So I bought this thing

[Rikadyn]

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2005 Honda CR-V EX
185555mi on the clock,

It's ok

[speedpimp]

Nice. As long as it's reliable and not losing fluids all over the place I'd consider that a good buy.

[Rikadyn]

Steering is a bit heavy but I figure that is result of the type of vehicle. "one" owner, obviously bought it from the owner kid, but got it for 4200.

Everything seems alright if a little dirty.

[Ashie]

Congrats!

[Yw-slayer]

Sounds good!

[Rikadyn]

And the first issue pops up.

If I trail brake, the parking brake light pops on and the stability system thinks there is an issue.

Passenger door lock doesn't respond to the key switch.

[Rikadyn]

Okay so odd issue has popped up. Month ago I wet sanded and coated my headlights, next day the bulbs blew (cold start air temp around freezing). Changed them at work (had them on me just didn't get it done yet). Two weeks later, same conditions, they popped again. Figured it was the alternator voltage regulator, but it passed fine.

This morning I got a battery light, but it went off about 10mins of driving

[Yw-slayer]

I find it somewhat amusing that it's done around 190,000 miles, while our Legacy which is of a similar age has done maybe 35,000km? I forget the exact figure. Maybe 50,000.

[FaultyMario]

US of A. Big country with straight, wide roads.

Natl Avg commute is 26 minutes, at a rate of 50 mph, that's 200 miles per week. Mileage does add up quickly in the States.

[Rikadyn]

My commute is about 25mins at speed limit, I've done it in under 15, but I was in a mood

[dodint]

Before I got promoted to my work-from-home position I was driving 50 miles to work each way. I worked downtown in a city but lived among farms in the next county over.

[George]

Is that your front yard? Very cool if so. I live in a dense suburb and miss living out in the country or at least not being able to see into others' windows and being surrounded by their fenced-in barking dogs.

I hope that Honda is as good to you as our high-mileage ones have been to us. I would buy a 2005 Honda with 185K with no hesitation if there were no obvious red flags. My wife and I have owned three Hondas with over 200K (and still have one) and they just keep going and going like the Energizer bunny.

[Yw-slayer]

US of A. Big country with straight, wide roads.

Natl Avg commute is 26 minutes, at a rate of 50 mph, that's 200 miles per week. Mileage does add up quickly in the States.

I know, I just find the difference staggering.

[Rikadyn]

It's the big upside for importing jdm cars.

Anyway, did an alternator test after the first set of headlights and passed that fine.Tried the am radio trick to hear if it was doing anything on the road and didn't really hear anything, so thinking it's just battery.

[Yw-slayer]

Cars in Japan can also do a lot of miles as it's not a small country. But something like 185K miles on a 15 year old would still be rare. 185K km would be far more common.

[Rikadyn]

So voltage regulator decided to give me hell all week and the alternator died itself today.

Interestingly enough, driving it with low voltage it seems to turn off vsa and abs :p boy it's a different vehicle under direct control

[neanderthal]

Okay so odd issue has popped up. Month ago I wet sanded and coated my headlights, next day the bulbs blew (cold start air temp around freezing). Changed them at work (had them on me just didn't get it done yet). Two weeks later, same conditions, they popped again. Figured it was the alternator voltage regulator, but it passed fine.

This morning I got a battery light, but it went off about 10mins of driving


So voltage regulator decided to give me hell all week and the alternator died itself today.

Interestingly enough, driving it with low voltage it seems to turn off vsa and abs :p boy it's a different vehicle under direct control

It's 3am, I can't sleep and i'm still on South African time I guess.

So, Honda CRVs and Civics have a criminally undersized battery in my opinion. They use a 51R size battery, when every single other car in their size class is using a group size 35 battery or larger. It'd be wise, again, IMO, to buy a bigger battery. When I was working in the tire center, the number one battery that came back under warranty was the 51R on the CRV and Civic. Because they are so popular in So Cal.

Check your battery tray first to see if the tray is the size of the 51R or larger. If it's larger just buy the bigger battery. The hold down clamp may need ot be changed to accomodate the bigger battery so be mindful of that. But accords and pilots are plentiful in the wrecking yards so you can get one for cheap, as long as they use a similar battery hold down.

Just came back from Zimbabwe. While I was there I was using my aunts car most of the time. 2001 Nissan Sylphy. (a little bigger than a comparable Sentra but not as big as an Altima. Maybe just a hair smaller than a first gen Altima.) Noticed a few issues, like sometimes stalling in gear at idle (auto.) So i bought a bunch of parts for it. Including a bigger battery. I had to change the terminals on her battery though, because the smaller battery on her car came with smaller battery terminals. It could have been just a tired battery, but for just a little bit more the bigger battery was a peace of mind choice/ upgrade.

[Rikadyn]

Ended up getting the alternator replaced, drove in on battery capacity and all of 8v remaining.

A new issue popped up in that the driver side headlight turns on both high and low and only at half brightness (passenger side is a normal.)

[Rikadyn]

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Oh and turning high beams on turns off the driver side

[Rikadyn]

3870

I like this thing in the snow, but fuck do the wheel wells pack up quick, including to touching the tires.

Still need to fix the headlights...

[dodint]

Run studded tires to grind the snow/ice down when it gets packed in there. ;)

[George]

The solution is obvious. :cool:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1296/7289/products/RD4_2F_2R__joeff74_235-70-16_1024x1024.jpg?v=1619056044

[Rikadyn]

I think they look better lifted and the kits are cheap (2in front 1.5rear is like 330) but not sure what else it'd need for that.

And 240sx gets priority. So that won't be for a while.

[dodint]

The solution is obvious. :cool:


Put a plow on the front so the tires never see snow.

*pointstoforehead*

[Rikadyn]

I find it somewhat amusing that it's done around 190,000 miles, while our Legacy which is of a similar age has done maybe 35,000km? I forget the exact figure. Maybe 50,000.

My January driving was 780mi. My grocery store is a mile away. Everything else is just to and from work.

[Rikadyn]

Put a plow on the front so the tires never see snow.

*pointstoforehead*

And give the city free labor?

[dodint]

I just want to see a CRV with a plow on it.

[George]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1GaUH1On4

[FaultyMario]

And give the city free labor?

You could do it only thru the higher density neighborhoods. ;)

[dodint]

Well now I can die happy, thanks George!

[George]

:toast:

[Rikadyn]

So tried to install a set of foglights and now do not have parking lights, dash backlight or a head lights on alarm

[dodint]

Hope the foglights are really bright, then.

[Rikadyn]

Hope the foglights are really bright, then.

Oh, no, they don't work if the parking lights don't.

Fixed my headlights though...

[Rikadyn]

And fixed the parking lights.

Now to figure out how the foglights caused the problem in the first place and rewire them in.

[Rikadyn]

And done... Nice when one fix cascades into others.

Hopefully getting the s13 up and running will be as simple to fix... (it won't)

[Rikadyn]

So finally got around to replacing the mid pipe the broke in the spring, and after setting for a week I drove it until last night when coming home it would Rev and accelerate until it hit 3k, then it would spike the revs but not accelerate any further.

No new codes at the time (have P0141 from most likely being open cat for a few months, and P0325 knock sensor which is new in the last month)

Drove it this morning with scanner plugged in and got 3 new codes :

P1732: problem in shift control system
P0780: shift malfunction
P0757: shift solenoid b stuck on

So more fun...

[Godson]

mid-pipe on what?

[Rikadyn]

Pipe between the cat and the muffler on the Honda.

[Rikadyn]

Changed the shift solenoids, including the valve solenoids, and it is still dead. Think the clutches or torque converter is shot, but leaning towards the clutches, you could kind of feel it slip when it decided to struggle to go up any incline