Type R and VTEC owners

ChrisD. · 11 Oct 2017 at 10:14

It'll be a K20 then so timing chain.

azazl187 · 11 Oct 2017 at 10:45

jaffveyda said:
2L vtec petrol

Most likely the bearing in one of the pulleys. Get some WD40 and spray it at the bearing of the pulleys until the noise stops. When it does, replace that pulley and the belt.

jaffveyda · 11 Oct 2017 at 11:07

azazl187 said:
Most likely the bearing in one of the pulleys. Get some WD40 and spray it at the bearing of the pulleys until the noise stops. When it does, replace that pulley and the belt.

Can I do this myself or this has to be done by the garage?

azazl187 · 11 Oct 2017 at 12:22

jaffveyda said:
Can I do this myself or this has to be done by the garage?

That depends on your confidence. There are plenty of videos out there that cover replacing pulleys on the VTEC engine. My money would be on your idle pulley which is the top one and the easiest to replace. The bottom one is the hardest to replace as you need some pretty hefty tools.

Uncle_Gravy · 11 Oct 2017 at 14:52

Our CL7 2L squeals on start up, but only when its been raining, any other time its normal.

Zeed · 11 Oct 2017 at 16:43

There is special spray for belts ect that stops em squealling thinking 4 quid just sprayed my belts in dc2

Zeed · 12 Oct 2017 at 21:34

Got myself Froza 7 borrowed very old steering wheel from my mate and... I'm trashing my DC2 in game. Shame there is no JDM front option :/ But gotten specs as close as i could to what i got.
Also got my all time love aka CRX SiR in Red .

Thats gotta do it for trashing till i break new clutch in and with amount my DC2 is driving it will take over a month :/ So no vtec for a long while

Evo8 · 15 Oct 2017 at 14:59

Are front calipers on an EP3 a problem area? Think one of mine is on the way out.

Si105 · 15 Oct 2017 at 15:34

Not sure if its common but I had to replace both of my front calipers on my ep3 this year as they had seized. Didn't cost much though, got a pair for £80 from the bay.

Evo8 · 15 Oct 2017 at 15:52

Mine is a Premier so has Type R embossed on them. Suppose I could just get normal calipers though.

Si105 · 15 Oct 2017 at 16:24

You could always get yours refurbed or just look for calipers from premiers being broken, there was plenty of choice when I looked

Evo8 · 15 Oct 2017 at 16:32

Could do, might give Honda a call and see how much the real deal are. I'll make sure I'm sitting down when I call though.

Also, my nearside headlight is out, is it a H1 bulb I'm after? Any recommendations for a crisp white/blue bulb?

On Holiday · 15 Oct 2017 at 18:14

There's a guy that does refurbing, sends you out a set of refurbs in exchange for yours, £25 each IIRC last time I checked.

I think he advertises on the bay. I did have him on FB but no chance of me remembering his name.

Buying parts from Honda for an EP3 is just asking for a shafting

Evo8 · 15 Oct 2017 at 19:52

Plenty O'Toole said:
There's a guy that does refurbing, sends you out a set of refurbs in exchange for yours, £25 each IIRC last time I checked.

I think he advertises on the bay. I did have him on FB but no chance of me remembering his name.

Buying parts from Honda for an EP3 is just asking for a shafting

I'll have a look for the guy.

It's always a good laugh to hear the prices from Honda!

Si105 · 15 Oct 2017 at 20:30

They are H1 bulbs for dipped on the facelifted ep3s. If you want them to look white then go for HID (they passed mot fine) or stick with uprated halogens such as osram nightbreakers rather than looking for whiter ones.

Evo8 · 15 Oct 2017 at 20:34

Yeah my brother has HIDs on his so I might speak to him about it. Still wouldn't mind white sidelights and white full beam mind you. When I look on sites the Philips white ones all say not legal for use in the EU and all sorts.

And I'm far more into looks than functionality.

ChrisD. · 16 Oct 2017 at 12:21

Evo8 said:
Are front calipers on an EP3 a problem area? Think one of mine is on the way out.

Yes they are, moreso the rears but the fronts can be problematic unless the sliders etc are removed and greased now and then.

IC3 · 17 Oct 2017 at 22:05

Evo8 said:
Could do, might give Honda a call and see how much the real deal are. I'll make sure I'm sitting down when I call though.

Also, my nearside headlight is out, is it a H1 bulb I'm after? Any recommendations for a crisp white/blue bulb?

I've LED's on my EP, interior and exterior.

Interior

Exterior

Clarkey · 17 Oct 2017 at 22:14

Seems to only illuminate about 2 car lengths in front of the car, you're satisfied with that?

IC3 · 17 Oct 2017 at 22:19

Clarkey said:
Seems to only illuminate about 2 car lengths in front of the car, you're satisfied with that?

I need to adjust the headlights, haven't done it yet...

Edit:

Yeah, it was set on 2 instead of 0. It's all good now.