Hi guys & girls,

as many have noticed in the 'Under the Hood' forum there's a recall going on in Europe.

Today I had to take my car to the dealer. As promised here are the photographs of the parts they're going to swicth.


This is a photo of the bag which holds the new oilbolts, the partnumbers are easy to spot.



This is a photo of one bolt itself, it has 4 holes on the side, where the original ones have only 2 holes.



This is a photo of the new bolt and the box of the new sparkplug. Apparently they changed the springs underneath the sparkplugs.

Greetings,
Ronald

 

Very good! I wonder where the oil jet bolts go?

 

Ronald, thanks very much for the original and updated info.

 

I wonder where that bolt goes too.

 

To be clear I think there are 4 of the same bolts which need replacing. They're for better lubrication of the engine. Cylinder 4 problems are probably related.

 

How long did the dealer say that the repair would take?

 

Honda Netherlands reemburses the dealer for 5 hours of work. They have to remove the oilpan.

 

Do you know if the replacement is very intrusive? Does it look like something that the dealers will be able to do without screwing something else up?

 

Hi my mechanic said it was quite a job, a lot of the engine has to be taken apart. 5 hrs is quite a long time! So I'd say it's quite intrusive.

 

Are these parts available in the US? I have a spare motor I'm going to go through and I'd install the parts if they are available.