Mudster Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I’ve been here a year or 2 now and haven’t done a thread on my current car. This will mostly be on the Civic, but others in the fleet may occasionally appear. Having run a 335i for 7 years as a daily driver without any problems I figured I would get rid before an expensive bill made an appearance. Needed something capable of a regular 300 mile round trip and spotted a Civic diesel at a dealer in Stoke. Quick test drive confirmed it drove ok and deposit deposited. Went back the following weekend to collect and a new battery was fitted as the old one failed to hold a charge. Result. Its not quite as refined as the BMW but still a very relaxed cruiser doing approx 2000rpm at 70. Drove the 50 miles home with no issues. Pictures are at the dealer when I first looked at it back in February 2019. Got a few more updates to add which I will do over a few posts. Yoss, dome, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Back to that new battery. Within 2 days it was flat again. Bugger. Google fou established that the Bluetooth phone connection modules go faulty and drain the battery. Sure enough, removing the unit restored reliable electricity and a Bluetooth box plugged into the radio enabled phone calls and audio streaming. On long runs the fuel economy is pretty impressive. As is my inability to take a good photo. Still cleaned up quite nice. Summer 2019. Whilst away for a weekend, I started the car, heard a bang from under the bonnet and the interior filled with diesel fumes. crad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Dont keep us in suspense, what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Just typing next bit out 😀 spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Fannymold cracked? Mudster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 So this was Hondas first real stab at a diesel and the engine is reasonably refined, economical and has a real good pull from 1500rpm. But boy did they drop a goolie with she fanimold. It’s a 2 piece welded affair and the weld cracks Later modified to a single piece cast affair. Of course I was oblivious to this little fact until after purchase. There were no online guides for this and there is easier access to a Yorkshiremans wallet. I’m from Yorkshire before anyone complains! It’s not noticeable when driving but when stationary it quickly becomes unbearable. Decided to have a bash after the car came back from the MoT and reeked inside. How it didn’t get a mention is anyone’s guess. So jacked up Spanner’s twirled for the subframe to come out And turbo off New and old manifolds And new fitted dome, Jenson Velcro, spartacus and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 2.2 diseasel uses same centre section of exhaust as type-R dontchaknow ex with hidsjudging by headlight washers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 I wasn't aware of the type r connection. So my diesel has type r bits. 😀 Yeah its an EX with HIDs and nav. The nav looks a bit dated but for a 2006 car, still does 7 digit postcodes and has a 2018 disc (£10) so fairly up to date for functional purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I was most disappointed on mine that it treated the Magic roundabout as one single circle roundabout with many exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 always see these civic 2.2 dizzels going for cheap...whats the crack , as the petrols seem to hold value !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 if you look up its skirt you will find 4 tail pipes becos race car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Civics and cracked manifolds go hand in hand, the old D-Series units crack exhaust manifolds too. If anything goes majorly wrong with my Aerodeck I'll be replacing it with a spaceship Civic of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 19 hours ago, bezzabsa said: always see these civic 2.2 dizzels going for cheap...whats the crack , as the petrols seem to hold value !! When I looked 2 years ago the diesels were £500 more than petrols. Maybe thats reversed because Dieselgate. Petrols can do big mileage if well looked after but they've fallen into uncaring hands these days. The diesel can routinely do big mileage even with a little abuse and its such a torquey unit its really relaxing to drive. Its my first diesel in 30 years driving and I kinda like it for an car duties. 18 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: if you look up its skirt you will find 4 tail pipes becos race car! Exhaust exits with 2 downturned pipes, one each side behind the bumper. The pipe through the triangular exits in the bumper are just fakery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Mudster said: The pipe through the triangular exits in the bumper are just fakery. I don't think they are. At least I seem to remember on mine when I was putting the bumper back on. There was two down pipes on each side but the triangles also got a pipe out of each of those downpipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 You can see the two outlets on each side, to give four in total: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I seem to remember that diesels at the time required the exhaust to be pointed downwards. So presumably the main exhaust does that to meet the requirement. I guess Honda couldn't bring it to themselves to make those triangles fake. The low spec 1.4 (presumably for the giffer market) have plastic infills for those triangles to be noticably not there and plugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 22 hours ago, bezzabsa said: always see these civic 2.2 dizzels going for cheap...whats the crack , as the petrols seem to hold value !! Spaceship Civics held their values for ages and then in the last year their values dropped off a cliff. The generation after (mk9) is a lot more traditional than the mk8 but much better built with less rattly, better fitting trim and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 I thought the actual exhausts pointed down and the tips pointing rearward were just fakes. Not tried poking anything in there to check. Anyway I have the MoT tomorrow, so time to place bets. Thats if test centres are not forced to close through the lockdown which Boris is widely expect to announce. Would prefer to get a proper test than an extension. Fingers crossed they stay open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 12/6/2020 at 9:57 PM, bezzabsa said: always see these civic 2.2 dizzels going for cheap...whats the crack , as the petrols seem to hold value !! Chain slippage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Only chain slippage I have read about has been on a 1.8 petrol. There has been a lengthy recent thread on a marque specific forum. Anyway failed the MoT, booohh. For the most stupid and embarrassing of reasons. Fuel cap missing. I can only assume I got distracted and didn't replace it last time I filled up between Christmas and New year. Replacement sorted from ebay and hopefully soon on its way. What a dumb fail. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 you have done well there as the cap is attached to the car with a string! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 2.2 ctdi chains can stretch but according to @twosmoke300 that's usually from running them low on oil and/or missing oil changes. However going by the amount of high mileage diesels about in the Accord/Civic/CRV, they can easily do big miles without too much bother. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: you have done well there as the cap is attached to the car with a string! lol Should be but mine has never had it. Hope the replacement does as a new one is £100 from Honda. Got a secondhand one on the way which was still £30 so an expensive memory lapse. 1 hour ago, SiC said: 2.2 ctdi chains can stretch but according to @twosmoke300 that's usually from running them low on oil and/or missing oil changes. However going by the amount of high mileage diesels about in the Accord/Civic/CRV, they can easily do big miles without too much bother. Yeah plenty of the 2.2 diesels do big mileage which was one of the attractions of the car. Rust is reassuringly absent as well so hope this one lasts a fair while longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudster Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well I added this used cap in order to gain this clean pass Unfortunately the mileage has gone down as it wasn’t recorded correctly at the first test, but nothing to get worked up about. Glad I got the pass as I need it next week for a 300 mile round trip, as unfortunately I lost my dad last week. May give it a wax this week even though I know it’ll be filthy again. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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