Hello people,
Long time.. no post?? its all because of my laziness :D but this one is not about computer but about my car.
It is going on winters here in Delhi and my car started showing vibrations during cold start and it was really bad and vigorous while doing reverse and it use to go away after say initial 1-2 km run.
It is going on winters here in Delhi and my car started showing vibrations during cold start and it was really bad and vigorous while doing reverse and it use to go away after say initial 1-2 km run.
Let me tell you about my car, its 2007 make Honda civic (India) an automatic.
Initially i thought that it will go away with time, might be due to something temporary but it was getting really annoying every morning and was not able to stand it any more so decided to get it fixed.
Got to two car workshops(other than Honda authorized workshop) and they were not able to identify the issue and some said it might be the O2 sensor or the engine mount.
Honda guys said it is the mount but from the naked eye there was no damage to engine mount and the cost they said was something around 10.5 K oops.
This much of cost for car vibration it was something that i thought is really expensive and being a delhite, need help now as the cost was not at all satisfying :)
So i went to Palika bazar car market (opposite to the Hayat) and from there got the engine mount replaced with just a self trust that the vibration is only because of engine mount.
New engine mount cost me around Inr 3600 and Inr 300 as the labor charges and also got the front disk pads replaced(as it was due) which cost me 1500 more :)
And my car is back :)
Vibration completely gone and more effective braking now. From the service guy i cam to know that Engine mount was not damaged but got pressed (seems Honda civic engine is bit heavy for the designated mount and it is a common problem with civics in India). Please refer to pictures below.
Engine is touching the mount completely(mount hydraulics not working, needs replacement)
New engine mount replaced (and now the hydraulics will eat the vibration coming from engine) and no more vibrations
Hope this gets as help to somebody required someday.
Dear Mr Praveen. It was really helpful. I am also suffering the same problem from my 2008 Civic.
ReplyDelete:) thanks for the comment.. at least it became somewhere useful to you.
DeleteHonda Civic has a problem with hydraulic mounts. i had to replace it first time in 2010 Dec (after around 23 months of use of a new car) and now I am getting it replaced once again. this is coming after 18 months. Also, the Honda dealership is haggling with me because they do not want to replace it under the extended warranty. Honda Civic is a very expensive car to maintain and people to should avoid all Honda cars altogether. Most cars these days ask for one service in a year while Honda asks for service every 6 montsh.
ReplyDeletePraveen! Thanks to your post and the pictures I was easily able to diagnose my car. I live in Chicago... Has your driver side sun visor broken yet? Those have an extended warranty since they seem to break on most civics.
ReplyDeleteHi con3784,
DeleteMy car visors are all ok, in-fact they still look new, havent heard this issue in Indian civics yet.
-Praveen
Ohh common for a 14 lakh car civic is very cheap... I have honda civic and prime honda ppl are wonderful, they take care of your car like a family doctor takes care of your health.. best part is they suggest changing of parts only if it is required. infact sometimes it is like i say common change the brake pads and they r like why sir? why do you wanna spend 6 grands just like that they will easily go for another 15000 k.. what else do you want.
ReplyDeleteto answer your ques abt hydraulic mounts.. they are the cheapest hydraulics in car market.. buy a skoda/VW and you will know that they define the word expensive..
Thanx a lot parveen Kumar....
ReplyDeleteIt was Really very-very helpful to me.... i was also suffering from the same problem,,After Reading this blog I am getting it replaced...
Do u also change your front suspension bushes ????
Any other Important Advice Or Tips For honda civic ?? I Have Automatic 2007 Model....
Hi Saurabh,
ReplyDeleteHaven't replaced suspension bushes yet :) but am going to have a service soon in November and am a bit not satisfied with suspension response in recent time on some low class rough terrains... lets see what those people suggest... Will keep it posted
Hey Parveen..
DeleteI want to ask you when turn up your music loud do you hear any vibration or doorpads rattle in front doors ..specially Music with a lot of thumping bass..sound like something knocking in the door....
can you plz help me out ???
I just fix this today by myself, its not a hard fix if you got the right tools and the right floorjacks and stands. it is exactly like this picture now. before that my gap was right onto the black piece/mount now its higher and no vibrations.
ReplyDeletethis is the Do it yourself link if anyone need help
ReplyDeletehttp://www.8thcivic.com/forums/engine/300998-r18-motor-mount-diy.html
hope you don't mind me posting this
Hey Parveen..
ReplyDeleteI want to ask you when turn up your music loud do you hear any vibration or doorpads rattle in front doors ..specially Music with a lot of thumping bass..sound like something knocking in the door....
can you plz help me out ???
Hi Saurabh,
DeleteOn high thumping bass yes i do here vibrations but i think that is very much okey.. nothing which worries me... and i rarely do that
I was planning to buy a used civic, and I heard about this problem in Indian civics. Thanks to ur post I now know how to check for it and that its not a major problem if I ever face it. One question though, is there only one problematic mount or all mounts are like that. Did you change any other mount? I suppose there are 3 mounts in total for engine and gearbox
ReplyDeleteThanks again.
till date just this was the only mount issue that i faced and fixed
ReplyDeleteHi Praveen, I have the same issue and have to change the hydraulic mounting - could you please send me the shop's name n address - you said opp Hyatt n thats south Delhi, however Palika is in CP :) I am confused please help me out :) - Ved (ved_b@yahoo.com)
ReplyDeleteHi Ved,
ReplyDeleteYes i am talking about a place called "Palika bhavan (not the palika in cp)" just opposite to Hayatt (after crossing the inner ring road).
Its majorly occupied with car care dealers and shops.
In downstairs, there is one shop which is very crowded and 90% of people buy motor parts from them (owned by Sardar brothers), i cant remember their shop name but it wouldn’t be that tough to find if you reach the place.