This is because the engine oil stated in the Honda website is mineral oil where else the engine oil recommended by the Honda service center is SN 0W-20.
I told the customer service officer do not fill the engine oil above the max line. I also inform him not to pour any coolant because i already top up with the Honda antifreeze coolant type 2. Just now got the car. Checked the engine oil and coolant level. Engine oil level was ok but they go and top up my coolant above the max line by 2cm <face palm>.

U can buy it at Hingan Auto Parts in KL for rm20+. But i bought mine in SC for Rm29. Too far for me to travel to Hingan.

Wat kind of weird sounds are u guys referring to?

Well i am not an expert in this but many people do not recommend to go above the max line.

Below is an explanation by EricTheCarGuy:
If the engine oil is too high, it can come into contact with the spinning crank shaft which would cause it to foam and aerate in the same way you would to make a baked Alaska. This aerated oil is full of air which is compressible meaning that it won't properly lubricate the engine and will allow the metal parts of the engine to come into contact thus causing increased wear. In short, it's the same as running low or no oil in the engine because the end result is the same.

How much your engine oil has exceeded the max line?
1/2 inch?

This post has been edited by lil_flank: Mar 28 2016, 10:58 PM

Normally i will try to drive slowly to the SC center so the engine wont be too hot. This is so i can check the engine oil after the SC have refill the engine oil. Like wat uus831 has mentioned, it will not be accurate to check the engine oil while the engine is hot. Best is to check in the morning.

There are a few ways to remove the excess engine oil. Some use syringe, some use to drain from the bottom. Last time I just bring it to the SC to tell them to remove the excess engine oil.

Wat is your car spec? V, E, S+, S?
When i got my E spec car, i notice my car was very floaty when driving around 140km/hr. Many user got feedback this car will be floaty when speeding. But after i notice my tyre pressure was too high (thanks to the Honda Center), i release the air to the recommend tyre pressure, i dont feel tat floaty any more.

The stock tyre size for E spec is 175/65r15 where else the V spec is 185/55r16. Due to the slight difference in width, there should be a slight difference in grip although not so significant , hehe..
But i will change my tyres to 195/60r15 in future. Hopefully can improve on the handling and tyre grip.

So maybe need to switch to the new hydrogen, hehe...

I bought mine in Actmar sc for rm29.35.

Klang. i believe u can call your SC to check whether do they sell.

Yup, new engine, cvt transmission and vsc.

City can use rear drum brake coz the car is light. Can check out in paultan driven as they did a comparison.

Last time i met two flood incidents. The water level was 1/2 of my rim. Luckily nothing happen. But not sure did my engine took any damage or not.
Read some flood driving tips.
They mentioned rev high and drive slowly using gear 1. Does it mean we drive slowly using S mode?


This post has been edited by lil_flank: May 8 2016, 09:41 PM

Ok. I guess its best to avoid going through the flood if possible.

Yeah, i have no issue last time driving manual.
When i drove my city after 2 weeks, encountered my 1st flood. Thanks to waze, lol.. I wanted to U-turn but couldnt coz many cars was queuing behind me. The water level was 1/2 my rim. I saw a kancil manage to go through with no issue. So i thought, even a kancil can make it, why not mine. My initial understanding was not to let the water go in my exhaust pipe so i rev high and sped in high speed through the flood.
2nd encounter was in Kajang ktm. The water level was slightly above 1/2 of my rim. When i went through it, the car infront of me suddenly stopped so i panic and went to the opposite lane. The opposite car highlighted me so i drove to the side of the road but my right wheel sunked in almost 3/4 of my rim. I quickly drove out of the flood and notice my car got some jerking so i kept reving the car. After a few minutes of reving, the car seems ok.
So i read up some tips of driving through the flood and notice i done so many mistakes. I was lucky that my car didnt stall.

Some tips when encounter flood:
1) Always avoid driving through the flood if possible.
2) If no choice and u plan to drive thru the flood. Check the water level and any hidden dips by observing the cars passing through the flood.
3) Off your air con, radio or any electrical components.
4) Make sure the car infront of you has cleared the flood before u go in.
5) Engage gear 1 for manual or L for auto (some people uses D).
6) Drive slowly into the flood to prevent the water seeping into the air intake and gear shifting up. But keep the engine rev high so the water does not seep into the exhaust pipe.
7) Never stop your car in the middle of the road.
8) Be careful of the opposite car as their car may create waves and splash into your air intake.

Hope no one's honda city is stuck in the flood today..

May i know how they check the water has entered the engine and your piston & piston ring was ok? I am interested to know coz i drove through a flood a few months ago. There was some jerking after i drove through the flood. After a while, it was ok.