2012-2015 Honda Civic Cabin Air Filter Replacement

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Dan

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Poor Quality Collision Repair

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Dan

I was looking over a Honda Odyssey that was a few years old, and noticed a few things that were amiss in the engine bay. The first thing I noticed was that the cover for the PCM was missing, and then that the wiring harnesses weren’t clipped into their holders right, and the coolant expansion tank wasn’t properly secured. My first thought was the timing belt had been replaced, but it was way before the mileage when that’s needed, and it didn’t look like the engine had been touched.

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2012-2015 Honda Civic Engine Air Filter Replacement

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Dan

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Scraped Bumper, Broken Wire

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Dan

A Honda Accord came into the shop with only a few thousand miles on it and a check engine light. It had a code for no signal from the radiator coolant temperature sensor, so I got started on electrical diagnostics.

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2013-2017 Honda Accord Cabin Air Filter Replacement

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Dan

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2013-2017 Honda Accord 4-cylinder Engine Air Filter Replacement

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Dan

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Throwback: Wrong Spark Plugs

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Dan

Originally posted March 27, 2017.

I recently had an older Honda Odyssey come into the shop for a few recalls and other repairs, and found that it had some codes in the computer indicating misfires. It was misfiring on all 6 cylinders. First thing to do when you have a misfire is to pull the ignition coils and spark plugs for the cylinders that are misfiring. I quickly found the problem.

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Broken Spring & Mount

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Dan

It’s not too unusual for a coil spring on a higher-mileage car to eventually break, I’ve seen it many times. A lot of times it’s just half a loop from the top or bottom and it rattles around and makes an awful noise. If it breaks more in the middle of the spring it can all collapse and get twisted all together and make noise too.

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Unsafe Ball Joint

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Dan

I was starting to work on another Honda Accord axle shaft recall and was giving the car a quick once-over when I noticed that the left front lower ball joint was loose, along with some other suspension issues. After pricing out parts for the service advisor, I set to work on the recall.

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Tools Stuck in Tight Spots

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Dan

Working on cars often involved squeezing your hands and arms into tight spots. That also means getting tools into those areas, and sometimes they get can get stuck in awkward positions.

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