My civic's engine blew up Part 2

[misteR_bilzz]

xtercii: thats already been mentioned a few pages back.

[aaronng]

arrong - when it happened i was driving at 3000rpm... 2nd gear about to shift to 3rd. doing 60km on 80 on springvale road (read my first post).

Sorry, my question was very vague, I meant to ask, what was the highest RPM your engine has been to, even accidentally. You can choose not to reply or reply via PM, because there might be someone from Honda reading this forum.

[markCivicVti]

Sorry to hear about the whole situation, but you seemed to have just accepted the fact that nothing is ever fair and that it may have been the mods. So good luck with forking out however much you need for a new engine.

Perhaps you can come to an agreement that they 'contribute' out of good will.. perhaps a percentage of labour - as thats probably the bulk of it.

I hope I never have to deal with these douchebags on warranty issues.

[90LAN]

thanks for your opinion !!!
but i was trying to see the funny side to this
btw i have seen this done b4 in qld
so thanks for your dumbest comment ever

thats true, but do you think if he actually did it, all he'd write is 'Honda dont want to fix my engine under warranty' ? lets be realistic here, its hardly a smart idea.




you win the award for dumbest advice ever.

at worst, it might be worth writing a letter to honda saying you are considering your options, both in terms of legal advice and possible media coverage.

[Bob san]

thanks for your opinion !!!
but i was trying to see the funny side to this
btw i have seen this done b4 in qld
so thanks for your dumbest comment ever

he was just being sarcastic, i don't blame him.

but the idea of standing in front of the dealership with a big sign isn't a bad idea, if i were a 80 year old with nothing else better to do.

im a 21 year old uni student and i simply just don't have time for this to drag on any longer.

oh btw i attached the letter telling me to trade in my car with a blown engine

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thats the first one and i also recieved another one of those today

might as well rub it in my face honda.


*bennjamin edit pm me for details

[Channy]

Hi mate, sorry to hear about your troubles, but dont blame hondas we all love em... haha

anyway back to being serious, i also had warranty issue(s) i had 17s on my civic and a exhuast and air filter and they fed me the same crap your warranty is void... so i said "well what if i returned it back to stock?", and they said well "thats your choice" they then replaced the struts and shockers no questions asked. strange ey...one second they say no the next they say yes. try takin the car to a different dealership in stock form (they get paid by honda for labour so dont see why not).

good luck

[warwick108]

thats a bit weird that they don't cover because you had a cia and etc.. so if I stick a spoiler (replica) on my boot, would they void my warranty? what if I tinted my windows? cause I did tint my windows, maybe they will void my warranty now.. the fact is they didnt link the mods with the blown engine, so fair is fair the engine was blown most likely due to bad luck, we all can say its due to the water, but what are the chances it was due to the water? 100%? this just does not make sense, try bringing it to yarra honda in abbotsford they have the best service their...give it a shot..

[Bob san]

thats a bit weird that they don't cover because you had a cia and etc.. so if I stick a spoiler (replica) on my boot, would they void my warranty? what if I tinted my windows? cause I did tint my windows, maybe they will void my warranty now.. the fact is they didnt link the mods with the blown engine, so fair is fair the engine was blown most likely due to bad luck, we all can say its due to the water, but what are the chances it was due to the water? 100%? this just does not make sense, try bringing it to yarra honda in abbotsford they have the best service their...give it a shot..

yer the whole warranty bookelt dosn't specify what you can and can't add to your car eg.if u did put a GT wing on ur boot, then ur tail lights stopped working they would probably say u drill holes in the boot and it affected the wires (or something like that). so does the GT wing count as a 'performance enchaning modification?' well i hope you will never have the chance to find out (in a good way)

i can't take it to another dealer cos i was claiming it through honda australia and not throught the dealer. great customer service eh? made me do everything myself (they didn't even bother to let honda australia know until i told them so).

im probably on honda's black list by now lol

[warwick108]

i tell you what.. tow your car infront of the dealer.. and just leave it sitting their.. like right infront of their freaking entry.. =)

[mrpsi]

unlucky mate... best of luck with the next engine

[destrukshn]

thats a bit weird that they don't cover because you had a cia and etc.. so if I stick a spoiler (replica) on my boot, would they void my warranty? what if I tinted my windows? cause I did tint my windows, maybe they will void my warranty now.. the fact is they didnt link the mods with the blown engine, so fair is fair the engine was blown most likely due to bad luck, we all can say its due to the water, but what are the chances it was due to the water? 100%? this just does not make sense, try bringing it to yarra honda in abbotsford they have the best service their...give it a shot..

dude, having your windows tinted, won't void you warranty on the motor.
nor putting a wing on.
it will only void the warranty on the parts that it affects.
the intake is a essential part of the motor, put water in there (intake then it goes into the combustion chamber), and it can drastically reduce the life of the motor.

so for a a aftermarket wing, it will void, any cracks or paint defects on the boot, unless you tapped in the wires a well, then it would most likely void that as well if anythign does go wrong.

[warwick108]

yes, i do understand the intake effects the motor.. but they did not link the blown motor and the intake together.. they did not link the cause of the intake to blow up the motor.. they said it was due to excessive revving..