The service manager said the clutch wasn't properly engaged? That would mean the clutch is sliding and thus will start to create more wear and tear... Better get it replaced under warranty too :D...
But good to hear it's good now :)
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The service manager said the clutch wasn't properly engaged? That would mean the clutch is sliding and thus will start to create more wear and tear... Better get it replaced under warranty too :D...
But good to hear it's good now :)
yep he did... basically the master cylinder wasn't opening and closing the diapgram of the clutch properly and it wasnt "locked in" as such.
i'm sure the clutch will be f%#$$d before the 5 year .140,000km runs out.
it already feels weaker :thumbdwn: but probably not bad enough to have replaced yet.
who would have thought the MC would have been such a pain in the ass :rolleyes: haha... but yea glad its improved :D
Cool. Good that we have a hint on why the clutch fails prematurely. Which dealer did you get your car fixed at?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris_F
Bought my car from /and had MC replaced at Southside Honda.
Yea my problems wiht the clutch have been documented for well over 6 months now, and i'm on my third master cylinder... if my clutch goes there is no way in hell i'm being held resposible after they acknowledged that fualty MC was causing the clutch to slip in everyday driving...
Are there many 03 and 04 euro owners who never had issues with the clutch MC?
not yet at 35k - touch wood.Quote:
Originally Posted by V205
I finally got to drain out my overfill tonight, about 5mm over max mark drained out about 0.5L+. I noticed that idle rev is about 100rpm lower than usual at times, which caused me to check the oil level. I drained it down to about 2-3mm below the max mark. Idle is now back to normal, car is revving freely again. Took it to redline first time tonight since ownership at about 1600km. Nice kick at 6000-7000 rpm.. :)
(This is using honda FEO bottled oil.)
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Originally Posted by Victor1982
Took mine back to get the overfill drained and they were all at lunch. I was on my lunch as well, so i couldn't wait to get it drained. Mine's overfilled by almost 1cm and the guy at the reception desk checked it and said that it's perfectly fine to overfill by that much. It's only a concern when you fill up to there (pointing to about half-way mark of the entire dip stick's length). He said it's only overfilled by about 200ml, which doesn't really agree with what you said.Quote:
Originally Posted by V205
I'm going to get them to drain it next week and I'll stand there and observe how much oil comes out and give them the shit if more than 200ml comes out.
1cm over the max mark is DEFINITELY more than 200ml. The MAX mark is there for a reason... it's not a suggestion.
Some people will say anything...
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Originally Posted by coladuna
hearing about these overfills is kind of worrying... i know its not the reason now though...
the service manager said the mechanic noticed the faulty MC was causing my clutch to slip slightly and that was the reason for power loss... and when i originally got the new MC i thought the problem had gone... but over the last few days its become just as bad as before, basically the clutch is shot after being driven around half engaged for probably 3000km or so.
I'm contacting my service guy tommorrow to tell him of the problem... ill update the thread with the result when i finally get one.
Ask for DC5R clutch as a replacement if you can. :)
haha, baboo - i wish.
I took the car in today and the foreman came for a drive with me... and i couldn't duplicate the problem enough for him to notice. Basically they won't look into it muhc further unless its a very noticeable problem - so i guess I just gota wait untill its completely f%$*d and the problem is really obvious.
I'd think about buying an aftermarket clutch though but if it is the clutch and it's covered under warranty i may aswell get the new one for free.