DIY car repair procedures and maintenance advice
Following the leak I had from the VTEC solenoid spool valve assembly which I aimed to repair by replacing the filter on the assembly (catch that DIY here), the leak continued. With the engine running and looking down at the VTEC spool valve assembly, I could just see the oil flowing slowly from
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The featured image says it all. My VTEC spool valve assembly was leaking oil and I figured to change this. This procedure explains how to change the spool valve assembly filter (PN:15810-RAA-A02). This will also double for the replacement of the VTEC spool valve assembly. The oil was leaking onto
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I’m using this to eliminate the damp and moisture which has collected in my driver floor carpet. It’s working so well that I thought to share. This method will work quite nicely if you do not have the time or skill to remove the entire floor carpet for sun drying. Do note that to make this procedure more effective you
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Stay tuned for the complete procedure, but first… Do you run plain tap water in your car’s cooling system? If you do, in simple words, trouble is coming! Coolant is superior to water in cooling systems in at least these 3 ways:
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I took on this repair because my 2003 Honda Accord 2.4L (LEV) had developed a P0141 (O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank1, Sensor2)) code. Its also worthy to note that while I waited for my replacement aftermarket Denso 234-4797 Oxygen Sensor to arrive from Amazon, the dreaded P0420 showed up. It’s dreaded because a lot of times it means your
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