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Replying to: silverone (Oct 26, 2005 6:12 pm)
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Replying to: mr_questions (Feb 05, 2006 3:04 pm) antifreeze at or below the low mark. Went back and added more antifreeze mix and everything is fine. Most of my experience is with Toyota/Lexus vehicles, but find it common to need to refill the coolant reservoir after the system has been drained and flushed and air is cycled out of the system. |
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I have a 2005 CR-V, the car is only 6 months old but in December my wife was driving and she had a puncture on the rear, she fitted the spare and drove to Costco where they fitted a new tyre of a different brand and put the spare back on the trunk and she was on her way. 7 Weeks later (last week) the car goes into Honda for its first small service, the technician notices that the tyre that Costco fitted wasn't only the wrong brand but was also slightly wrong in size, the profile was 1cm larger and so a few milimeters larger in circumference. Honda now say that due to the way that the 4x4 sytem works on the CR-V, the car will need a new clutch for the rear diff at almost $5,000.!!!. They also say that failure to change it may result in the diff locking up unexpectedly.! Surely they gotta be bluffing, can this be true??? I mean lets face, a circumference discepancy of a few milimeters can be found between a new tyre and an almost bald tyre anyway, does that create a $5,000 bill too.? Help me out guys, I'm begging! I'd love to ignore them but my 2 year old kid goes in that car everyday and I can't take a risk. PS, Please dont tell me to chase Costco, my wife lost the receipt and so I have no proof it was purchased there. |
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Replying to: londoner1 (Feb 08, 2006 4:56 pm) Did the dealer say the clutch is definately gone and needs replacing or that it will go soon? You could also take it to another Honda dealer for their opinion. Also, try calling American Honda, the number should be in your owner's manual. |
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Replying to: londoner1 (Feb 08, 2006 4:56 pm) Yes, the RT4WD system is very sensitive to tire size. |
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Replying to: londoner1 (Feb 08, 2006 4:56 pm) I would get a second opinion on that rear drive problem (AFTER replacing the tires, so the dealer doesn't have a "hint" that there may have been different tires on the car). An unscrupulous dealer might well try and get an expensive repair job when he notices a different tire size. BTW, COSTCO policy is to replace tires with ONLY OEM compatible tires. They stock such tires. That COSTCO messed up and violated company policy. |
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Replying to: londoner1 (Feb 08, 2006 4:56 pm) As far as Costco receipt, they have it in the database, forever. All you need is the membership card. I don't think the RTAWD is damaged, but the cicumference difference is not just mm, but more like 3.14xdifference in cm. So, if the new tire diamter is 5 cm more, then you have 3.14x2.5 = 7.85 cm difference. I doubt it affects AWD. The speed difference is mainly across the rear differential, not from front to back, because your other tire is the same as the 2 front ones. Here is the thought. Put the spare tire in place of the new one, and keep the new one as spare. You can do it either now, or whenever you rotate tires next time. |
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| I think the Circumference is πd so it would be 3.14x5 = 15.7 cm. | |
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