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I've been looking into this too prices range from £160 to £200 & warranty ranges from 3 years to lifetime takes about 3 to 4 hours remember pay cheap pay twice !

Tim I've used Howards Honda and can recommend them I'm not sure your Honda would be affected by the manifold problem anyway but in answer to your question mine didn't have a full Honda SH but I had my manifold replaced with no problems

You should always leave it in gear down hill the right gear is important obviously depending on the gradiant you have more control and the engine breaking helps to control the speed too. It's illegal not to have proper control over you vehicle at all times coasting could be seen as not having...

Off to Vtec direct tomorrow I'll know more then reagrding the state of my engine so far prices have been between £1000 and £2700 for an engine :o

I'm pretty sure it's a no no and I don't have an extended warranty either

Just spoke to Andy from Vtech direct who happens to be married to my wifes cousin. He was very helpful and is happy to have a look on the ramps he can also source an engine so there may be a cheaper alternative

Sick as a pig with swine flu is the only way I can express how I feel the news is very bad. The engine has siezed and in all likelyness the oil pump chain has snapped for some reason. This would have caused catastrophic damage to the engine resulting in the only way to repair it will be to...

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Not heard from the garage yet but I didn't expect to I'm off now for a couple of days in court tuesday drink driver hopefully the result will cheer me up :D One thing I forgot to mention wifey tells me the man who came to recover the car tried to start it several times to the point where the...

Its quite common honda did a recall check if your's been done if not look into it they put some clips on and and a bag of silica I think inside to absorbe moisture

Its done 109K but over 7 years old Honda UK replaced the manifold I had to pay labour tho. I'll keep you posted

I'm aware of the multi posts and appologised to Brett for them. I posted from my mobile and kept being told I'd timed out so retried it wasn't deliberate. Unfortunately my wife is not technical I've not noticed any oil leaks or loss of oil in general. When she called me to tell me there was a...

Wife called me this morning told a light as come on on the dashboard and the car's making a funny noise I asked which one it looks like a jug with a drop coming out ! So I tell her stop immediately turn engine off I then explain how to check the oil and how to top it up (after having to walk...

well done cheers for an excellant write up and pics even though I've not had this problem (touching wood as I type) it's interesting to read

Well done write up deserves a well done comment "well done" :D

Spray it over your engine and clean it then Brett :D

Just seen this thread I'll give it a go. Anything to ***ist my engine in producing a little more bhp and help maintanance is a good thing. I guess 2 stroke is the same all over whether from Halfords or the local £ shop. Just one thing 40 bhp ;)

T internet can't remember exactly where got mine from search refurbished calipers etc I bought the refurbished one then sent mine to them I think u get about a month or so to send the knackerd one back was very straight forward

Replacing it is accessed under the wheel arch just pop out the clips holding the plastic wheel arch cover on n pull it away enough to get yr hand in its a bit fiddly but not hard

Been through this too ended up having to replace caliper but wasn't that expensive I used a recon exchange service if you've replaced flexable hose I don't think cleaning the exterior of the caliper will help