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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 01, 2007 5:40 pm) |
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| i have a 1996 Honda Civic. i was in an accident this morning. my right front fender of my civic clipped the back of an 86 mustang, tore off half my bumper. and bent mayb 3 inches of the end of the frame for my fender. well i tried to start my car. it would crank, but wouldnt turn over(start)does anyone have any suggestions on what the problem may b? | |
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I have a 2003 Honda Civic and apparently it's a lemon. At 39,000 miles I had to replace motor mounts, and now, at 42,000 miles, I've just had to replace a "throttle body positioner" -for 530 bucks! I have friends who have civics with 200,000 miles on them who haven't had to replace these pieces. Of course, I'm not in warranty anymore. But my car keeps breaking. I am an ex-New Yorker, and don't know a lot about cars, but it is becoming obvious I've gotten a bad one. Currently trying to get Honda to pay for the last repair. Anyone else had these issues with a civic? or any advice on how to deal with Honda, and how to get myself into a better car? |
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Hello. I have a new 08 Civic and am reading the manual. I have a question regarding gasoline. The manual says Honda recommends using "quality gasolines containing detergent additives that help prevent fuel system and engine deposits" They also recommend "the use of gasoline that does NOT contain manganese-based fuel additives such as MMT" and not to use use gasoline containing methanol. Also "your vehicle is designed to operate on oxygenated gasoline containing up to 10% ethanol by volume and up to 15% MTBE by volume". My (probably dumb) question is - by pulling up to a pump at a gas station, how do you know what's in that fuel? My first fill-up I looked and didn't see anything other than the octane numbers. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Replying to: bestdad4us (Mar 21, 2008 4:58 am) - Virtually all gasoline available here in the States has the necessary detergents. - I don't believe MMT has ever been used here in the States (with the exception of a few experimental spots), and is not currently available anywhere. - If MTBE hasn't been phased out everywhere in the U.S., it soon will be. - That leaves you with Ethanol, and every pump is required to display a placard that states the maximum Ethanol content. Typically pumps will say "Contains up to 10% Ethanol". FWIW, this fuel is typically referred to as E10. Where I live in New England, fuel stations in the greater Boston area have recently been converted to E10, however, if I go north one county, 100% gasoline is all that can be bought. Best Regards, Shipo |
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I have a 2002 Civic EX coupe. For the past 3 months or so I have noticed a noise similar to a cow mooing (no joke) or something vibrating (much like a cell phone) coming from my car when it is parked. Sometimes it will happen within a minute of parking it--sometimes I'll be outside and haven't touched it for 8+ hours or even days and I'll hear it. It's not loud, but can be heard from about 10 feet away. A friend of mine says it sounds like maybe some sort of flap operated by vacuum, but I'm still pretty stumped. It happened twice within ten minutes tonight five hours after I last drove and touched the car. When the noise starts I try to get near it but I can never find the source in time before it stops again and I can't replicate it--it happens at random times. All I know is that it is most likely coming from under the hood. I know this is vague, but figured I could fish for some answers.  Any thoughts? |
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I have a 1998 Civic CX, auto, with about 65k miles on it, original owner. I have had the timing belt replaced recently and since then, on cold mornings, I can smell raw gasoline for a few seconds after a cold start. This is especially true on cold mornings. The smell is not strong, and i can't see any gasoling in the engine compartment or under the car. I did not notice any smell before the timing belt replacement. I called the dealership (Honda East, Cincinnati) and I asked if they removed any fuel hoses for the timing belt replacement (not sure what that involves), and the tech adviser said "possibly" and recommended that I leave the car there overnight. I have had some bad experiences there recently, and I am reluctant to waste hours (drop the car, get a ride back home, get a ride back to the dealership to pick up the car etc.) and get the standard "could not replicate". So my questions I guess are: can the gas smell be caused by the timing belt replacement, and is it worth pursuing this? Daniel
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Replying to: daniell (Mar 23, 2008 5:25 pm) |
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Hi all. Great site and my first post. My civic just yesterday started to make a high pitched squeak around the front right tire. from this site, if it was the bearings it would be more of a grinding and the sound ONLY HAPPENS when my foot ISN"T on the brake. it usually goes away when braking or after the car has been running for 10 min or so. Any ideas?? Thanks. |
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i have a 97 civic sedan and the fuel gauge wouldn't work is there anything i can do ? 
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