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usually battery or alternator, unless you have some wiring problems. but that is less likely than the first 2 options (which are also really easy to test for). Also dont get fooled into thinking the...

Euros are a great car.
Ive had hot hatches before and you arent left feeling like you are in a boat in comparison.
Also so much more room and convenience in a euro vs civic hatch.

How come you...

ah ok, sweet!.
i did see someone note that at some point honda did upgrade the MC they used as the replacement and that this might indeed solve this issue. was it you saying this or perhaps can you...

thats what i do too! :)

nope. thats been covered mate. people replaced it and the squeek back within 3-6 months. its a fault in the design of the MC.

it might just be the belt that needs replacing. if it is the original then this is most likely.
Put the fresh belt (easy enough to do yourself) on and see if the noise has gone away. if not then do...

yeah carbon build up increases the compression ratio as well as making the combustion equation not as balanced- hence leading to knock. though if you have been using 98 then that could be ruled out...

these hondas usually have a bit of a weep from those lines going on at this age. nothing to get too concerned about.

sounds like it could actually be a genuine knock event then. have you considered-
fuel quality in your area? (you are already using 95 octane+?)
excessive carbon build up in the motor?

damn. looks very settled for stock suspension. they are good tyres to drive on though.

thats revving it pretty good!

nice. good smooth driving man.
is that on stock suspension? what tyres were you using?
also how many km on the car and what rpm were you typically revving to?

yep, needs the constant lubing on the actuator rod if you want to keep the squeaks away. Rod might even need rotating if it has become worn and scored on one side.

nice one. yeah maybe wipe off the excess from the pedal mechanisms as it wont be doing much good and will cause a mess when it runs down.

Yeah its the master cylinder thats the main culprit. Im...

nope alas there isnt.
it is a poorly designed clutch system basically. Usually the creak is coming from the master cylinder actuator rod, but often also the clutch pedal pivot mechanism (they arent...

honestly no clear idea on their health, will investigate this if no other reasonable leads and known issues are presented.

And yes i did already clean up the battery -ve cable and earth points so...

Hey everyone, got a 2003 CL9.

Runs well and good but a couple of little gremlins i wouldnt mind being able to find the answer for and solve. Might be part of the same issue.

The most noticeable...

ok cool i will check out the Cerma product. as there are some products that can do a good job. i.e. there are some really good friction modifiers out there that can really do a great job in their...

usually it is when people put aftermarket cheaper thermostats in that are what ends up jamming shut.

anything below 5-10 degrees (celsius) on the highway will overcool your motor.

a cooler...

This is a common fallacy that still pops up alot.
Not having a thermostat is bad for a non-race car as well as unnecessary in the first place.
-modern thermostats seize open, not shut- so...

just thought id post a pic of my accord CL9 with some 18x8 +35 rims i put on. Stock suspension. tyres are 225/40/18

Came up better than I thought on stock suspension. Sits a little higher than...

water pump is one of those jobs that is easy for a mechanic with the right tools and hard for us DIY mechanics doing it for ourselves the first time...

otherwise my CL9 had been fitted with an...

yeah me neither. as another poster noted, the same situation (over revving) could be induced by doing say 80kmh using cruise in 5th, and then slowing down and being in 2nd and pressing cruise resume....

i know i know... its just a long slow gentle hill (50-60kmh) that doesnt require either brakes nor accelerator for ages and the cruise control isnt smooth in that on/off throttle position that it...

Just an interesting thing that I wondered if it had been discovered before...

Driving last night I put the car in neutral to coast a low gentle hill, but had been in cruise control before that...

mine has a similar sound when started from cold but then goes away mostly when it warms up. Seems normal and has been like it since i got is (03 euro with 165k). Nonetheless, hard to say if it is the...