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The car had 104000km when it happened. In the end, Honda itself plus the extended warranty paid for a new engine block/head/turbo. I guess I was very lucky, the extended warranty was expiring in 3months. The only downside was the car had to sit for 3months for the parts to arrive, specifically...

There was a post on this forum somewhere about Honda modifying injector hole design to try to reduce the oil dilution in 1.5s. Apparently this was done sometime in 2018 in production. Some early cars really have absurd dilution levels, especially in Europe where statistically we drive shorter trips.

Hello, After taking as much care as I could of my 1.0 Civic, the coolant reservoir decided to rupture at the only seam it had. There was no engine temperature increase to notice on the dashboard, no steam from under the bonnet and NO low coolant error, or anything. I must have driven around...

Soooo, I took some more trips in hot weather (25-28C, sunny) and AC seems to work fine. Dealership checked the AC, including the quantity of gas and it is all fine, I was near the car when they hooked it to that AC-gas machine-thing. My previously bad experience might have been caused by me...

My car was built 2018, AC never really worked. My dealership changed the condensator, plus added refrigerant in mid 2021 and it finally worked. Now, after some sunny days in april, AC seems to work at 50% capacity... I honestly don't think the AC system of these cars is easily fixable, otherwise...

The 1.0T had some troubles in its first year of production. Too sharp timing gears would damage the timing belt sending debris in the engine's oil and destroying the engine. Usually the turbo goes out first. The mysterious cylinder nr.2 missfire was also an issue which may or may not be related...

The winter rating is 0 for both, so the cold capabilities of both oils should be similar. The 40 rating means the oil will keep its characteristics even at higher temperatures, like track driving, so I would not be worried about it. I would change the oil more regularly though, 16k km between...

Thanks, I will research into those hybrid car wheels. I cannot do narrower wheel because it looks kinda weird with the 215 tire :)

Thanks again, while they only go as low as 17 inches, their Ultralight wheel seems very interesting, only 7.something kilograms! Looks good too! Because I have the sonic grey colour, I am kind of restricted to black wheels :/ PS. Do you feel any difference with ET40 instead of ET45? I found...

Thanks, I looked them up but I did not find a really light wheel in their offer. I'll keep searching then.

Hello, I am driving my 1.0 with 16 inch steel wheels through the winter and the engine response is noticeably better, especially when pulling away, or bellow 2200rpm. Ride is also smoother. I researched a bit, and apparently the steel wheels weigh 8kg each whereas the 16 inch Honda alloys weigh...

I added 2 thick washers on each of the two right side mounting points of the accelerator pedal. this brings the pedal closer to the driver and closer to the brake pedal.

The 1.0 engine from Honda is for sure one of the nicer revving 3 cylinders out there and it sound really good above 2800rpm. But at lower revs it sounds almost like a diesel and there are some vibrations coming through. It is less refined than the competition I tested. Curiously, on constant...

Early 1.0s (my2017) had a fault where the cam sprocket teeth would loosen and would end up in the oil of the engine doing some damage. In your case, the turbo. There is some bulletin from Honda how to repair this, so the dealership should know. The error in your dashboard can be maybe an issue...

I always thought Honda should have kept making NA engines because it's in their DNA. I considered Mazda's approach with the Skyactive-G better. But after I tested the 1.0t 126hp vs. 2.0 120hp I changed my mind. Mazda's 2.0 has way better response at lower revs, but it didn't like to rev and the...

Thanks, this works great also on my EU 1.0 turbo. One of the best advices i got in a while! When shifting, I release the accelerator completely, after that I push the clutch in and then as soon as possible I am back on the gas as the revs are still hanging/dropping. Then I pull slowly the...

So basically, you can help the engine warm up faster by putting the ventilation on minimum yourself, and this in turn minimizes the oil dilution. My former car, a 2.0TDI needed the same strategy for a quick warmup.

All Honda Turbo engines (1.0, 1.5, 2.0) simulate the atkinson cycle at lower loads for better economy in the low load scenario but there is a neat consequence to this. In atkinson mode, the first part of the compression stroke is being done with an open intake valve. This is the point where the...

My euro spec Civic Hatchback 1.0T Comfort built 09.2018 has this VIN: SHHFK6740JU005573. SHH for HondaUK, FK6 - i am guessing for the 1.0T, 7 for the spec, though it does have only the simple radio, J for 2018, U for built in Swindon. But what about 005573? It cannot be the 5573rd hatchback...