Check Engine Light, Fuel Efficiency & Good Mechanics
Hi guys,
First time poster here at ozHonda! looking to get some advice from the community :)
I have a somewhat long story to tell (so please bare with me)
Bought a :honda: Integra '02 Special Edition back in April 2013 with 81,000 k's on the clock. Upon driving it the first time I managed to get around 650km on a tank. Which was pretty impressive considering the handbook suggested a Max Range of 700km.
Is wasn't very long until 650 turned into 600; and it levelled out there for a long time. Until one faithful day when my fuel pump decided to die.
I took it to my faithful local mechanic because I can trust him to do the work and not rip me off. After I got the car back I noticed that my fuel gauge was behaving differently, it seemed that the low fuel indicator light would no longer come on, and the needle would always hover above empty, even thought it actually was.
I managed to miss my 100K service, and my fuel efficiency started to decline, now I was getting around 500-550km on a tank.
So I took it back to get it fixed; along with its overdue 100K service at around 110K. The engine appeared to be performing and sounding allot better. However I now find that a whole new set of problems have arisen:
Randomly while I'm driving my "check engine" light appears, with no audible clues as to what it might be. I am able to make the light disappear simply by restarting the motor, but that just makes the situation more perplexing.
Furthermore my fuel efficiency has NOT increased despite the service, new oil, injector cleaner etc. etc.
It seems that my local mechanic that was good for my old '94 civic, seems to be causing more problems with the Integra..
What are your thoughts on this issue? Is it worth taking to Honda? But I hear Honda, AutoTune and even MotorServ are all up-sell rip offs :confused: