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  1. Can our car’s ecu get malware??

    Strange question isn’t it? Apparently what happened the other day while I was waiting in my car for a tire repair, I was messing with the Honda hacked head unit. Was trying to install a more stable version of NewPipe. I didn’t have my laptop or usb stick with me. I downloaded an apk which is the...
  2. Should I use high mileage synthetic or not use?

    project farms testing oil again. I never thought about using high mileage versions. Well I’m in the 80k territory now. I’m still using royal purple. No problems to speak of I think. Car engine still feels like the day I first drove it. Is there any need to use high mileage? I heard that if...
  3. Alternator problem?

    Anyone experienced this? The voltage looks normal 14.4v
  4. Contaminated ac system(not leaking refrigerant)

    I have a small ac leak somewhere in my system. There’s no existing dye in the system for my car. I checked. Maybe it’s dealer dependent. Does anyone know what sort of dye injector I need to buy? Most dyes I can find are in a little bottle meant to pour in machines. I don’t want to spend the...
  5. Do I have to completely lift the car to do brakes?

    I don’t have access to a relatively flat driveway. According to most dyi brake jobs for our cars, we jack up the whole thing to do brakes. Can I get away with jacking up just the front first and rear after or vice versa or will I fuck up some sort of e brake mechanism if all the wheels don’t...
  6. Recommended radiator temp? Time to change fluid?

    When I first got my ktuner and honda hack setup, My coolant temperature always read at 173-176f regardless of speed or stationary. That was about 1.5 years of owning my car. Right now on year 4, my coolant temp reads 190+f when not moving and 178-185 when moving. This started happening during...
  7. So I eaten up my rear brake pads.

    During my last oil change, my mechanic told me my rear pads are gone while the fronts still have another year left. Im at 65k and haven’t done any brake maintenance since I bought the car. 3 questions. How did my rears run out before the fronts? Should I just replace both rear and front to even...
  8. Head unit starting to fail?

    Anyone starting to get stock head unit crashes here more frequently as our car ages? Yesterday my unit decided it to freeze up for around 2-3 min and ended up with a white screen of death. The unit does crash randomly every now and then or CarPlay decides to break. I doubt that the dealer will...
  9. Thinking about air suspension

    I drive any from 150-200 miles a day. I been wondering if the air suspension can hold up to my constant driving with little maintenance. I can’t afford to fix them if they break from overuse. I read airlift is supposedly reliable. Idk if they can take a constant daily beating. There really...
  10. Premium gas shortage in central Texas?

    Has anyone had problems getting 93 octane lately? I been having to visit 2-5 gas stations as of late just to fill up.
  11. Car seat wear

    This may sound like a dumb question, but are car seats covered under warranty or is it considered a wear item? My car seats are starting to tear at the seatbelt area. It seems that my seatbelt is starting to cut into the cloth and tore a little bit of it.
  12. Sunvisor issue

    Does anyone know how to regrease what steps to take to fix the visor? My driver side is squeaking pretty bad and is hard rotate. The passenger side you see in the video is perfectly fine compared to the worn out driver side
  13. Be careful driving in central texas

    This happened to me while I was driving on 183 last night. Luckily I kept my car from spinning out of hitting the bridge cement rails after getting scraped.
  14. Civic si brake pad recommendations. Street use.

    I tried scouring the forums for any comprehensive pads list for the si. Can’t find much. I probably need to replace my pads before I end up on a nightly news headline “Uber driver crashes car falling off cliff”. I definitely don’t want to buy those gold/platinum pads from...
  15. Civic si brake pad recommendations. Street use.

    I tried scouring the forums for any comprehensive pads list for the si. Can’t find much. I probably need to replace my pads before I end up on a nightly news headline “Uber driver crashes car falling off cliff”. I definitely don’t want to buy those gold/platinum pads from...
  16. Idk what’s going out on my front left wheel.(sound file included)

    Yes it sounds crappy from me sticking my phone out the window. The squeaking noise comes and goes at times. This happens when the wheel is going left from a slight nudge to a full turn. I already removed my brakes and rotor with my friend helping to see if there’s something rubbing. Nothing. I...
  17. Am I just a walking disaster made of bad luck?

    This happened last night while I was waiting for my food to deliver. Had a driver back into my car. Good news is he paid for the damages upfront after I sent him quote of $1050.
  18. This pothole or missing dirt nearly fucked my Uber eats night over

    When I was leaving jack in the box to deliver the food to the customer, I went over this fucker. It fucked my alignment up and took a small chunk of my rim and tire off. Got lucky my rim and tire survived. I called up my friend who has a random wake/sleep cycle to straighten my alignment out...
  19. So.... 11th gen civic

    Well because of this coronavirus going on and shutdown. I don’t think Honda could ever catch a break with their odd numbered gen curse. I feel they may make some cost cutting measures on their next lineup on the civics again as with the 2012 model with a crappy chassis. If I’m full of shit, I’m...
  20. Motor mounts. Do solid mounts improve performance?

    Does anyone have any solid evidence that they do anything other than vibrate the car? I hear supposedly that cars lose some torque from the stock mounts absorbing power. Has anyone ever tested on a dyno if they help or is it just marketing?


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