I'm gonna go with your hands and body have become one with the car. Jinba-very-itai desune.

wireless Android auto? Normal.

Should be already LED no? IINM

Thats two bottles of snake oil right there, along with a tank of richness.

what is FS? I'm thinking engine oil / lubricant the timing also applies to oil fiter?

i have some posts in this thread here a while back and you can google for L15B7 turbo engine valve and valve seal pictures after a long period, they seem to do quite well.
To me, there is not much to worry about in terms of the engine, the CRV has already used it so long in Malaysia and I don't recall a major issue with carbonization.

There are more things to worry about (looking at the steering)

need to feed it small children to self heal?

HRV is great option for 2 person, and potentially next kid.

You cannot use simple washers. This is because the front 2 holes are on a slant, and if you just use spacers it will misalign the holes of the body vs seat. If you are mechanically inclined you will understand. Using my phone cannot draw simple diagram.

When I first bought my car I almost decided to jack it up and designed a spacer “realignment block”. But this will need the seat to go up at least 2 inches if I recall and I gave up. Maybe I didn’t spend enough time on the CAD as I didn’t consult master designer @KCLOW.

TLDR just buy a thicker cushion pad

Hi guys today I was "recommended" to replace this item. Although I initially consented I double checked the maintenance list and it didn't appear. So I declined. Do you know what is this particular item physically?

Anyone can find the part number for reference?

Ops sorry for the tardiness-
RENEW UPPER INTAKE DUCT FOAM (BIG)


What is this? Compulsory to change?

This post has been edited by lee82gx: Jun 28 2024, 09:41 PM

I got some further info from SA.
1. This is some sort of filter for air cond but into the internal cabin
2. I said since this kind of filter is not easy to access how did they manage to know mine is broken or worn and in need of replacement.
3. SA Said confirm they didn’t check it first and recommend by age / year of use.
4. I ask for part number and he said this part is “localised” and does not have a part number and only “authorised air cond supplier by Honda has this part and cannot easily buy from spare part shop”.
5. Shady AF.

This post has been edited by lee82gx: Jun 29 2024, 06:04 PM

For future reference here is what RENEW UPPER INTAKE DUCT FOAM (BIG) means:






According to my SA who asked, it refers to all the parts in the picture (all those foam seals).

I am not immediately keen to replace right now.

my friend's CBU CX-30 also rattle like nuts. CRV 1.5 TCP (2023, not the current latest) one also rattled. His ex CX-5 2.2 diesel was surprising tight and not rattling. All this is based on 1 sample size each.

Have to accept it and move on if not in and out of service center like no tomorrow and believe me they will ask any Tom dick and harry without sufficient bulu on their body to dismantle, pull out and reattach your panels and trims.
After one too many, your studs will start getting loose and things will rattle anyway.

This post has been edited by lee82gx: Jul 10 2024, 10:53 AM

A bit too far sir.

at least you have 3, mine just straight up reject my first claim. ( you can see my sad / angry post somewhere in this thread they use a dubious sound sensor to detect the kuk kuk severity).
After the Product update in January my symptom is now getting worse too. I feel its a matter of weeks before I go and complain again.

Got any action promised by Honda when they call you or they just want to tick the box that says "checked with complainant" and throw the issue down the drain again?

how do you have chat access with dealer? So good.

US civics FEs are fraught with steering sticky. It is 90%+ of all complaints. Similar to Malaysia, recall does not fix. They have plenty who have multiple replacements and no fix. Source Civic11 forum.

It’s take long and is frustrating. They use a lousy China aliexpress audio sensor thingy to detect max turn “bump” sound. If your rack registers a bump sound large enough on only one end CW or CCW, then it’s not qualified for replacement or warranty claim. You need to trip their sensor on both ends. On my case which I ranted about in this thread you will see that my steering already sticky and unsmooth to my hands, but only register small sensor reading limit on one end of the turn and can’t even see qualify to get warranty claim. That’s one day wasted. Be prepared to spend days in ordering grab in and out of your service center. Or if you are in Penang island south I can let u test drive my car and then you can decide if you can live with the issue or not, permanently.

So this means we can only initiate suit after warranty period over? Ok....

I won't say it that way, I have had plenty of hydraulic power steering issues, way more than electric in my own count. And my father in law is a foreman. Besides you need to have the same car with EPS and Hydraulic PS to actually have a sensible comparison.

IINM, 7 years for power steering system. But this is per my trusty salesman. (No sarcasm).

Your right foot and the traffic are the two main factors for fuel consumption in urban conditions. Econ no econ minimal effect. It is good for less cold air cond (is bloody cold).