You have to remove the piece by the door jamb, kick panel, panel underneath the hvac, side panel between the dash and door and lastly the glove box and it’s housing. From there you will see the foot vent which you need to pop off to get access inside.
I’ve had a issue similar to this, accords also seem to have a similar issue since the hvac system is the same. Someone on the accord forum found a China tsb to fix the issue which seemed to pinpoint the issue. I wedged some rubber in the vent divider as shown and haven’t had a rattle since...
I can’t speak to the reliability of the 2020 AC, but they have revised some components over time so I’d get a 2020 over used. In addition if you live in cold climate they revised the 2020 rear suspension shock mount to fix the clunking. Also addressed the A-pillar rattle, updated radio with a...
This isn’t true, the lsd has no effect on highway driving, if you are feeling minor tugging something is wrong, or lkas is causing the feeling which it does slightly. The lsd in the si is a torsen gear lsd vs a clutch style and will act as an open differential with one tire on ice. I encourage...
Modern turbo cars are way more complex then the old ones, peak boost is not a sole indicator of power, manufacturers can get power in more ways then boost hence varying boost levels we see. Adding/removing timing, fuel delivery/timing, cam phasing all play a role. I’m not well versed enough to...
That gap is normal, there is nothing clipping it in. I’ve pulled that entire area apart, the section is designed to flex with body movement. Next time you’re driving stick your fingers between the two parts and you can feel it move a little over road imperfections. As far as the creaking are...
As the post above says, the oil level varies a lot depending on how long you let the engine sit, Honda states to check the level 3-5 minutes after running if I’m not mistaken so you should be checking and comparing the oil level then.
The si has some different suspension components then the general civic so it is a separate issue and they don’t have a spare tire. Plus Honda issued a tsb for this issue already once but retracted it after it didn’t work confirming the issue. This clunking only occurs below 15-20f typically, if...
As someone who does winter autocross on ice, a brand new all season can’t hold a candle to even a partially worn down winter tire. I know someone who had new DWS-06 tires on one of their cars and wanted to see how they could perform. Needless to say a new driver had no problem beating his times...
Running the car for 5 minutes at 3k rpm is not going to hurt anything, it’s not under any load, everything is being cooled with coolant and lubricated with oil. The turbo is not creating any boost. If this was an issue with any manufacture, engines would be blowing up left and right...