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    Replacement of Front Wheel Bearings

    Hi Guys I need to replace the front wheel bearings - they have started to get noisy. Can anyone suggest the best option. I am looking at ***,SKF, Delphi and Optimal Optimal are half the price of the rest but they do say they are quality German suppliers. Can't seem to find out if they...
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    0W-30 or 5W-30

    Hi Guys I know there has been a lot of threads on this subject but out of interest: I have always used Castrol Edge 0W-30 oil and changed every 6k I have just been on to Opie Oils site and keyed in my reg and it came up with a whole range of 5w-30 oils but no 0w-30 oils, Some synthetic some...
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    Rear Brake Caliper Piston

    Well - As I said, the quality seems to be there and he has been very helpful. Even emailed me a couple of diagrams confirming the parts are correct. I'd use them again and probably will. Hope all goes well with your recon.
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    Rear Brake Caliper Piston

    Frenchtech-uk The quality seems to be OK To be fair to the guy, he seems to be bending over backwards to help solve the problem. Even had three emails from him Sunday. Full marks to him. Can I ask why you want to know??
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    Rear Brake Caliper Piston

    Thanks for you help Matt Doing the job is not a problem though, it was just the problem I am having with the parts. I actually took it all apart on Saturday but because the parts seemed to be wrong I had to put it all back again. Complete waste of half a day. good job I didn't damage the...
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    Rear Brake Caliper Piston

    Hi guys Thanks for your quick reply. Seems that way doesn't it. I went onto Lings Honda website and looked at the schematics for both the tourer and saloon. As you both say, they are both different. I had a look at bigred's site and they also show a couple of pictures of the piston for my...
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    Rear Brake Caliper Piston

    Hi Guys Another problem??? Has anyone overhauled their rear brake calipers at all? I went online and bought a couple of brake caliper repair kits and yesterday started what I thought was going to be a straight forward job. When I came to to fit the new piston I noticed that it had non of the...
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    Seat Belt Renewal

    Thanks guys I'll give it a go today.
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    Seat Belt Renewal

    Hi Guys My drivers side seat belt has become frayed on the edge so probably won't get past the MOT. I have managed to secure a used one of these which is in excellent condition and a fraction of the price of £300 or so that Honda want. Befor I start taking the old one out, has anyone done...
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    Yet Another VSA Posting

    Hi Guys You two weren't far wrong!!! It was indeed the sensors on both wheels. I fitted two new wheel hubs a few months ago and both started throwing grease out and onto the sensors hence the fault readings. I also had to top the brake fluid up which was another fault code reading. Has...
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    Yet Another VSA Posting

    Hi Guys Sorry for the delay in getting back but I had to repair my shoulder first!!!! As I said earlier, I have the ABS, VSA and the VSA Warning Triangle lights on. I have carried out the procedure to do the ABS reset i.e No.s 1 to 6 and all went to plan. Heard a click as if a solenoid was...
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    Yet Another VSA Posting

    Hi guys Sorry I have not got back to you but I buggered my shoulder up and have had to put the VSA problem including everything else on hold for a while. I will get back to you when I am able too if I may. Regards
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    Yet Another VSA Posting

    Hi Guys That was quick, I didn't expect anyone to get back to me so soon. Thanks Lot of info to digest!!! I will give it a go tomorrow and see how I go and let you know result. I can't believe how many problems one way or the other I have had with this car starting with a 2.5yr fight with...
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    Yet Another VSA Posting

    Hi Guys After having sorted my engine faults out which I would not have been able to do without the invaluable help of a few of you, I have now turned my attention to the VSA light. I would have added this to my previous thread but I thought it was getting a bit to long. A while back I...
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    Wheelspeed sensor

    Hi thinboy Can I ask you how you cleared your ABS memory. I found a few fault codes by using terminals 4 & 9 as you did but don't know how to reset the system. Any ideas??
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    Engine Surges and Hesitates

    Probably shouldn't chance my luck here but yesterday am I took the throttle actuator off and gave it a big blow out/clean with can of electrical spray and adjusted the throttle cable to take up a bit of slack. I also took the IMRC valve etc of and also gave that a thorough clean with the...
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    Engine Surges and Hesitates

    Well guys Thanks for your continued help on this. Having cleared the old fault codes which my Honda main agent didn't bother to do it has cleared the muddy waters. I have just been out for a drive and the engine has gone into limp mode twice. Both times the fault codes that have come up are...
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    Engine Surges and Hesitates

    Hi Jon-G Thanks for the reply. I agree one o two of those codes must have been hanging around for years!! Where do you get your fault code list from. Not sure what you mean by "delete them all from the ECU (not from the scan tool) Can you explain I used the Torque app to delete the codes...
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    Engine Surges and Hesitates

    Hi Guys OBD11 adaptor came this morning at last. Plugged it in and used the Torque app on my Samsung via bluetooth to read the test results. These were the results I got according to Torque App's own database. P0098 Unknown P0108 Manifold Absolute pressure/barometric pressure circuit...
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    Engine Surges and Hesitates

    Hi Jon Started the engine up and disconnected the electrical connection to the FSV. Nothing happened at all even when I revved the engine. Have taken it of and checked the filter which seems fine and looked for any damage but there is none. It is the modified one with the filter attached...
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