jcivics
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- 2019 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport
No cus he did it on his pc
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oh so you dont even own a flashpro.... well, if you want any hope of warranty you mentioned in your other thread, you are going to need to go back to stock, get it flashed back to stock and pray to the gods you get covered. If you cant get flashed stock, you have no hope. the good news is you should be able to find a used turbo in the junkyard for relatively cheap. lots of totaled civics 4 years in now.No cus he did it on his pc
Do you own the FlashPro? Did you pay for the actual device and he just said he would hold onto it, or did you just pay for a tune?He didn’t want me to take the flash pro home, he told me he would hold onto it in the shop
so you paid $695 for a flash pro and then paid over $300 for a dyno tune and you dont have the flash pro in your possession? This all sounds so suspectHe didn’t want me to take the flash pro home, he told me he would hold onto it in the shop
I paid $1000Do you own the FlashPro? Did you pay for the actual device and he just said he would hold onto it, or did you just pay for a tune?
Hey thanks Charles, very interesting and informative. I’ll do a tc if they won’t, no worries. Should have followed my instinct and figure out how to process the payment on Hondata.com instead of going to the shop. Running the dyno was fun though.d not trust this tuner/tune honestly. I'd flash back to stock... count the $300 a loss... and start back with reflashes or another tune/etune from someone else when your car is sorted out. It seems like it's caused nothing but heartache.
Most of the problem was, there were too many variables mixed into the equation at once. I hit 100k and did the coolant, brake, tranny, plugs all at once, same time I did the Hondata tune and custom tune with catless downpipe a couple weeks later. Thinking about it, I would do each one separately and run it a bit and check to see if the maintenance was a success. That would have surely prevented some of the issues I had faced or was trying to diagnose. Also if I were to do it again, would not have gone to this specific tuner. Bad experience there. Overall, lesson learned, still selling the RV6 catless if anyone interested, will give a good deal on it.Bro this was a wild ride from start to finish.
Honda says that there’s no issue with the crack, car builds boost fine. No reason to replace. I’m worried exhaust gases will widen the hole over time. Should there be concern?Most of the problem was, there were too many variables mixed into the equation at once. I hit 100k and did the coolant, brake, tranny, plugs all at once, same time I did the Hondata tune and custom tune with catless downpipe a couple weeks later. Thinking about it, I would do each one separately and run it a bit and check to see if the maintenance was a success. That would have surely prevented some of the issues I had faced or was trying to diagnose. Also if I were to do it again, would not have gone to this specific tuner. Bad experience there. Overall, lesson learned, still selling the RV6 catless if anyone interested, will give a good deal on it.
Still happy to own a Honda rather than a Chevy Cruze. I actually saw one blowup on the freeway, biggest cloud of black smoke ever. That and their waterpumps go out too. Happened to my boss.
I base this on no personal experience... just my opinion:Honda says that there’s no issue with the crack, car builds boost fine. No reason to replace. I’m worried exhaust gases will widen the hole over time. Should there be concern?
I can’t seem to find any turbos for under $600 (LKQ) , do you have a link for the $400 ones? TyI base this on no personal experience... just my opinion:
If the compressor and turbine blades are fine and the cracks don't in any way cause a leak of oil or coolant from what lubricates and cools the turbo and, in turn the loss of these fluids could threaten not use the turbo but the engine itself... and it builds boost... then I'd run it until it dies and cross your finger that it will outlast the time you have your car. Realize if you ever upgrade and there is a core charge (rare for ours. No one is accepting these cores unless someone takes to machining them and replacing the CHRAs, but that hasn't really taken off)... this likely wouldn't be accepted and you'd be out the core charge.
If it builds boost and the oil passages/water jacket aren't compromised, then it's doing its job and no one would know the cracks exist other than you. If it still bothers you... upgrade or drop $400 on a used OEM turbo that was pulled during an upgrade or off a junked car.
If you Google "cracked turbo housing" you will find you're in good company.
I'd just done a search on eBay at the time and came up with several buy-it-nows a couple months ago. If that well is dry ay the moment... you could just post a want-to-buy (WTB) on the classifieds forum. Since no aftermarket turbo manufacturer for our car pays for a core on our cars, anyone who's upgraded is left with an unused stock turbo. I'm sure you'd find someone willing to part with theirs.I can’t seem to find any turbos for under $600 (LKQ) , do you have a link for the $400 ones? Ty