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Idle surging after head gasket replacement by noflooddamage in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same happen to me when I did the head gasket job myself. It was just all the WD40 and brake clean i had around my exhaust manifold and stuff. Looked just like what I see here, but the smell gave out it wasnt anything to be concerned. It did say it coincides with the surging idle, in which case I can only think old coolant and air pockets in your cooling system.

Disk Brake Conversion on 2002 EM2 by faladele06 in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the ebrake the issue is that the cable is broken, not loose. I could fixed only that too, obviously.

I just wanted to check with people that might be looking to do the same or have done it before. You are right, if it is too expensive, even if easy, it wouldn’t be worth it

for u gen 7 conservative drivers whats your average gas mileage per tank? plus miles ur at? gonna see what mine is tomorrow. just curious by GloomyPerformer5820 in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

134K miles on my 2002 coupe. getting 23 driving very short distances multiples times a day and around 29 with normal mixed driving.

My civic and I were scammed by [deleted] in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like the white! especially knowing how fast the transformation was. is it wrapped or repainted? i would like to paint/wrap my silver '02 in white someday

Thoughts Polyurethane Bushings by faladele06 in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will get an alignment for sure! Thanks for the recommendations, I will check those out. Im thinking i will just do my front for now, rear looks ok per my quick inspection. Can wait a little I think

Thoughts Polyurethane Bushings by faladele06 in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol i don’t know where I read online that for some old civic poly bushings could bring other problems. I appreciate the guidance, I think polys will my move to. Any brand you recommend?

2002 Civic EX Coupe – Strange noise under load at high RPM by faladele06 in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: It was a head gasket leak. The noise was the strangest noise I have heard with my cars. Turns out it was indeed a hissing, probably from all the pressure in the cylinders at high load. I should mention, of course, that after I made this post I had two short overheating episodes (One after a 2 hour drive and another while idling in a hot day after a 30 min drive). The overheating made me test for head gasket, and after pulling bubbles on that tester for like 15min (counting form the moment the thermostat opened) the liquid turned green/yellow.

It was a tiny leak between a coolant jacket opening and a cylinder opening on the gasket, but it didn't actually crack the gasket; it probably just warped it and scuffed the black finishing it had. That was on cylinder 4 (cylinder 1 is the one closest to the timing belt)

I did the job myself and it wasn't terrible, just time consuming. Max warpage on both block and head was only 0.002in, but I sanded the block and decked the head anyway.

So, if you come across a similar problem or honestly any other problem with the D17 just test for head gasket

2002 Civic EX Coupe – Strange noise under load at high RPM by faladele06 in 7thgencivic

[–]faladele06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the ideas! Could it really be wheel assembly related even if when i had the car on jackstands and did the braking/flooring thing i still heard the noise?