Posts under ‘DIY’

The above video is an example of how a bad Timing Chain Tensioner (TCT) sounds. TCTs go bad as early as 20k miles and the symptom is a metallic rattle or raspy noise when starting a warm/hot engine. Some people experience “baseball card in the spokes” sounds as well. Since there is no comprehensive DIY [...]

A technical Q&A section in Roundel (BMW Car Club of America’s magazine) contained a response stressing the need for frequent checking of brake fluid. It went on to say that BMW’s maintenance schedule required an annual brake fluid replacement (if need be) until the time they started offering the four year maintenance on their cars [...]

I searched all over and never did find a DIY for rebuilding an S2000 transmission, and I needed to rebuild mine so I decided to go for it and what follows is my attempt to document my rebuild with lessons learned (this is my first transmission rebuild) Hopefully it will be helpful to someone else [...]

S2Ki has seen a lot of great info on cracked valve retainers, but there’s never been a comprehensive DIY for replacing them. Hopefully this DIY will save people from some of the exhaustive searching that I did.

So, I had a few bulbs burn out in my A/C and Radio Control units on the dash. I went to the Honda dealer and we attempted to order all the bulbs we would need. Unfortunately, the exploded views weren’t very clear. Now I know (and I’ll be ordering the “missing” replacement bulbs). So, first [...]

Original DIY write-up by clarkster009 This might not be a common problem, but it’s one that sucks all the same. You are driving along as usual, you roll up the window, and then POP! There is a loud sound and your window mysteriously starts going down. It’s likely (in my case at least) that the [...]

Some of you may recall our member ralper of the Vintage S2000 owners forum. He was featured on the front page requesting your participation in the Honda  S2000 Registry. Ralper now asks us about the tools we carry in our cars for emergency repairs. I must admit, I am spoiled by Honda reliability and have [...]

Saki GT’s original DIY write-up to replace/repair your timing chain tensioner (TCT) Sooner or later, your timing chain tensioner, or TCT, is going to go bad, and you will be left with three options; replace it with a new TCT from Honda that will also eventually go bad, repair the TCT you have on the [...]

Original DIY write-up by chilicoke This thread is intended to document my experience of a mechanical over-rev on my F22C (07, AP2v2) and the inspections/tests I have done to check for signs of damage as well as the condition of the engine. The procedures I’m going through below are what I had learned with information [...]

Original DIY write-up by ans2k I recently split my passenger motor mount. I notice that there isn’t a “DIY” in the sticky. So I put together my own. Do this when the car is cool, because the header is extremely hot!! If your motor mount looks like this and you have some crazy vibrations in [...]

Original DIY write-up by OneSilverS2k I know we all love our S2000s. I know I love to travel far in mine and I use a GPS to get to where I am going. I also like to charge my phone and adapt converters to use a laptop. I could write about everything that can plug [...]

Original DIY de-smurfing write-up by suzuka-blue-s2k Hello everyone. I haven’t seen a DIY for this, so thought I would do one just for fun. I am de-smurfing my suzuka’s blue interior some, and got some black inserts for my doors. (I also got black carpet I’m putting in this weekend. Might do a DIY for [...]

Original DIY write-up by BuckyN8 I decided to be the tester for some Ebay precut window tint. I called around to all of my local shops and they said it would be around $150 before tax to do the two windows on the S. Seeing as that was rather high, I decided to try and [...]

Many owners are upgrading their exhaust system with a dual or a single exit exhaust. Although the single exhaust option will give you higher performance, there is a small sacrifice in the looks of the car’s rear end. However, there is an option available in the market for MY99-03 to fit a single exit exhaust [...]

We are always looking for all sort of products for our ride. This time Rob (Rob.ok) added a set of Differential Collars to his S2000. After reading his review, I got a set of those and had the chance to share his excitement with him. We would like to thank Rob for sharing the following [...]