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(DIY Service?) CRV MOT success!


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On 6/9/2015 at 9:16 PM, Pillock said:

The only thing I don't like doing myself is brake fluid. I've never done it, but I don't like the idea of it. Hence my daily is running on three year old fluid....

Why?

Get a pressure bleeder ( I have a Sealey Vs820, others are available), fill with 1l brake fluid and attach to fluid reservoir. Pump it a few times then go round and loosen the bleed nipples one at a time until fluid runs clear. Really is quite simple. The most time consuming part is likely to be taking the wheels off if the billed nipples aren't accessible. 

I have also started fitting stainless steel nipples to avoid any future seized or snapped issues.

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  • stephen01 changed the title to (DIY Service?) CRV New rubber

After 2 years I’ve finally got a new rubber hose, from the back of the air box, from memory these are £80 odd plus vat from Honda, it also need a new passenger light as I’d bloody cracked it helping someone move some furniture, the light had about 4 inches of water in and the reverse light had stopped working. 
 

had both from someone breaking a mk2.5 local for about £60 which is a very good price, rear lights sell for this and all the rubbers seem to be borked on any that are breaking- common issue on the 2.2 diesel. 
 

MOT is this month so thought I best do it as I’ve had the bits in the boot for the best part of 4 weeks now. 
 

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  • 8 months later...

It was only a matter time, cat was nicked off the car last night, didn’t hear a thing, apart from this morning when it sounded like an F1 car 😳 

I’m extremely pissed about this, had my car 10 years and some twat has done this. 

I’m loathed to go through my insurance as they’ll just write it off.

What are my actual options? I’ve only had a quick look as I was leaving for my lads football, but I assume they’ve cut through sensors etc
 

anyone breaking a CRV? Mk2 diesel

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  • stephen01 changed the title to (DIY Service?) CRV Cat nicked, FFS

Yeah a diesel one means they don't know what they're doing, saw a Honda and just thought £££. 

Depending on how much of a cunt they've been, you'll need rear o2 sensor, a pattern cat, a centre section, and possibly a manifold. When mine got nicked off my Civic Aerodeck they cut past the flanges on the cat and unplugged the o2 sensor. 

 

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I’ve just managed to get a minute for myself, mainly as I’ve had to nip to my brothers to move some stuff for him. 
 

No lights on, so I don’t think they’ve cut any cables? Drives fine, if a little loud and turbo 

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I mean you can see why they target CRV’s they probably only crawled under it with a power cutter. 

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That sucks - mine got done last week too although they must have got disturbed mid theft as it only got cut through at one end, the cat is still there but I need a new mid section to replace the bit they chopped. Wankers. 

 

 

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7 minutes ago, stephen01 said:

I’m hoping so, I’m very tempted to just have a ‘decat’ 

If that's the case maybe this might be a 'temporary solution' made to your spec. I don't know if it will fit as I can only see the one side chop.

https://exhaustpartsuk.com/product/stolen-catalytic-converter-replacement-temporary-exhaust-joiner/

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  • 6 months later...

So it's been a very very expensive week, the Honda finally got booked in for a new clutch, DMF, rear pads, discs, Callipers and a Track rod. 

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May be an image of car and text that says "J50FAD FAD J50 MC"

I also had a pipe welded in after the Cat was nicked. 

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Next on the list is a set of new tyres - may go for a full set of 4 and keep the best of the 4 crap ones as a spare and tracking! 

Christ - I'm not even going to start to add up how much this lot has cost me, for a car that has no current MOT and 207k. 

 

 

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  • stephen01 changed the title to (DIY Service?) CRV New Clutch & other bits - MOT soon.
  • 1 month later...

After not using the car since it had the clutch and the fact I had to sorn it because no MOT and dvla were sending me letters about it, I thought I really need to get off my arse and get it booked in for the tyres and MOT, battery was dead as anything, didn’t even want to unlock the car and no lights on dash whatsoever ever. After pushing the bloody thing off the drive and failing to bump start it, my road is pretty flat. I had to call out RAC to hook up a booster pack, wife’s Citroen the battery is inaccessible and the little Chevy while it gave it some dash lights etc it was just no where near man enough to start the Honda, no surprise really as it’s only a 1 litre and the battery is probably half the size of the Honda. 
 

Rac turned up, booster pack connected and away I went for my new tyres. 
 

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I’ve been driving 20 years and I’ve never had 4 new tyres all at the same time. Kept the best as a spare. Really pleased to have a full set of matching tyres back on the car. 
 

Car was dead at the garage again and had to hook the tyre fitters car to jump start it! FFS. 

Back home and connected the battery charger up and left it for about 18 hours and it’s been okay today. 
 

£35 diesel, or as I like to call it 1/4 a tank and I dropped it off for its MOT. 
 

success! Also no more Christmas MOT’s. 

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like fuck I’m taxing it until the first of July,  already paid for a good 4 months just to be safe if I needed to put it in the road. 
 

Cleaned it and back on the drive. here’s to a happy 12 months motoring. 

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