My civic's engine blew up Part 2

[denot]

^^^ nah... not that extreme lol

yeah warranty is 70% useless... they even give me this excuse when i told them that my CD stackers stuff up... "There's a chance that this is because you replace the OEM rims with 2 inch bigger and lower profile tyres, it makes the car bump hard on the speed hump and thus stuff the CD stacker..."

Can you believe that?

[markCivicVti]

Thats just outrageous denot. What was your response? I'd be like "Do I look like a moron to you?"

Yeah warranty is overrated. I guess if nothing has failed in the first year then you're probably won't need the warranty after. I already got the SRI, but if the engine dies I'll definitely replace it with the stock box if i take it in for warranty repair.

But they'd prolly give me some crap like "Oh, you've painted your brake calipers, chances are the engine didn't like the color choice so it decided to die, sorry can't help you."

[denot]

^^^ LOL @ the brake caliper Mark!!!

Yeah, I sed to them "Oh, Ic... I didnt know that CD Stacker and the OEM rims has that kind of relationship, I thought they are only friends... Ok, I will call ANOTHER dealer and book the next service and this warranty claim with them instead of you. Oh, and I will tell them about this 'in a relationship' status between the CD Stacker and te OEM rims as per what you just told me. Thanks anyway" Yup I did say that... and I can hear that he try to cut my sentence every now and then but I hang up XD

[ekdez]

@ denot and mark

if you believe the replacement of oem rims doesn't affect your cd stacker then your rather silly. they make a car a certain way for a certain reason. any modification made to the car will have side effects, its a guarantee.

just remember honda made and got it right first time.

in your case;;
low profile tire, larger rim = more bumpy ride, less give in tires towards to road.
oem tire/wheel = smaller rim, larger tire for a smooth drive, more give to bumps etc.
cd player/stacker = made to run on a smooth ride.

be reasonable.
if you wanna go claim warranty return your car to stock.. simple concept

[denot]

@ denot and mark

if you believe the replacement of oem rims doesn't affect your cd stacker then your rather silly. they make a car a certain way for a certain reason. any modification made to the car will have side effects, its a guarantee.

just remember honda made and got it right first time.

in your case;;
low profile tire, larger rim = more bumpy ride, less give in tires towards to road.
oem tire/wheel = smaller rim, larger tire for a smooth drive, more give to bumps etc.
cd player/stacker = made to run on a smooth ride.

be reasonable.
if you wanna go claim warranty return your car to stock.. simple concept

oh ekdez... I know 4 other ppl that have the car stock 06 Sports and have this problem? so what happens there? is it the CD Stacker has disagreement with the OEM rims so they fight and broke up now? please explain...

also, if you said "they make a car a certain way for a certain reason. any modification made to the car will have side effects, its a guarantee" if I mod my car so its now have a 'Baby on board' (no offence to ppl who put this sign in their car) sign, my headlight will not working now? or my brake? or the rims will fell apart coz it got jealous cos it thought the CD stacker cheating with teh sign?

Cmon man...

be reasonable...

[markCivicVti]

cd player/stacker = made to run on a smooth ride.

Lol... it's a cd player in a car. It's made to run on non-smooth rides. It's not a hi-fi in the lounge, it's in a car which is designed to be driven on all sorts of road conditions, including gravel roads.

"Oh sorry, you've probably at some stage have hit a pothole. We have designed the cd player for smooth rides, so we won't replace it."

[andyhui01]

the funny thing was, when i looked at the service report, under "checked air element filter", the box was ticked hahaha

I think service centre's just tick all the boxes anyway... I once went in for a service with one HID light flickering, no spare wheel and one license plate light that died=. And guess what... car passed the so called "Safety Inspection" with flying colors, Spare Wheel Safety Check, Headlights Checked... lol

[ekdez]

if I mod my car so its now have a 'Baby on board' (no offence to ppl who put this sign in their car) sign, my headlight will not working now? or my brake? or the rims will fell apart coz it got jealous cos it thought the CD stacker cheating with teh sign?

Cmon man...

wow the things people say.. i dont think you could have come up with a worse example..
im just simply explaining your problem, from another persons perspective. just accept it how it is.

[ekdez]

Lol... it's a cd player in a car. It's made to run on non-smooth rides. It's not a hi-fi in the lounge, it's in a car which is designed to be driven on all sorts of road conditions, including gravel roads.

yeah ok fair enuf, i was generalising.. but really, think about what i said..

the smaller tire you run the more road you feel, therefore there will be more which "could" affect your cd stacker/stereo.

im not saying it happens to everyone.. but its a valid reason. dont be narrow minded.

stock cars stereos, when hitting pot holes or bumps dont normally cut out because of the suspension being soft and the tire having give, in the chunk of it, but when, the suspension or wheels have been changed its a different story..

have you ever run a 40 or below series tire on stiff suspension? and hit a bad patch in a road..

[ekdez]

you dont have to agree with me.. i really dont care..
just giving you the opinion which isnt the same as yours...

[Banzai69]

this last page makes me really crack up.. lol brake caliper and cd stacker..

ekdez, i think you give honda too much credit by saying and generalising "they make a car a certain way for a certain reason". sometimes manufacturers do things a certain way because it is cost effective and for no other reason related to quality or warranty. Sometimes, they do things for the wrong reasons as well which can then be termed as "management fk ups". An example, the previous generation Civic was wrong in so many ways. Just because they came up with that model, with xyz parts and engine, doesn't mean that it's a good thing.

Now, i should really think twice before putting in the K&N air filter

[dmx]

^^^ nah... not that extreme lol

yeah warranty is 70% useless... they even give me this excuse when i told them that my CD stackers stuff up... "There's a chance that this is because you replace the OEM rims with 2 inch bigger and lower profile tyres, it makes the car bump hard on the speed hump and thus stuff the CD stacker..."

Can you believe that?

unbelieveable, that's Honda dealer sacrificed their pride for saying that
next time they will say " coz ur bigger rims and low profile tyres make ur car more bumpy in result loosen the engine seal and causing the oil pumping everywhere, and that's why the engine blown up !"