Just got back from honda, the foreman jumped in the car for 3 seconds played with the clutch then the service guy told me they'd be ordering in a master cylinder....
Is the master cylinder easy to replace? Its just sitting in the engine bay near the gearbox yeah?
Hopefully its not expensive to replace when our cars are out of warranty.
you'd probably have to change the clutch fluid and I guess it'd take a bit of time coz it's in an awkward position. The master cylinder itself is quite an expensive part, an OEM Honda master cylinder is probably in excess of $200 though I've never really looked into it. I'm glad i got the extended 5 year warranty for this problem alone!
When our cars do go out of warranty there's always the option of going to an after market master cylinder by AP Racing or similar company. That's what I'll be doing when the time comes
Correct me if im wrong but if its an issue that has been "fixed" prior to the warranty expiring then it should still be fixed after it the warranty expires as its still not fixed.
im about to get my third master cylinder and theres no way ill pay for a 4th out of warranty.
Correct me if im wrong but if its an issue that has been "fixed" prior to the warranty expiring then it should still be fixed after it the warranty expires as its still not fixed.
im about to get my third master cylinder and theres no way ill pay for a 4th out of warranty.
I'm really not sure how the warranty system works with Honda. What your saying sounds reasonable to me though.
I really think Honda should redesign the master cylinder to fix the problem - maybe I'll be lucky and get an updated model used by the 06/07 euros (wishful thinking)
Any 06/07 euro owners that experience the clutch creak out there?
Correct me if im wrong but if its an issue that has been "fixed" prior to the warranty expiring then it should still be fixed after it the warranty expires as its still not fixed.
If the part has been replaced previously by Honda, they should offer a 3(?) month warranty period for that part (if the car is out of warranty). After the 3 months, you will have to pay for it.
(not sure about honda's wty period though, could be 6 months or something)
For those with only 3 years wty, you might wanna consider getting the extended warranty from Honda ASAP ($700+ depending on the age of the car).
So far so good with our 06 after 4 months, in the clutch department anyway. No noises there yet, although we only have 2800k's on it and it's developing a low idle like rattle from the engine bay when the aircon is running and car is stationary. At idle with no A/C, the engine is just as quiet and smooth as new. With the airconditioning on, Revs do increase to compensate but the motor seems like it is under idle speed and vibrates with a plasticy sounding rattle. My guess is at the next service, the mechanic will look at it; and ME with a dumb look.... and tell me this is normal . I can understand so clearly why a lot of us would wish to fix these problems ourselves, even if your car is under warranty!
^ my MY06 also vibrates during A/C idle and u can feel it through the steering wheel. but pretty much all cars do that anyway.
I dont get an idle rattle though. Sound ricochets through the car so:
1) Make sure the A Pillar seals on the outside are pushed in properly.
2) Lower the front windows down a centimeter and see if that solves the rattle.
3) Make sure there arent any loose objects such as sunglasses and coins in the various compartments in the cabin.
4) Lightly thump parts of the engine bay to determine whats loose.
Originally Posted by Chris_F
. I can understand so clearly why a lot of us would wish to fix these problems ourselves, even if your car is under warranty!
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