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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:26 AM
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So I start my car sunday night, and it starts rattling above 4k. Maybe a valve is bent or something. Does Honda offer any type of engine warranty? It's a 2002 with only 45000 miles on it. I've only put 4k miles on this car, if the engine is cooked, I'm screwed! Has this happened to anyone else?
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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looks like the rod bearing connector went out. the dealer says there are 7 different kinds and they are marked by different colors. we don't see any colors on them. any help?
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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Well turns out I spun a rod cylinder #2. Honda won't cover it. 45000 miles. Never overrevved it. What a POS. I'm never buying a Honda again.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Looks like u let the car run low on oil.... Dont blame Honda. blame yourself.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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funny thing is I checked the oil right before this happened, dipstick said it was fine.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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Engines just dont give out. Some point in time there was extreme abuse or starvation of oil
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by bagher,Feb 18 2008, 09:16 AM
Well turns out I spun a rod cylinder #2. Honda won't cover it. 45000 miles. Never overrevved it. What a POS. I'm never buying a Honda again.
there u go.

bye bye.
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