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  1. Do I need this heat shield?

    Same here -- the heat shield rattling under my hatch was driving me nuts! I did a quick fix today by adding fender washers under all five 10mm bolts. Backing the car onto some ramps made it easy.
  2. Smoke after Downpipe Installation

    Glad to hear no more smoke! Although the internet can be immense, it's also local -- I happen to be the random Civic Hatch guy who stopped yesterday when I saw you with the hood up. Tom
  3. Skid Plate Replacement

    "It shouldn't make any mess" The exact sentiment at the beginning of all of my oil changes. :)
  4. Rear Hatch Leaking

    Sounds like you mean around the wiper shaft and not the circumference of the glass itself? I ask because Seal C is exactly what the dealer had replaced. Thx.
  5. Skid Plate Replacement

    I have a fumoto drain valve and while a little door in the cover would help for Oil Change "A" not involving the filter, I'm pretty sure I would make a huge mess doing Oil Change "B" with the filter replacement, unless I took off the metal cover. Bottom line, I'd stick with the OEM cover if you...
  6. Rear Hatch Leaking

    Would you please post details on where exactly you put sealant? About a year ago the dealer did my fix (twice) under warranty but, unfortunately, this winter I've seen water / ice in the latch area and on my cargo mat. Not a lot but enough to say that the stupid grommet they replaced isn't...
  7. Anal sex

    3.5 years on the OEM battery with only 18K miles but lots and lots of short trips. After the state safety inspection on our other vehicle I asked the station about the battery and I watched them use a good-looking Interstate battery tester. Who here relies on testing to avoid being stranded?
  8. A/C condenser warranty letter from Honda

    I'm always happy to get an extended factory warranty at no cost. Look, my money is already sunk into the car so kudos to honda USA for extending this for unlimited mileage over 10 years. So if the condenser leaks, it's on them. I already had a leak but it was in the compressor and that was...
  9. Scotty on the Earth-Dreams GDI engines.

    No need to ban, it just requires educating oneself and not listening to one source. Scotty is highly entertaining and could almost be in the dictionary's definition of bombastic, except he's a bit of a dirt bag at times. Look how many times he's announced that his channel is done. Honda's...
  10. Rear Hatch Leaking

    Same here -- that seal (a grommet) was the culprit. Also, in my case the dealer first found some gaps under the upper spoiler & applied seam sealer there only and thought they fixed it. However, a day after I got the car back it rained -- luckily -- and once again there was a small puddle in...
  11. My oil dilution

    Ah, roger that..thought you meant UOA results in general. My bad... I was running some TopTier, high octane egg nog in my system yesterday!
  12. My oil dilution

    @PhilF I'd like to know your source because I think it's very wrong. Months ago I posted my Blackstone results to The Oil Thread showing 4.3%. That was concerning at the time but now my driving routine has shifted from a 2 mile daily commute to none. When I drive the car it's usually 10-20...
  13. Honda recalling 1.79 million vehicles worldwide for safety issues

    Agree, doesn't seem to affect Civics. If anyone is subject to a safety recall then you'll get notified by Honda. At least in the US.
  14. Do you guys actually change break fluid?

    I just checked my fluid level and, hot damn, no longer a sealed system.
  15. NSX finally arrived!

    Nice car! Here in NoVa I glimpsed the back of a white NSX on the road yesterday. Sleeker than a vette.
  16. Do you guys actually change break fluid?

    Reminds me of a former co-worker who told us she slid off the road into the medium strip. As for brake fluid . . . change it every 3 yrs. I didn't pay attention to the brake fluid on my wife's Ford Explorer early in that vehicle's life and ended up experiencing a line failure during a hard...
  17. Repairing curb damage

    It happens but a Markal does the trick for me. https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-20621BL/Paint-Markers/Markal-Paint-Markers-Black
  18. Hatch release button is stuck. Any advice?

    For sure. From outside the car try pushing down on the trunk above the latch. If your model has a pass-through, from the back seat see if you can use the emergency pull to open the trunk. If you get it open then close it up and see if that frees up the stuck mechanism. If not, take it in...
  19. Fabric to leather armrest and center console swap

    To avoid confusion...I believe one meant to say that the P/Ns above will fit the Hatchback -- but the three console parts with TXM in the number are actually associated with the Honda Insight. We Civic owners with scratchy cloth from the factory have been ordering the Insight's console parts...
  20. Now this is a classic wing

    This vid of a Plymouth Superbird is just too funny -- fodder for any builders doing a 1/2 scale Type R. :) . https://fb.watch/1PSVaLRkwc/


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