Don’t let the truth ruin a good headline.
Morrillu: we’re off to a good start…
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Oof, I don’t know… either way, it’s a waste of time, money, the car, and a whole lot of hassle.
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The 1.5s in the US have head gasket issues; coolant leaks into the cylinders. They diagnose it by checking if the coolant level drops frequently and if there are misfires in cylinders 2 and 3, and then they do a borescope test to confirm it.
The repair costs about $3500-$4000 there; they replace the head gasket and install tougher aftermarket ARP bolts.
There are tons of videos if you search “honda head gasket” on YouTube.
Injectors also fail quite often; the repair is around €1000-€1400, although there are videos where people replace them themselves.
I’m also having misfires in 2 and 3, waiting to swap and put in the stock spark plugs and praying it’s not the gasket…
I made a post with other possible issues.
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At how many kilometers did it start giving you problems?
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about 80,000 km
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And I just realized that the famous letter sent by HONDA clearly stated it (it can fracture the piston/ given the severity this failure can cause to the engine.) I can attest that it does damage the engine, exactly that happened to me, scored cylinder.
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Well, you scare me, mine has 76 thousand 
. Let’s see if there’s any luck… I’ve done all the maintenance and recall campaigns…
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Yes, and me too, everything in the official house.
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40 days and no response from Honda, what a disappointment of a brand.
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Damn, I can’t believe it. I’m seriously considering selling this car, given these things. I’m very scared, but…
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Well folks, there are updates. My HONDA dealership has confirmed that they will replace the entire engine, so I have to say hats off to Honda. In this case, I have to congratulate them for acting in good faith, it is what it is.
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Under warranty??
Wow, good news, it’s like a miracle happened!!! They really came through!
How many years has it been since you no longer have a warranty?
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My car is now 8 years old, so there’s no warranty; it’s a commercial courtesy. It’s already fixed and has 2000 km on it after installing the new engine. So far, everything is fine.
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Well, look, they have behaved well, that’s the way it is. I’m glad!!
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Good morning everyone. I don’t know exactly how to link threads, but about two years ago I had a problem with the timing belt and I detailed the whole process there. I believe that due to the problems that a few of us had, they started calling for a recall to avoid having to change engines left and right. Well, the car went into the shop in August 2023 and came out in January 2024. (If someone can link to the thread, I would appreciate it since everything is detailed there and I don’t know how to do it.) Well, my concern is that last week, on Saturday, one of those really hot days, the car went a bit crazy and the engine failure light came on. I took it to the shop on Monday, and they told me that when they hooked it up to the machine, it showed a fault related to the turbo, but they didn’t know exactly what. Today they called me and said they’ve been testing the car and can’t find the fault, they just know it’s something with the turbo. I can do two things: either change the turbo, which costs over 3000 euros and avoid further worries, or take it back and if it happens again, bring it back to the shop to see what the fault might be… and here are my doubts. If they delivered the car to me in January 2024 with the entire engine changed and it was covered (because at no point, as I mentioned in my previous story, did the car warn me nor did they tell me anything during the inspection, which had happened ten days earlier), well, my questions are these: if they delivered the car to me in January 2024 with the entire engine changed, it is supposed to have a two-year warranty (I don’t know where to check if this is the case). If so and it has two years, should the company be responsible for changing the turbo since they themselves say the fault comes from there? When they changed the engine, they didn’t give me any documentation because they hinted that they did it quietly so as not to raise any alarms (as has happened to many of us). I asked them to at least write it in the maintenance book, but they didn’t note anything about the complete engine. However, they assured me verbally that if there was any problem, it would be under warranty, and that’s where I’m not very sure if they said two years. I apologize for the long message, but before picking up the car, I want to find out a bit because if I take it out and it’s still under warranty, they might not want to take responsibility later. Especially if it’s two years, they might be waiting for the fault to appear after January. Thank you for all the help you provide from this forum. I’m going to read this thread from the beginning, but the first thing was to write down all the ideas that were crowding in my head:face_with_spiral_eyes:
Well, now that it comes to mind, they told me the fault was because the turbo stopped working for a moment.
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Did they give you any document to justify that you have the new engine?
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The first thing is to have the fault properly diagnosed, and until that happens, I wouldn’t do anything. But the idea of changing the turbo and charging you €3,000 just in case sounds very unprofessional.
And there must be some document or workshop order for the engine replacement they did for you.
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Hello. I was told that I was listed in the digital maintenance book, but when I entered with the number associated with the car, it tells me that there is no digital maintenance book associated. For now, I think I’m going to another workshop to see what it could be because if every time I go they charge me 199 euros, at the very least, in the end, it’s practically to make you change the turbo the second time.
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I almost forgot, I took it to the workshop and they told me they only knew it was a turbo problem, that the best thing was to change it, that it was 3000 euros but that it was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. That when they changed the engine, they didn’t change the turbo because that was separate, meaning it wasn’t included in the complete engine change 
. I don’t know that because they didn’t give me anything… But of course, the other option is 199 euros each time I go, only for them not to find out where the fault is but to say it’s roughly the turbo, and that if not, I should keep bringing it until they detect what the error is… or until it’s 3,000 in inspections and 3,000 to bite the bullet and change the entire turbo.
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The turbo is only changed under a specific condition:
- Check the turbocharger mesh.
• If the turbocharger mesh filter is MORE THAN 50% blocked, replace the turbocharger, the cylinder head, and the engine block, install a new timing belt, a tensioner, and a drive pulley (carry out repair method C with the attached image of the tooth strip, the desynchronized valve, the spool valve filter, and the blocked turbo feed tube filter).
• If the turbocharger mesh is LESS THAN 50% blocked, replace the cylinder head, the engine block, install a new timing belt, a tensioner, and a drive pulley (carry out repair method D with the attached image of the tooth strip, the desynchronized valve, according to the MaRIS check procedure and the spool valve filter).
correa 26-06-2024.pdf (514.5 KB)
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