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  1. #1
    specific po ako sa 2005 ES civic(last gen. model) 2.0. comment naman kayo dun.interested kasi ako,e...

    kung at par w/ 1.8/2.0 compacts at 2.0 executive sedans, is it fair enough against:

    1. fuel consumption
    2. drive-dynamics, at
    3. common flaws ng model na to in particular..

    around 600-700T na to ngayon, di ba?

    thanx!

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    #2
    common feedback i hear is galit sa gaolina yung kotse nato. a friend of mine owns one, and he says mas malakas pa consumption niya sa ES niya compared sa twin turbo niyang kotse.

    prices range from 650-750 depending on the unit's condition.

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    #3
    Like what I have mentioned sa kabilang ES thread, may mga recall ang model na ito, particularly the following:

    1. Front Compliance Bushings
    2. Front shocks and springs
    3. fuel Tank Band

    Common na reklamo:
    1. Smelly aircon (dahil walang internal filter)
    2. Lakas sa gas kasi lahat matic. Average is 6 to 7 kms/L city driving

    Overall, this is a nice car to own. Very reliable K20 engine, same sa gen2 CRV, Late model accord, and yung 2.0 civic (except yung drive by wire system)
    Yung gas consumption nya, compared to other 2.0 liter cars the civic is doing pretty good. Yung Rav4 ko dati 2.0 matic swerte na sa 5 kms/L eh. The Local K20 ivtec works just like the 96-00 civic vti (Vtec-E). The engine runs 12-valve at low RPM, and when vtec kicks in, the 2nd intake valve will enggage making the car 16 valve. At the same time, it has the VVT technology, same sa mga corolla altis/innova. It has a variable camgear which advances the cam shaft depending on the engine speed and load.

    Regarding sa solution sa common flaws:

    1. Front suspension:
    Just replace the front shocks, springs and tie rod ends to DC5 (integra or RSX) and solved na ang problema mo.

    2. Front compliance bushing:
    Once narecall ng casa ito, mukhang yung pinapalit nila matibay na since I did not hear any body who had his front compliance bushings replaced twice with in the warranty period. If ever masira ulit after warranty, nanjan ang M7 for a heavy duty replacement bushing! :D

    3. Mabahong Aircon:
    Lahat ng 2001-2005 civic, may kakaibang amoy sa first few minutes pag bukas ng aircon. We at CSG think na ang problema is walang internal filter ang aircon system. We foud out na sa USDM and JDM may filter eh pag local wala and casa sells this filter for 1700 petot. Mahal tapos kelangan palitan every 10,000 kms. Pwede mag DIY ng filter na yun using 3M microfilter and yung filter sa aquarium.
    And isa pang magandang habit, bago patayin ang aircon, itodo muna ang blower whil the a/c button is off. this is to dry up the evaporator at hindi makulob. I think yung plastic housing ng aircn g honda ngayon pinamamahayan ng microbes which causes the bad smell.

    4. Fuel tank band:
    Casa recalled all civics 2004 model and below to have this replaced free of charge. Once complied, you'll have piece of mind that your fuel tank will not fall off... ;)

    hth... ;)

  4. #4
    about po sa recall, particularly sa fuel tank band, kung di siya binalik ng 1st owner, pwede bang ung 2nd owner(like me, for example)

    kung 6-7 ok lang, di pala nalalayo sa maxima ko na 2.0-carb, manual..siguro pag sa highway run matipid na yan...try ko nga contakin ung nakita ko ulit sisilipin ko nga ulit....

    paki post naman ung "other" ES thread po....kung di 2.0 baka 1.6vti-s nalang... na manual ipakuha ko...

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    #5
    Yung fuel tank band nagbigay ang honda ng date kung hanggang kaylan pwede papalitan yun, not sure kung makuha pa ng free after that date. if ever mura lang naman siguro yun.

    sign na napalitan yung fuel tank band naglalagay sila ng green or orange ink dun sa chassis number and maliit na sticker sa upper part ng windshield.

    nasa first page pa yung kabilang thread pero VTiS 2002 ang subject... ;)

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